Breakthrough

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lucrus

If I played against a bit more experienced player, this would have been a sure loss...

dfranke

FYI, the word "breakthrough" has a specific meaning in chess that doesn't apply to your game. It refers to a particular kind of pawn sacrifice in order to create a passed pawn despite not having any pawn majority. Here's the classic illustration:

lucrus

Thanks for the info, I obviously wasn't aware of that (and I'm obviously a chess beginner). Unfortunately this forum does not allow me to change the title of my post.