Chess Question?????????

Isn't there a move where you have to sacrifice your queen to win?











By the way: If you have seen the movie "The Westing Game", he was playing against the computer and the computer keeps winning because the computer sacrifices the queen?Chess Question?????????
Hello;



When looking at chess as an art form a queen sacrifice is wonderful, particularly in over the board play. Any number of games are won by a queen sacrifice. In a real over the board game a queen sacrifice is one of the last things a person sees.



More practically beginning players depend more on the power of the queen -- so exchanging queens can cause them to play less effectively.



Among good players queen exchanges happen and sometimes queen sacrifices happen and the game goes on.



Gens Una Sumus



Bill
It isn't just a move, it's all situational and depends on what exactly you're looking at at the time, If you're sacrificing a queen you better win within the next few moves and it better be Forced, Otherwise you probably threw the game away



However you can Also Sacrifice the queen for 2 Rooks which is ample compensation.



2 rooks =Queen, and they are a little better too. But If you have two rooks, your opponent better not have any rooks. It's an exchange.Chess Question?????????
Yes! Please reference and view this wonderful opening trap involving a queen sacrifice, first developed by the teacher of the great A.D. Philidor, De kermur, Sire de Legal, and is known variously as "Legal's Mate" and "Legal's Legacy". You'll find it here:



http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame鈥?/a>



It is a true beauty and I've used it many times over the years.



Thanks for asking!
You never have to sacrifice any piece to win - but sometimes it helpsChess Question?????????
sacrificing your queen doesn't guarantee success, always look both ways before crossing the street