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Queen Sacrifice Wins-- OTB Examples
Compiled by ChessCoachClark
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Beginners are keen to hold onto and protect their Queen, but a keen eye for winning the game by losing that Queen is a skill to be desired.

(Smile if you think Monday Puzzles are a limited source of candidates for this game collection!)

ChessCoachClark (CCC) originated this game collection and he updates it on occasion. This project is a work in progress, culling games from various sources, including several chess training books and personal research. The games are ordered by date (oldest first), not by importance.

Be well.
Be safe.

Sacrifice is at 14. Qd8+, then soon a Double Check and mate!
L Maczuski vs Kolisch, 1863 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Game ends with QSac, then comes Rxf8 21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Rxf8#
Spielmann vs Menchik, 1938 
(C11) French, 20 moves, 1-0

30...Qxb2+ sets up a Royal Fork; Rook sacriflce earlier also.
K Honfi vs L Barczay, 1977 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 35 moves, 0-1

Game ends with QSac for serious advantage or mate soon.
Ehlvest vs Korchnoi, 1989 
(C11) French, 43 moves, 1-0

Queen loss after 25. ... Qxh2+ wins by Doublee Rooks soon
H Prokopp vs H Scholz, 1996 
(B33) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

After the Queen Sacrifice, then 44. ... Rxh7 45. Rxh7#.
Kramnik vs J Polgar, 1996 
(E97) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

Queen Sacrifice at end, then Nxg7 29.Nh6#.
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Queen Sacrifice at 13W, then mate comes quickly.
H Raja vs R Faizrakhmanov, 2016 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 14 moves, 1-0

20. ... Qxf3+ leads to King Hunt and mate! A beauty!
V Buckels vs R Vogel, 2017 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

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