My first successful queen sacrifice

25... Kxh8 by the way, but you're on the right track with examining moves such as Qxg4 and Rh7+ (even if they don't always work the way you'd wish them to)
25... Kxh8 by the way, but you're on the right track with examining moves such as Qxg4 and Rh7+ (even if they don't always work the way you'd wish them to)
I thought this was worth sharing, even though my opponent wasn't too good.
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Qf6
3.d4exd4
4.Nxd4d6
5.Nc3h5
6.Bd3h4
7.h3g5
8.Be3g4
9.Nd5Qd8
10.hxg4Nh6
11.g5Ng4
12.Qxg4Bxg4
13.Nf6+Ke7
14.Nxg4Bg7
15.Nf5+Kf8
16.Nfh6Bxb2
17.Rb1Bc3+
18.Kd1b6
19.Bc4a5
20.Nxf7Qe8
21.Nxh8Kg7
22.Rxh4Qxe4
23.Bf7Qxg2
24.Rh7+Kxh7
25.g6+Kg7
26.Bh6+Kxh8
27.g7+Kh7
28.g8=Q#
I wish I knew how to make diagrams like everybody else here.