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dsmichel
dsmichel
Oct 7, 2011
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#1

What are some examples of moves that at first glance seem strange or nonsensical, but are actually are brilliant and far-sighted?

bomtrown
bomtrown
Oct 7, 2011
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#2

Queen sacrifices.

dsmichel
dsmichel
Oct 7, 2011
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#3

I was thinking of something like Be4 from:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044324

or Ba7 from:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067846

pauix
pauix
Closed: Inactive
Oct 7, 2011
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#4

King Marches. Getting the King out of the safe zone in the Middlegame just to put it in the heat of the battle to help his army is just awesome.