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84. Sacrifices
Calculates giving up material for a gain.
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Calculates giving up material for a gain.
- A sacrifice means giving up material for a gain: to expose the king, deflect a piece or win back more. The classic sacrifice is on f7: Bxf7+.
- White to play. The h7 square in front of the black king is weak. Go there with the queen.