My first Greek Gift!

Yesterday I learned about the Bxh7 Greek Sacrifice...I googled a few websites, watched a few games with bxh7,  and I said to myself "I'm going to use it soon."

"Soon" came 24 hours later. Lately my chess is getting better thanks to dpruess lesson of  "Maximum effort".

So, off I went. I played three unrated 1 minute games to warm up and then bang!, an unawared player asking for a 2 minute rated game..."I have this Greek Gift plan I'm gonna use it, if I can..."

Greek Sacrifice here it goes...

Try the Greek Gift Sacrifice by Yourself!

Thanks for reading

20. Ng6+ Kh8 21. Qh5+ Bh7 22. Qxh7#

Quite a few positional and tactical mistakes in this game by both players but it's 4am.

Your sacrifice isn't sound and relies on your opponent making mistakes from a winning position. Try to develop your knights earlier, and especially towards the enemy King if you plan to sac a piece or two - it's almost impossible to checkmate a King with just a lone Queen.

Keep at it!

edit: I totally missed the alternate line in your diagram 

That was a beat of a player rated 200 points ahead! Insane, this greek gift strategy is powerful.

As you said..unsound but worth if the oponnent is unaware of the related plans of the position. Reminds me of GM M. Carlsen vs B. Gates where the World Champion Grand Master Magnus Carlsen used a less sound move to mate his oponnent.

the game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84NwnSltHFo