We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/8/1P2k3/8/1BK5/4Pb2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Bishop Blockade.|Black's king and bishop will prevent white's king from
invading via either a6 or c6, and establish a blockade on the pawn file white
squares.|White's opposite colored bishop is powerless to break the blockade. } 1. Kd4 { Many moves lead to a draw, but this move sets up a trap. } 1... Bb7 { Black
does not wait for e4 allowing white to advance his b-pawn next. } 2. Be1 Bc8 3. Bg3 Ba6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bc7 Ba8 6. e5 Bh1 { Black maintains control of b7. } 7. Kc5 Bf3 8. Kb5 Bb7 { Keeping the white king away for the a6 invasion route. } 9. Ka5 Kd5 10. Kb5 Bc8 { Draw. White can make no further progress. } *