Feb-04-04 thesonicvision : this game exemplifies what a true sacrifice really is: losing material to gain a huge positional advantage, WITHOUT any material compensation being necessary.

it doesn't hurt to get some material

back, but it's not necessary. Jan-17-05 themindset : crazy game, and interestingly crafty does not even recommend taking the white queen... the sac was instantly recognized as correct by the computer. amazing. Jan-17-05 delterp : Wonderful game by Ashley. Of course one always evaluates the ramifications of allowing a queen capture, but it showed creativity to follow through. However, a question. White has a winning position when the smoke has cleared at move 23. But why 23) c3? Does not 23) Nh7 win on the spot? The thought being to push the dangerous g pawn to a queen. Black must shed further material to avoid this. Jan-17-05 Milo : Delterp, 23.Nh7 Nxf7 seems problematic, unless I've been smoking the ganj too much. Mar-06-08 Riverbeast : Nice game from the Ashman May-02-08 mate2900s : who ever said maurice was a positional player Jun-15-09 tranquilsimplicity : WOW! This is one of the TRUEST SACRIFICES i have ever encountered! I could not see any clear advantage for White. This is Chess at it's best...Well Played Maurice. You have a new fan!! Oct-24-09 Eisenheim : gotta go with Mo here. Nice sac. Aug-18-11 RuneFriborg : I've run this through Rybka3 and we haven't been able to find any serious flaws in whites play. 16... Nxd2 is simply a game-losing mistake from Weeramantry Aug-18-11 Strongest Force : Mr. A was all-over Sunil like white on rice. Aug-18-11 Beautiful.LMS : This is a nice game by White, but his opponent got a little payback down the road. Ashley vs Weeramantry, 1998 Jul-12-17

tpstar : Great game by White, although Black's QR on b7 was unconventional to say the least. The White Knights dominated.