A queen sac ...
To deliver checkmate or, let's be modest, a perpetual check by means of a queen sacrifice — always a special moment in chess.
| 1.e4 | 1,172,273 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
| 1.d4 | 951,243 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
| 1.Nf3 | 283,163 | 56% | 2440 | --- |
| 1.c4 | 182,996 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
| 1.g3 | 19,775 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.b3 | 14,397 | 54% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.f4 | 5,920 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
| 1.Nc3 | 3,834 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
| 1.b4 | 1,765 | 48% | 2379 | --- |
| 1.a3 | 1,228 | 54% | 2405 | --- |
| 1.e3 | 1,074 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
| 1.d3 | 958 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
| 1.g4 | 667 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
| 1.h4 | 457 | 53% | 2378 | --- |
| 1.c3 | 436 | 51% | 2426 | --- |
| 1.h3 | 283 | 56% | 2419 | --- |
| 1.a4 | 115 | 60% | 2464 | --- |
| 1.f3 | 96 | 46% | 2431 | --- |
| 1.Nh3 | 91 | 66% | 2508 | --- |
| 1.Na3 | 42 | 62% | 2482 | --- |
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1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 Bb7 8.e6 fxe6 9.Be2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qd5 11.Ng5 Qxg2 12.Rf1 Nd7 13.Nxe6 Rc8 14.axb5 axb5 15.Be3 Nf6 16.Qb1 Bc6 17.Bf4 Nd5 18.Be5 Nxc3 19.Qf5 g6! 20.Bxh8 20.Ng7+ Bxg7 21.Qxc8+ Kf7 22.Qg4 22.Qxc7 Qe4 22...Qxg4 23.Bxg4 Bxe5 24.dxe5 b4-+ 20...gxf5 21.Bh5+ - Start an analysis engine:
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| Madsen,D | 2262 | Haldorsen,B | 2437 | 0–1 | 2019 | D24 | NM for klubblag 2019 | 2 |
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