* forfeit: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. * personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) * endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" * kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" * a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" * the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity * sell at a loss
* make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
* (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* Sacrifice (from a Middle verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old , from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is also used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice

* The voluntary offer of material for the purpose of gaining a more favorable advantage than the material investment. Unlike a combination, a sacrifice is not a cut and dried affair--there is usually an element of uncertainty associated with it. Though a combination always has one or more sacrifices, a sacrifice need not be associated with a combination. www.jeremysilman.com/chess_glossary/glossary_chess_ter- ms_s.html

* To deliberately give up material to achieve an advantage (which could include a gain in tempo, greater mobility, a checkmate, etc...). www.geocities.com/allentownchess/terms.html

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37 ♕g6-e8+!! 1-0

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<patzer2: Fischer's 37. Qe8+!! is a brilliant crushing deflection move, sacrificing the queen on a vacant square and forcing Benko's immediate resignation. After 37. Qe8+ Rxe8 38. Bd5+ results in the win of white's queen and rook for a bishop and a pawn. Bravo Bobby Fischer!>

(CONT) 37 ... ♖d8x♕e8 <deflection: d5> 38 ♗e4-d5+ ♖e8-e6+ 39 ♗d5x♖e6+ <fork>

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Black has not the slightest sniff of a kingside attack, so the only one who is going to profit from the half open g file is white.

Then Fischer does what Fischer did best - he piles on the pressure on the weak pawn on g7. Triple heavy pieces on the file, push the h pawn, exchange off defenders and choose the right moment to exchange.

The finish is stunning, but I'm afraid it's another Benko mistake rather than a long-distance plan by Fischer. Here's the position after 36. Be4

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White has a fabulous position, but he isn't yet ready for the final breakthrough. Black is just about hanging on.

From here, Benko commits suicide with 36...Qc8 allowing the finish we have seen. He really needed to keep his queen in the vicinty of e4 (say 37...Qd6) and then white's queen sac doesn't work because black is covering the subequent killer Bd5+

White would still win, but it would take quite a few more moves. Probably push the (other) h pawn up to h6 to protect the passer then play for piece exchanges to swap into a trivially won endgame.

A well played game by Fischer, although not a classic because of Benko's mistakes and the crude but effective "pile up on the g file" strategy Fischer uses.

The pun's a little esoteric for me, but I liked it anyway!

Cheers,