The Lasker Sacrifice

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Amsterdam 1889: Lasker beat Bauer producing a stunning double-bishop sacrifice which would become a standard sacrificial pattern from which we can all benefit. Standing on the shoulders of a giant!

Here’s an example 15 years later, Tarrasch using the Lasker Sacrifice to defeat Nimzowitsch:

Delightfully, over a century later, we can still see examples today.  Here is Tamaz Gelashvili defeating Akobian in the Philadelphia World Open.  I found it particularly instructive the way in which Gelashvili realises the post-sac advantage to achieve the win: