When a player intentionaly allows one of his own pieces to be taken in exchange for better position is called '''Sacrificing'''. Often the piece is offerend in an attempt to get the players opponenet to weaken his own defenses by capturing with a piece that is had been in a good defensive position.
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When a player intentionally allows one of his own pieces to be taken in exchange for better position, this is called '''Sacrificing'''. Often, the piece is offered in an attempt to get the players opponenet to weaken his own defenses by capturing with a piece that had been in a good defensive position.