In chess, a queen sacrifice is a move giving up a queen in return for tactical or positional compensation.
Read more about Queen Sacrifice: Queen Sacrifice: Real Versus Sham, Examples
Famous quotes containing the words queen and/or sacrifice:
“The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)
“Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand womens opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering.”
—Elaine Heffner (20th century)