Sacrifice puzzles
A sacrifice gives up material on purpose to get something worth more: mate, a bigger capture a few moves later, or an attack the opponent cannot survive.
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Black to move. Find the best move.
Black mates in 2 moves. Puzzle rating 1361.
How to spot it
Calculate forcing moves first, in the order checks, captures, threats. If a move that loses material keeps coming up as the only way through, work it out to the end before you reject it.
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