In the below game I'm playing white, and I decided to try the queen sacrifice at move 26. Computer analysis pasted below calls it a blunder, but the analysis lines show me eventually getting the queen back. Additionally, I ended up winning the game.  I'm wondering whether the move was a worthwhile tactic or whether the computer analysis really is correct.

The game is: http://www.chess.com/home/computer_analysis?id=427271090&game_type=2#

Computer analysis: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bg3? ( 7. Be3 Bg4 8. Be2 Nd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 c5 11. Bxh5 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 gxh5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Qd2 Qa5 ) ( 7. Bg3 Bg4 8. Be2 Nc6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd4 11. O-O e5 12. Qd3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 ) 7... c5 8. d5 ( 8. dxc5 Nxg3 9. hxg3 dxc5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Kf1 Qb6 12. Rb1 Bg4 13. Nd5 Qa5 14. Qb3 e6 15. Qxb7 exd5 16. Qxc6 ) ( 8. d5 Bg4 9. Qb3 Nd7 10. Be2 Qa5 11. Bh4 Rfe8 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 ) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Nxg3 11. Nxg6?? ( 11. hxg3 Bxe5 12. Qd2 Bg7 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Kb1 h5 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Qg5 Bf6 17. Qh6 ) ( 11. Nxg6 Nxh1 12. Nxf8 Qxf8 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Nd1 Bd4 15. Qg5+ Kh8 16. Kf1 Ba4 17. f3 f6 18. Qh4 Qg7 19. Nc3 Bd7 ) 11... fxg6?? ( 11... Nxh1 12. Nxf8 Qxf8 13. Qd2 Bd4 14. Qg5+ Kh8 15. f3 h6 16. Qh5 Qg7 17. Kd2 Nf2 18. Qh4 e6 19. Kc2 exd5 ) ( 11... fxg6 12. hxg3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. f3 Rf7 15. Kf1 Bd4 16. a3 Qb6 ) 12. hxg3 Bd4 13. f4 e5 14. Qd2 exf4? ( 14... Bd7 15. Bf3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qf6 17. Rb1 b6 18. Rh4 exf4 19. Rxf4 Qe7 20. Kf1 g5 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Kg1 Qe5 23. Qe1 ) ( 14... exf4 15. gxf4 Bd7 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. Bd3 a6 18. Kb1 Bg4 19. Rc1 Qf7 ) 15. gxf4 Qf6 16. g3 a6 17. O-O-O Bd7 18. Rh6 Bf2 19. Qd3 b5?? ( 19... Qd4 20. Rdh1 Rf7 21. Qf3 Re8 22. Kb1 Qe3 23. Qxe3 Bxe3 24. R6h2 Bd4 25. Bd3 Be3 26. f5 Bd4 27. Rh6 ) ( 19... b5 20. Rdh1 Bd4 21. Rxh7 Rf7 22. R7h2 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qg7 24. Kb1 Rb8 25. Ka1 Bb5 26. Qb3 Re7 ) 20. Rdh1 Rf7 21. f5?? ( 21. e5 dxe5 22. Ne4 Qb6 23. Nxf2 exf4 24. gxf4 bxc4 25. Qc3 Qd6 26. R1h4 Bf5 27. Bxc4 Re8 28. Nd3 Re3 29. Kb1 Qf6 30. Qxf6 ) ( 21. f5 Qg5+ 22. Kb1 gxf5 23. Rxd6 Bd4 24. cxb5 axb5 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Bh5 Bxd6 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rxh7+ Kg6 29. Rxd7 Qxg3 ) 21... Qg5+ 22. Kb1 bxc4 23. Qxc4 gxf5 24. e5 dxe5?? ( 24... Be8 25. Rxd6 Qxg3 26. Re6 Qg2 27. Rd1 Bb5 28. Qb3 Bd4 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. d6 Kg7 31. Qc2 Qxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Rb7 33. Ne2 ) ( 24... dxe5 25. d6 f4 26. Ne4 Bf5 27. R1h5 Qxh6 28. Rxh6 Rb8 29. Bh5 Bxe4+ 30. Qxe4 Rfb7 31. gxf4 exf4 32. Qe6+ ) 25. d6 Kf8?? ( 25... f4 26. Ne4 Bf5 27. R1h5 Qxh6 28. Rxh6 Bd4 29. Bd3 Kg7 30. gxf4 exf4 31. Rh5 Bg6 32. Rh2 Rb8 33. Ng5 Rd7 34. Ne6+ ) ( 25... Kf8 26. Rxh7 Rxh7 27. Rxh7 Qf6 28. Rxd7 Rd8 29. Nd5 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Qb3 Kg7 32. Qb7+ Kg6 33. Ne7+ Kf6 34. Nxf5 Kxf5 35. Qf3+ Ke6 36. Bc4+ Kd7 ) 26. Qxf7+?? ( 26. Rxh7 Rxh7 27. Rxh7 Qf6 28. Rxd7 Rd8 29. Nd5 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. g4 Bd4 32. gxf5 Rh6 33. Nc7 Ke7 34. Qg8 e4 35. Qe8+ Kf6 36. Qe6+ Kg5 37. Qxe4 Rh2 38. Ne6+ Kf6 39. Nxd4 cxd4 ) ( 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rxh7+ Kf6 28. R1h6+ Qxh6 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30. Rh5 Rb8 31. Nd5 Kf7 32. Bxa6 Bxg3 33. Ne7 Kf6 34. Rh6+ Kg5 35. Rg6+ Kf4 ) 26... Kxf7 27. Bc4+ Kf8?? ( 27... Ke8 28. Rxh7 Kd8 29. Rh8+ Be8 30. R1h7 Qf6 31. d7 Qxh8 32. Rxh8 Kxd7 33. Nd5 Rb8 34. Nf6+ Ke7 35. Nd5+ Ke6 36. Rh6+ Kd7 37. Nf6+ Kc7 38. Nxe8+ Rxe8 39. Rf6 Bxg3 40. Rxf5 Rd8 41. Rf7+ Kc6 42. Rf6+ Rd6 43. Rxd6+ Kxd6 44. Bxa6 Kd5 45. Kc2 e4 46. Bb7+ Kd4 ) ( 27... Kf8 28. Rxh7 Qg4 29. Bd5 Be6 30. Bxe6 Qg6 31. R1h6 Qxh6 32. Rxh6 Kg7 33. Rh5 Bxg3 34. Rxf5 Bf4 ) 28. Rxh7 f4? ( 28... Be6 29. Bxe6 Qg6 30. R1h6 Qxh6 31. Rxh6 Kg7 32. Rh5 e4 33. Rxf5 e3 34. Kc2 Rd8 35. d7 Bxg3 36. Kd3 Bf2 37. Ke2 Rb8 38. b3 Rd8 ) ( 28... f4 29. Rf7+ Kg8 30. Rxd7+ Kf8 31. Rh8+ Qg8 32. Rxg8# ) 29. Rf7+ Kg8 30. Rf5+? ( 30. Rxd7+ Kf8 31. Rh8+ Qg8 32. Rxg8# ) ( 30. Rf5+ Be6 31. Rxg5+ Kf7 32. Rh7+ Kf8 33. Bxe6 fxg3 34. Rh8# ) 30... Kg7 31. Rxg5+ Kf6 32. Ne4# ( 32. Ne4# )

^put it onto a chessboard

I wasn't busy so I did it, hope you don't mind

Thank you!

You're welcome, and I liked the queen sacrifice

I don't think it's losing to play 26. Qxf7+, but I think both 

26. Bh5 

and the simple

26. Rxh7 

are both better. 

 

30. Rf5+ ? are you kidding me! Anytime you get a discovered check and nail the opponent's Queen that's a good move. I wonder about these analyses sometimes...I once had a game in which the computer analysis said three out of my last five moves (all forcing moves), including the checkmating move were mistakes!

if your opponent had played 27.Ke8, you wouldn't have checkmated him

it says in the analysis that 30.Rxd7 is better and leads to a faster checkmate

Was my queen sacrifice a good move or foolhardy?

Well, if you dont know, then it was objectively foolhardy. You sac your queen when you know the answer to that question.

Which of course does not mean I dont do the same type of thing all the time

nice opening from white..

The lines from Ke8 onward look to end in drawish positions, and like everyone else, I'd recommend the simpler option if that looks good.  Then again, I am a coward, and hardly ever sac my queen.

Yep, I agree with the above comment from kiwi... this is a nice opening. You probably did not have the stars aligned. 

Move 30 was killer.

I think this is the correct answer. When you have a simple win, complicate matters sacrificing the queen isn't good, even if the sacrifice wins 20 moves ahead (but it seems it's not the case here). Be more practical!

Do style points mean nothing to you?? 

 At the end of the game the 1-0 is what matters