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This is the last of our trio presented to demonstrate the possibility of a not uncommon queen sacrifice. Sometimes, you just get an advantage rather than mate, and that’s important to know, too. This position arose from Fish-Abrahams, Liverpool, 1929. White fell into the mate. Can you see how Fish could have made it more of a challenge?


Solution:

1...Qxf3 2.gxf3 [ This alternative wouldn’t have worked: 2.Be2 Nxd4 3.Bxf3 Nxb3 and White is just a piece down; however, a tougher challenge, though not changing the eventual result was 2.Ne2 Nxd4 3.Nxd4 (3.gxf3 Bh3+ 4.Kg1 Nxf3#) 3...Qf6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Bc4 Re4 6.Bd3 Bxf3 7.Bxe4 Bxe4 8.f3 Bb6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Re2 Re7 11.Ke1 Ba5+ 12.Kf2 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qd4+ 14.Kg3 g5 15.h3 Rxe2 16.Qxe2 Qf4#] 2...Bh3+ 3.Kg1 Nxd4 4.Qd1 Re1+ 5.Qxe1 Nxf3#

 


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