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In chess, the sacrifice of a queen
chess, a queen sacrifice is a move that sacrifices a queen. It is the rarest and most tactically significant sacrifice possible, as the queen is the most
Queen_sacrifice
Chess move that offers material gain in exchange for positional advantage
time trying to calculate whether the sacrifice is sound or not, and whether to accept it. Sacrificing one's queen (the most valuable piece), or a string
Sacrifice_(chess)
Chess piece
also a win for the player with the queen, but it is not easy. A queen sacrifice is the deliberate sacrifice of a queen in order to gain a more favorable
Queen_(chess)
the only win in the match against Szymon Gumularz with a spectacular queen sacrifice (see diagram). France won their match with the same scoreline against
Open event at the 46th Chess Olympiad
Open_event_at_the_46th_Chess_Olympiad
Queen Sacrifice is a 30-minute short film written and directed by Julian Richards in 1988 whilst he was a film student at Bournemouth and Poole College
Queen_Sacrifice_(film)
Chess game played in London in 1851
Game is frequently reproduced with a brief continuation involving a queen sacrifice—a further loss of material—leading to checkmate. This continuation
Immortal_Game
American television series
She is in charge of watching over Simon later in the series. In "Queen Sacrifice", it was revealed that she is a mole reporting to those responsible
FlashForward
Chronological list of notable chess games
with a queen sacrifice. 1788: Thomas Bowdler vs Henry Seymour Conway, London. Bowdler offers the first example of a famous double rook sacrifice. 1790:
List_of_chess_games
Famous 1858 chess game played at an opera house in Paris
checkmated his opponents following rapid development and sacrifice of material, including a queen sacrifice. It is among the most famous chess games. It is often
Opera_Game
Welsh actor (1926–2015)
and Under Milk Wood (1971). In 1988, he played the schoolteacher in Queen Sacrifice. He died on 8 October 2015 at the age of 89, survived by his wife and
Richard_Davies_(Welsh_actor)
Chess move
In chess, the Greek gift sacrifice, also known as the classical bishop sacrifice, is a typical sacrifice of a bishop by White playing Bxh7+ or Black playing
Greek_gift_sacrifice
One of the methods of fast checkmate in chess game
trap, characterized by a queen sacrifice followed by checkmate involving three minor pieces if Black accepts the sacrifice. The trap is named after the
Legal_Trap
Croatian YouTuber and chess player (born 1987)
Championship 1921 match. His most popular video, titled "The Greatest Queen Sacrifice in Chess History", has over 7.5 million views as of August 2025. In
Agadmator
Chess opening
White side of a very tame line of the King's Indian Defence where the queen's bishop on c8 is trapped behind the pawn chain. If Black were to attempt
King's_Indian_Attack
Ritualistic killing, usually as an offering
Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is typically intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public
Human_sacrifice
Chess opening
White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage. 2...dxc4 is the Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's_Gambit
Chess tactic
decoy theme is Petrosian–Pachman, Bled 1961, which also involved a queen sacrifice. Pachman resigned after 19.Qxf6+ (attraction) Kxf6 20.Be5+ Kg5 21.Bg7
Decoy_(chess)
Chess pattern of development
fianchetto of both bishops by a player is called a double fianchetto. Black's queen bishop is also fianchettoed, but the knight pawn has moved forward two squares
Fianchetto
move. pseudo sacrifice See sham sacrifice. push 1. v. To move a pawn forward. 2. n. A pawn move forward. Q Symbol used for the queen when recording
Glossary_of_chess
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
the rook sacrifice with Kb6!, the game would have been largely forgotten. Topalov has said that he took the rook because he found the sacrifice "very interesting"
Kasparov's_Immortal
American football player (born 1995)
"Chiefs Drue Tranquill Intercepts BlitzChampsII Victory with a Dramatic Queen Sacrifice". Chess.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023. Wikimedia Commons has media related
Drue_Tranquill
2026 chess competition
Rukhshona Saidova on board three in a game she could have won with a queen sacrifice. Sebag vs Mohammadi A total of 20 teams scored their third match victories
Women's event at the 46th Chess Olympiad
Women's_event_at_the_46th_Chess_Olympiad
Soviet chess player (born 1921)
brilliance—Gusev played the shocking positional queen sacrifice 24. Qxe5, strangling Auerbach. While Gusev's queen sacrifice was indeed proved to be the best move
Yuri_Gusev
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
ambitious young woman who would be ready to sacrifice every other country in the world so that she may remain Queen." Adolf Hitler is said to have called her
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Queen_Elizabeth_the_Queen_Mother
2017 video game
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a 2017 action-adventure game developed and published by Ninja Theory. It is the first installment in the Hellblade series
Hellblade:_Senua's_Sacrifice
Chess opening
is a chess opening variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a knight for an attack on Black's king. The opening begins with the moves:
Fried_Liver_Attack
Game piece for playing chess
piece" or "sacrificing a piece" and other related contexts, it refers only to minor pieces (bishops or knights). By convention, the queen, rooks, and
Chess_piece
Chess opening
The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 The Queen's Gambit Accepted is the third most popular
Queen's_Gambit_Accepted
Dutch chess player (born 1963)
strong blitz player and for his creativity, including an early queen sacrifice in the Queen's Indian. In January 2001, he finished 9th in Group B of the Corus
Manuel_Bosboom
1956 chess game
with brilliant sacrificial play, culminating in a queen sacrifice on move 17. Byrne captures the queen, but Fischer gets copious material for it – a rook
Game_of_the_Century_(chess)
Award
(Latin for 'Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen') and Canada. On the reverse is the word sacrifice alongside a depiction of the statue Mother Canada
Sacrifice_Medal
Mexican chess grandmaster (1904–1978)
tournament, Torre defeated former world champion Emanuel Lasker with a queen sacrifice. The famous sequence is known as "The Windmill": Torre vs. E. Lasker
Carlos_Torre_Repetto
Chess opening
forking the black queen and rook. But now the sacrifice 5...Bxf2+! (diagram) will draw out the white king and bring the black queen into play with gain
Traxler_Counterattack
Russian chess grandmaster (born 2002)
for a performance rating of 2622. During the tournament he played a queen sacrifice against Sergey Karjakin, which Leonard Barden said may be "the move
Andrey_Esipenko
Chess opening
White's temporary pawn sacrifice, Black erects a solid position; the pawns on d5 and e6 give Black a foothold in the center. The Queen's Gambit Declined has
Queen's_Gambit_Declined
American chess player (1958–2015)
International Master Jack Peters. Other well-known games included queen sacrifices in wins over Grandmaster Gennadi Sagalchik at the 1995 New York PCA
Emory_Tate
Fictional chess game from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
descriptive notation when announcing the queen's movement: "A player who would be impressed by that Queen's sacrifice, might be weak enough to make a mistake
Poole_versus_HAL_9000
Chess opening
transpositional opportunities. For example, White can transpose to the Queen's Gambit with c4 (instead of c3 or Nc3), and Black can transpose to the Caro–Kann
London_System
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
in London—where Anderssen made bold sacrifices to secure victory, giving up both rooks and a bishop, then his queen, and then checkmating his opponent
Romantic_chess
1985 film by Stephen Jon Lewicki
A Certain Sacrifice is a 1985 American drama film co-written and directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki and starring Madonna, Jeremy Pattnosh and Charles Kurtz
A_Certain_Sacrifice
Chess tournament
the Slav Defense, executed a decisive queenside attack involving a queen sacrifice. "India, Russia announced joint winners of Chess Olympiad after controversial
FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020
FIDE_Online_Chess_Olympiad_2020
2014 film by Edward Zwick
Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical psychological drama film about Bobby Fischer, a chess grandmaster and the eleventh world champion. It follows
Pawn_Sacrifice
American chess player (1933–2024)
being a secondary point of interest". Cantwell, Robert (August 7, 1961). "QUEEN OF KNIGHTS AND PAWNS". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. "Valentina's Day". First
Lisa_Lane
Woodcut print by M. C. Escher
final position—illustrate several chess concepts. Black has played a queen sacrifice in order to secure mate following White's forced move. When mate is
Metamorphosis_II
Dutch chess master
annotations—his work Chess Praxis, where Nimzowitsch pointed out a positional queen sacrifice that van Vliet could have played that Nimzowitsch believed would have
Louis_van_Vliet
Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1979)
aggressive Marshall Attack variation of the Ruy Lopez. Kramnik played a queen sacrifice and continuation which his team had believed via computer analysis
Peter_Leko
Chess opening
The Queen's Indian Defense (QID) is a chess opening defined by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 The opening is a solid defense to the Queen's Pawn
Queen's_Indian_Defense
Special checkmate position
each check, White had exactly one legal forced response, involving a queen sacrifice. Black then played his only available check (and mate) 22...Bh3#, a
Pure_mate
Chess opening
will often have at least an equal position, even when this involves the sacrifice of a pawn to eliminate White's dark-squared bishop. A minor but still
King's_Indian_Defence
Checkmate pattern
has castled on the queenside, and the winner sets up the mate by a queen sacrifice on c3 or c6. Perhaps the most famous example of Boden's mate is the
Boden's_Mate
Czech chess grandmaster (born 1985)
resigned.) 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. Nd4 Qa5 (After 17...Na4, the queen sacrifice 18.Qxc8+! leads to a powerful attack after 18...Bxc8 19.Rxc8+ Kd7 20
David_Navara
Chess opening
Bb5 f5 It is a sharp variation of the Ruy Lopez where Black frequently sacrifices one or two pawns. The most common replies are 4.Nc3 and 4.d3. The Jaenisch
Jaenisch_Gambit
Chess opening
for the White rook or queen. In two notable games, Esserman defeated GM Loek van Wely and GM Dommaraju Gukesh using this sacrifice. Another idea is Nxb5
Smith–Morra_Gambit
Chess program
magazines of that time. None of the human spectators present saw this nice queen sacrifice. Despite this, Kaissa finished the tournament tied for second place
Kaissa
American football player (born 1995)
"Chiefs Drue Tranquill Intercepts BlitzChampsII Victory with a Dramatic Queen Sacrifice". Chess.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023. Wikimedia Commons has media related
Chidobe_Awuzie
Chess opening
opening is a gambit and an uncommon response to the Queen's Gambit. In exchange for the sacrificed pawn, Black has a central wedge at d4 and gets some
Albin_Countergambit
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1999)
- Masters". chess-results.com. "Asian Championship 2019". Greatest Queen Sacrifice Repeated in 2019!!! || Nezhmetdinov Would Be Proud. YouTube. Archived
Karthikeyan_Murali
sacrifice – typical sacrifice of a bishop by White playing Bxh7+ or Black playing Bxh2+. Queen sacrifice – sacrifice of the queen, invariably tactical
Outline_of_chess
Ashanti Queen and founder of the Baoule tribe
2013, was inspired by the legendary life of Abla Pokou. In Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice, which won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire, Véronique
Queen_Pokou
Chess opening
6.Qd4, a trap is for Black to sacrifice the knight with 6...exf3, continuing 7.Qxd5 f2+, where 8.Kxf2 loses the queen to 8...Ng5+. Better is the line
Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
Chess opening
opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 White will sacrifice one or two pawns for the sake of rapid development and the attack. However
Danish_Gambit
Chess patterns
on one side and a friendly piece on the other. Often, the queen or a rook is first sacrificed along the a-file or h-file to achieve the position. A bishop
Checkmate_pattern
Soviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010)
Smyslov blows up one of the World Champion's favourite variations with a queen sacrifice to score a stunning win. Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov, World
Vasily_Smyslov
Defensive technique in chess
sacrificed a rook for a knight in order to exchange a pair of pawns and reach this position, and announced that it was a draw because (1) the queen cannot
Fortress_(chess)
2018 animated web series
spaceship (as well as restore their nearly-dead parents King Fialkov and Queen Coranda) to return and take back Akiridion-5, which is being taken over
3Below:_Tales_of_Arcadia
Pakistani chess grandmaster (1903–1966)
and mate next. 14... Bc5 15. Qf3! Allowing the queen to interpose on d1 if Black plays the queen sacrifice. 15... Re3 16. Qd5! Not 16.Bxe3?? Bxe3+, winning
Sultan_Khan_(chess_player)
US futurist and academic
"Ax-Wielding Futurist". One of Alexander's ideas is about the "academic queen sacrifice." Alexander argues that US higher education has been reducing the numbers
Bryan_Alexander_(futurist)
Chess opening
the later Modenese school of preferring rapid development to premature sacrifices. Their works included a lot of analysis of 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
Italian_Game
Chess opening
moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 The Slav is one of the primary defenses to the Queen's Gambit. Although it was analyzed as early as 1590, it was not until the
Slav_Defense
Chess piece
moves. The king's bishop is placed on f1 for White and f8 for Black; the queen's bishop is placed on c1 for White and c8 for Black. The bishop has no restrictions
Bishop_(chess)
Historical figure in the Abrahamic religions
display the uncommon Unicode characters in this article correctly. The Queen of Sheba, named Bilqis in Arabic and Makeda in Geʽez, is a figure first
Queen_of_Sheba
Soviet chess player (1912–1974)
example of a same-side castling attack, making multiple sacrifices, including a Queen sacrifice before walking his opponent's king to the other side of
Rashid_Nezhmetdinov
Chess opening
evaluation of a major line was turned upside down overnight because of a queen sacrifice – Golubev credits "J. Diaz" and himself with discovering it independently
Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Dragon_Variation
British Army officer (born 1939)
show here is from the Queen Mother to Andrew Parker Bowles, who was Commanding Officer at the time. This is displayed in our Sacrifice cabinet at Horse Guards
Andrew_Parker_Bowles
2020 comedy horror film by McG
The Babysitter: Killer Queen is a 2020 American black comedy slasher film directed and produced by McG, from a screenplay he wrote with Dan Lagana, Brad
The_Babysitter:_Killer_Queen
Chess opening
in the Benoni Defence arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 Black sacrifices a pawn for enduring queenside pressure. White can accept or decline the
Benko_Gambit
Chess opening
Qh4, 0-0-0, and usually intends to meet ...0-0 and ...h6 with the piece sacrifice Bxh6, exposing the black king. Black has a solid position with no clear
Bishop's_Opening
Chess opening
(2.d4 exd4 3.c3), from which it may be reached by transposition. White sacrifices one or two pawns in return for a lead in development, and typically follows
Scotch_Game
Chess opening
opening was featured in the first documented chess game with the modern queen and bishop moves, in the 15th century Catalan poem Scachs d'amor. Considered
Scandinavian_Defense
Ritual offering of human flesh and lives to gods and goddesses
During the pre-Columbian era, human sacrifice in Maya culture was the ritual offering of nourishment to the gods. Blood was viewed as a potent source
Human sacrifice in Maya culture
Human_sacrifice_in_Maya_culture
Chess opening
century. The Tennison Gambit is considered theoretically unsound, as White sacrifices a pawn immediately with no solid positional compensation. Without precise
Tennison_Gambit
Latvian-Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1972)
as Black against Danyyil Dvirnyy in the Slav Defense, involving a queen sacrifice in a queenside attack, and achieved an overall score of 13/15 (+12−1=2)
Alexei_Shirov
Chess game played in 1872
mistake due to 9...b5!! with an attack. 9... Qxa4+!! A spectacular queen sacrifice, preventing White from playing Nc3 and Ka2, after which Black has insufficient
Immortal_Draw
Soviet chess grandmaster (1913–1981)
one of the all-time greats of sacrificial chess, as Black gives up his queen for long-term pressure which eventually leads to a mating finish. This game
Alexander_Kotov
Queen of Crete in Greek mythology
Pasiphaë was the daughter of Helios, queen of Crete, and mother of the Minotaur. After her husband Minos failed to sacrifice the Cretan Bull to Poseidon as
Pasiphaë
2010 novel by Richelle Mead
Last Sacrifice is the sixth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. It is the last book in the original storyline
Last_Sacrifice
Chess opening
Nc3 Bb4) by playing 3.Nf3: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 Black sacrifices a wing pawn to establish an imposing centre with pawns on c5, d5 and e6
Blumenfeld_Gambit
Chess term; a check delivered by two pieces simultaneously
Anderssen–Dufresne, 1852. Anderssen won with: 20. Rxe7+! Nxe7 21.Qxd7+!! A queen sacrifice to set up a deadly double check. 21... Kxd7 22. Bf5++ Ke8 Or 22...Kc6
Double_check
Welsh film director
16 mm shorts Pirates and Queen Sacrifice. Pirates won The Starting Out Award at the Celtic Media Festival 1988 and Queen Sacrifice won the Thames Television
Julian_Richards_(director)
Chess opening
The c4-pawn can become vulnerable, however, and White might have to sacrifice a pawn. Black has two main approaches to play against the Catalan: in
Catalan_Opening
Russian chess player (born 1989)
Despite spirited defence from her opponent, Nebolsina finds a pleasing queen sacrifice to conclude matters. The sample game below ably demonstrates her alertness
Vera_Nebolsina
1988–1989 chess tournament series
31–38. Byrne, Robert (17 May 1988). "Karpov's highly un-Karpovian queen sacrifice helps him win his 70th tournament victory". The New York Times. Retrieved
Chess_World_Cup_1988–1989
Chess opening
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 (see Queen's Pawn Game). 2.c4 is a common start for the English Opening or it may be brought back to the Queen's Gambit Declined. 2.g3
Zukertort_Opening
remarkable was Gawain Jones' win over Nguyễn Ahn Khoi with a positional queen sacrifice on move 15 for two minor pieces and the attack (see diagram). United
Open event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad
Open_event_at_the_42nd_Chess_Olympiad
Chess opening
French Defence, the Caro–Kann does not hinder the development of Black's queen's bishop. This comes at the cost of a tempo, however, because Black has to
Caro–Kann_Defence
Danish writer
Holst. (2013) Undskyldningen (The Excuse) (2011) Dronningeofret (The Queen Sacrifice) (2008) Kongemordet (The Regicide) (2005) Kronprinsessen (The Crown
Hanne-Vibeke_Holst
Chess opening
play the Greek gift sacrifice 10.Bxh7+ Kxh7 11.Ng5+ Qxg5! 12.fxg5 dxc3 13.Qh5+! where Black has three minor pieces for the queen, a slight material superiority
French_Defence
Chess opening
favourable for White is 5.d4 g4 6.Ne5! (6.Ng5? leads to a dubious piece sacrifice) Bxe5 7.dxe5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Nc6 9.Nc3! Be6 (9...Nxe5?! 10.Bf4 f6 11.Nd5
Bird's_Opening
This is a list of notable human sacrifices and events relating to them. 3500 BC: Three men were sacrificed during a burial, near the town of Shendi in
Timeline_of_human_sacrifices
Chess opening
19th-century Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. An uncommonly played defense to the Queen's Gambit, it begins with the following moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 The Chigorin
Chigorin_Defense
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