Look before you leap

There is a difference between an 'active' sacrifice and a 'passive' one. It is harder to decline and active one, than it is to decline one where a piece is left en-pris. As an example, here is a tap in the Sicilian, which I pulled off today. Leaving my queen en-pris was the best move, but capturing was not. After the sequence of captures I was a piece ahead, as I had hoped. But if my opponent hadn't been so  greedy  (and captured the knight instead), I would have the better game, but not by as much as a piece.


Press, Shaun - Black
Street Chess, 18.05.2019

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nxe5 Bxd1 9. Bb5+ Qd7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Nxd7 Kxd7 12. Kxd1 and white won