learning how to sacrifice

I figured I would join the club of people who post games on here. I am white.

Here is a game I just played on FICS (note that I am a much weaker player when playing quickly!) where I think I made some nice sacrifices. First a pawn, then a night, then some more semi sacrifices in combinations later. I am finally able to let myself give up material for positional advantage, even if it was just a pawn!
(I must admit that 20... g4 did throw me a little though, I missed that one!)

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1.	d4	g6
2.	e4	Bg7
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Ng8
5.	f4	e6
6.	Nf3	Ne7
7.	Bd3	Nbc6
8.	0-0	0-0
9.	Be3	Nb4
10.	a3	Nbd5
11.	Nxd5	Nxd5
12.	Qd2	a6
13.	c4	Ne7
14.	f5	exf5
15.	Bh6	d6
16.	Bxg7	Kxg7
17.	Qg5	h6
18.	Qf6	Kh7
19.	Ng5	hxg5
20.	Rf3	g4
21.	Rf4	dxe5
22.	dxe5	Qxd3
23.	Qxe7	Qe3
24.	Rf2	Kg7
25.	Qf6	Kg8
26.	Rf1	b6
27.	Kh1	Bb7
28.	h3	gxh3
29.	Kh2	Qe4
30.	Rf3	hxg2
31.	Rh3	g1=Q
32.	Rxg1	Qe2
33.	Kg3	Qf3
34.	Kh2	Qf4
35.	Rhg3	Rad8
36.	Kh3	Rd2
37.	Rxg6	fxg6
38.	Rxg6	Kh7
39.	Qg7

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1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ng8 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Be3 Nb4 10. a3 Nbd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qd2 a6 13. c4 Ne7 14. f5 exf5 15. Bh6 d6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg5 h6 18. Qf6+ Kh7 19. Ng5+ hxg5 20. Rf3 g4 21. Rf4 dxe5 22. dxe5 Qxd3 23. Qxe7 Qe3+ 24. Rf2 Kg7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rf1 b6 27. Kh1 Bb7 28. h3 gxh3 29. Kh2 Qe4 30. Rf3 hxg2 31. Rh3 g1=Q+ 32. Rxg1 Qe2+ 33. Kg3 Qf3+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. Rhg3 Rad8 36. Kh3 Rd2 37.Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Rxg6+ Kh7 39. Qg7#

Originally posted by droflace
I figured I would join the club of people who post games on here. I am white.

Here is a game I just played on FICS (note that I am a much weaker player when playing quickly!) where I think I made some nice sacrifices. First a pawn, then a night, then some more semi sacrifices in combinations later. I am finally able to let myself give up material for pos ...[text shortened]... + 33. Kg3 Qf3+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. Rhg3 Rad8 36. Kh3 Rd2 37.Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Rxg6+ Kh7 39. Qg7#[/pgn]

sacrifice does not mean blindly giving away material in hopes of a swindle. Only the last one was good, but that you survived until then says alot about your opponent's strength.

Originally posted by tomtom232
He missed 28....Qxh3+

And he missed mate in two on move 31... I'll leave that for you to figure out. He missed mate in two again on move 34...Qf2+ 35.Rg2 Qxg2#

If it were me I would slap myself and count it as a loss to learn from. No offense intended.

Edit: oh and 20...Ng8 21.Rh3+ Nh6 and you can close the books on this one. Once again, no offense intended.

Originally posted by tomtom232
He missed 28....Qxh3+

And he missed mate in two on move 31... I'll leave that for you to figure out. He missed mate in two again on move 34...Qf2+ 35.Rg2 Qxg2#

If it were me I would slap myself and count it as a loss to learn from. No offense intended.

Edit: oh and 20...Ng8 21.Rh3+ Nh6 and you can close the books on this one. Once again, no offense intended.

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