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Subject: Re: Can any program reproduce the closing moves of the evergreen game?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 19:44:00 12/15/98

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I went to the Mecca Chess Encyclopedia to get this definition:
"Sacrifice: To deliberately give up material to achieve an advantage. The
advantage gained might be an attack, gain in tempo, greater board control,
creating an outpost, etc."

Which does sound a lot like Gambit:
"Any opening that contains a planned sacrifice of material, usually to promote
rapid development or control of the center.
Trivia
A wrestling term for tripping up the heels. Ruy Lopez was the first to use it as
a chess term for traps in 1561. Greco introduces the term into England and
France in 1623."

Now, my stupid question is, "Can someone show me a real sacrifice that is a
sacrifice?"

I want to understand what one is.

• Re: Can any program reproduce the closing moves of the evergreen game? Laurence Chen 22:48:31 12/15/98
• Re: Can any program reproduce the closing moves of the evergreen game? James Robertson 20:27:12 12/15/98
  • Re: Can any program reproduce the closing moves of the evergreen game? James T. Walker 05:45:09 12/16/98
    • Re: Can any program reproduce the closing moves of the evergreen game? David Eppstein 13:31:56 12/16/98
      • Re: Can any program reproduce the closing moves of the evergreen game? James T. Walker 09:54:22 12/17/98

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