Learn · Tactical patterns

Sacrifice

Give up material for something worth more: mate, material back, or an attack that can’t be stopped.

White to play · rated 987

Find the move

Work it out first, then step through the answer.

Your move
Move 1 of 3
Move 2 of 3
Move 3 of 3
Explanations written by Peek AI

How to spot it

  1. 1

    Know what you get back

    Mate, material, or a decisive attack.

  2. 2

    Calculate to the end

    Against their best defence, not the one you hope for.

  3. 3

    Count at the finish

    If you end up ahead, it was an investment.

Train sacrifices

Pick the pattern in Puzzles. The board freezes, so you see the whole line first.

See it before you play it

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