Essential Chess Sacrifices David LeMoirContents Symbols Introduction 1 A Knight Clears the Queenside: xbS in the Sicilian 2 A Bishop Clears the Queenside: $xbS in the Sicilian 3 The Multi-Faceted Knight Leap: Knight Sacrifices on d5 4 Keeping the King in the Centre: Bishop Sacrifices on e6 5 Hounding the King in the Centre: Knight Sacrifices on 6 6 The Other Sicilian Knight Leap: AfS 7 Opening the g-File against the Castled King: The Other £5 Sacrifice 8 Dragging the King Out: @xf7 9 The Bishop Unseats the King: S2xf7+ Sacrifices 10 Nailing Down the King’s Coffin: Knight Sacrifices on f6 El: Piercing the Heart of the Castled Position: ®xg7 12 Prising Open the h-File: gS and &g5 Sacrifices 13 Destroying the Castled King’s Fortress: &xh6 14 The Greek Gift: &xh7+ 15 The Double Bishop Sacrifice 16 How to Play Successful Piece Sacrifices 17 Solutions to Exercises Index of Games Index of Openings 16 31 49 72 84 94 107 124 135, 149 159 172 183 203 210 212 221 224Symbols + check ++ double check # checkmate " brilliant move . good move " interesting move a dubious move ? bad move. ” blunder ch championship 10 the game ends in a win for White th-Yp the game ends in a draw 0-1 the game ends in a win for Black (D) see next diagram. Dedication ‘To my father, Ken, who never played chess in his life but illustrated my first two chess books so brillianth hugely talented musician and artist. He died unexpectedly in the summer of ht me to play chess co that he could have someone to beat them both, and who died earlier in the same summer. I will mi