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An attacking strategy that will make your opponent panic. Imagine a position where all your pieces reach maximum activity — both bishops exert tremendous pressure on long diagonals, the rooks occupy central open files, and a centralized knight dominates the whole board. These monster pieces attack the entire enemy army — and no wonder your opponent panics, blunders, and his position collapses. But how do you achieve this kind of terrifying position, you might ask? In today’s game, former World Champion Boris Spassky shows the way — with energetic opening play and a fantastic queen sacrifice.

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Byrne vs Spassky, Candidates Quarterfinal 1974, round 3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3 Bg7 16. a4 d5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Bg5 exf3 20. Bxd8 Raxd8 21. axb5 Nxe5 22. bxa6 Rxd1 23. Rexd1 Ba8 24. gxf3 Nxf3+ 25. Kf1 Bxc3 26. Rac1 Nd2+ 27. Kg1 Ba5 28. b4 Nf3+ 29. Kf1 Nh2+ 30. Kg1 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Bb6 32. Rc2 Nh2+ 33. Kg1 Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Kf8 35. Ne2 Nh2+ 36. Kg1 Nf3+ 37. Kf1 Be4 38. Ra2 Nh2+ 39. Kg1 Nf3+ 40. Kf1 Nh4 41. Nf4 Bf3 42. Rd3 g5 43. Ne2 Bg2+ 44. Ke1 Nf3+ 45. Kd1 Ne5 46. Rc3 Bd5 47. Rd2 Bc4 48. Ra3 Ra8 49. f4 gxf4 50. Nxf4 Rxa6 51. Rxa6 Bxa6 52. Nd5 Bc4 53. Nxb6 cxb6 54. Rd6 b5 55. Kd2 Ng6 56. Ke3 h5 0-1