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Positional Sacrifice

A sacrifice that has no immediate tactical results, but will lead to a positional advantage.


A sacrifice in which the lost material is not regained via a combination, but instead gains positional compensation. These typically require deep positional understanding and are often overlooked by computers. Also known as a true sacrifice, as opposed to a pseudo sacrifice or sham sacrifice.

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