1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nb8c6 3. Ng1f3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 6. Nb1c3 Bc8d7 7. Bf1c4 Qd8b6 8. Bc1e3 {Go on, take it...} Qb6xb2 {Yes, now time for some fun} 9. Nd4b5 {Threatening Rb1 winning the queen} Qb2b4 10. Qd1d3 Qb4a5 {Trying to run} 11. Ra1b1 {Tightening the noose, black's best move here is Qd8 giving me a massive lead in development for my pawn} a6 {But instead black ties the final knot in his queen's noose} 12. Be3b6 {There we have it, all my pieces working in harmony trapping the queen. Qxb6 and Nxd6+ and I've got a queen for two minor pieces} Nc6b4 {Black resigned after playing this move, just to show you the trouble he's in...} 13. Nc7 Kd8 14. Nxa8 Qxb6 15. Nxb6 Nxd3 16. cxd3 {And it's over for black} 1-0
Originally posted by VelvetEars Great blog as always, loved reading it!
Guess I'll start the ball rolling with my game involving a poisonous b2 pawn. I'm white here by the way:
I thought 14 ... Nxd3+ 15 cd3 Qxc3 was a bit of an improvement for Black (winning in fact), but of course the key point to the final combination is that 14 Nxa8 is check!
