Can early sacrifices really help winning games?

Can early sacrifices really help winning games?

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Can an early pawn sacrifice lead to a better position & subsequently win the game? The usual answer to this question is " DEPENDS ON THE POSITION". Yes this is as correct as bright is sun, but sometimes it is too early to even evaluate the position in a game. & then your intuition becomes the only one which may give you a call, whether to do it or not.

I played this game recently in a tournament held in New Delhi, Take a look:

 


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