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A sacrifice for the long game

A small give-up for a lasting edge.

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Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Material is only one imbalance. Watch White invest a pawn to wreck Black's structure and seize lasting activity — the kind of edge that lingers long after the sacrifice. Notice the eval returns to level — yet the position is not equal, because the damaged pawns endure.

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