I have now completed a video series covering all 37 games in this book, totaling almost 9 hours. I made the first 14 videos in December 2008, while still officially a Class "B" player. The quality is up and down, but I would single out 19, 24, and 12 as a few of the better ones. A few that are not so good are 4, 18, and 27.
As a training idea, I can recommend going over the raw game score without annotations and without an engine. Try to figure out the game for yourself-- especially try to see where the loser could have (1) avoided problems in the first place and (2) defused Spielmann's initiative. After you have reached your own conclusions, you can consult the video (or the book or an engine) to compare your conclusions. For this purpose I am giving the PGN file below. Here is also a link to purchase the book.
As a training idea, I can recommend going over the raw game score without annotations and without an engine. Try to figure out the game for yourself-- especially try to see where the loser could have (1) avoided problems in the first place and (2) defused Spielmann's initiative. After you have reached your own conclusions, you can consult the video (or the book or an engine) to compare your conclusions. For this purpose I am giving the PGN file below. Here is also a link to purchase the book.
| art_of_sacrifice.pgn |
SHAM SACRIFICES
Positional Sacrifice: leads to forced recovery of the sacrificed material with an improvement in position.
Game 1 8:44 Spielmann - Pirc, 1931
Game 2 10:10 Spielmann - Schlecter, 1906
Game 3 13:11 Pirc - Spielmann, 1931
Sacrifice for Gain: leads to an advantage in material, the sacrificed material being regained by force and with interest.
Game 4 12:31 Bogolyubov - Spielmann, 1927
Game 5 10:58 Spielmann - Muller, 1933
Mating Sacrifice: leads to checkmate or to a decisive gain of material.
Game 6 21:16 Spielmann - Honlinger, 1929
Game 7 12:19 Spielmann - Tartakower, 1925
Game 8 11:22 Spielmann - Grunfeld, 1929
Game 9 12:17 Spielmann - L'hermet, 1927
REAL SACRIFICES
Sacrifice for Development: aims at an unnatural acceleration of one's development.
Game 10 16:26 Schories - Spielmann, 1905
Game 11 11:46 Bernstein - Spielmann, 1906
Obstructive Sacrifice: slows down the opponent's development.
Game 12 9:23 Spielmann - Landau, 1933
Game 13 16:16 Spielmann - Honlinger, 1933
Game 14 16:08 Spielmann - Bogolyubov, 1932
Game 15 13:05 Spielmann - Walter, 1928
Preventive (Anti-Castling) Sacrifice: intended to prevent the opponent from castling.
Game 16 16:28 Spielmann - Duras, 1905
Game 17 13:42 Spielmann - Mieses, 1910
Game 18 18:05 Mieses - Spielmann, 1910
Game 19 25:10 Gereben - Spielmann, 1934
Line-Clearance Sacrifice: aims at the early employment of rooks on open lines.
Game 20 10:06 Spielmann - Flamberg, 1914
Game 21 16:55 Spielmann - Eljaschoff, 1903
Game 22 12:56 Spielmann - Grunfeld, 1922
Vacating Sacrifice: procures access for a particular unit to a more favorable square.
Game 23 19:30 Spielmann - Janowski, 1907
Game 24 17:19 Spielmann - Reti, 1912
Deflecting or Decoy Sacrifice: lures or diverts enemy forces from the main field of battle.
Game 25 15:18 Spielmann - Forgacs, 1910
(Castled) King's Field Sacrifice: breaks up the hostile King's castled position.
Game 26 18:16 Spielmann - Dekker, 1934
Game 27 10:38 Leonhardt - Spielmann, 1906
Game 28 11:45 Spielmann - Duras, 1907
Game 29 13:16 Spielmann - Bogolyubov, 1932
Game 30 16:52 Becker - Spielmann, 1926
King-Hunt Sacrifice: drives the enemy King into the open, where it is exposed to danger.
Game 31 24:27 A. Rubinstein - Spielmann, 1912
Game 32 15:56 Spielmann - S. Rubinstein, 1933
SACRIFICIAL VALUES
The Exchange Sacrifice
Game 33 15:24 Treybal - Spielmann, 1922
Game 34 12:24 Spielmann - Tarrasch, 1923
Game 35 10:25 Spielmann - Tartakower, 1909
The Queen Sacrifice
Game 36 15:08 Spielmann - Maroczy, 1907
Game 37 10:32 Spielmann - Moeller, 1920
Positional Sacrifice: leads to forced recovery of the sacrificed material with an improvement in position.
Game 1 8:44 Spielmann - Pirc, 1931
Game 2 10:10 Spielmann - Schlecter, 1906
Game 3 13:11 Pirc - Spielmann, 1931
Sacrifice for Gain: leads to an advantage in material, the sacrificed material being regained by force and with interest.
Game 4 12:31 Bogolyubov - Spielmann, 1927
Game 5 10:58 Spielmann - Muller, 1933
Mating Sacrifice: leads to checkmate or to a decisive gain of material.
Game 6 21:16 Spielmann - Honlinger, 1929
Game 7 12:19 Spielmann - Tartakower, 1925
Game 8 11:22 Spielmann - Grunfeld, 1929
Game 9 12:17 Spielmann - L'hermet, 1927
REAL SACRIFICES
Sacrifice for Development: aims at an unnatural acceleration of one's development.
Game 10 16:26 Schories - Spielmann, 1905
Game 11 11:46 Bernstein - Spielmann, 1906
Obstructive Sacrifice: slows down the opponent's development.
Game 12 9:23 Spielmann - Landau, 1933
Game 13 16:16 Spielmann - Honlinger, 1933
Game 14 16:08 Spielmann - Bogolyubov, 1932
Game 15 13:05 Spielmann - Walter, 1928
Preventive (Anti-Castling) Sacrifice: intended to prevent the opponent from castling.
Game 16 16:28 Spielmann - Duras, 1905
Game 17 13:42 Spielmann - Mieses, 1910
Game 18 18:05 Mieses - Spielmann, 1910
Game 19 25:10 Gereben - Spielmann, 1934
Line-Clearance Sacrifice: aims at the early employment of rooks on open lines.
Game 20 10:06 Spielmann - Flamberg, 1914
Game 21 16:55 Spielmann - Eljaschoff, 1903
Game 22 12:56 Spielmann - Grunfeld, 1922
Vacating Sacrifice: procures access for a particular unit to a more favorable square.
Game 23 19:30 Spielmann - Janowski, 1907
Game 24 17:19 Spielmann - Reti, 1912
Deflecting or Decoy Sacrifice: lures or diverts enemy forces from the main field of battle.
Game 25 15:18 Spielmann - Forgacs, 1910
(Castled) King's Field Sacrifice: breaks up the hostile King's castled position.
Game 26 18:16 Spielmann - Dekker, 1934
Game 27 10:38 Leonhardt - Spielmann, 1906
Game 28 11:45 Spielmann - Duras, 1907
Game 29 13:16 Spielmann - Bogolyubov, 1932
Game 30 16:52 Becker - Spielmann, 1926
King-Hunt Sacrifice: drives the enemy King into the open, where it is exposed to danger.
Game 31 24:27 A. Rubinstein - Spielmann, 1912
Game 32 15:56 Spielmann - S. Rubinstein, 1933
SACRIFICIAL VALUES
The Exchange Sacrifice
Game 33 15:24 Treybal - Spielmann, 1922
Game 34 12:24 Spielmann - Tarrasch, 1923
Game 35 10:25 Spielmann - Tartakower, 1909
The Queen Sacrifice
Game 36 15:08 Spielmann - Maroczy, 1907
Game 37 10:32 Spielmann - Moeller, 1920
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