Here's a fun game I just finished from another site. I had white against the rare 3...Bc5 Ruy Lopez. Black's Queen sortie got her trapped - or so it seemed. A diversionary B move saved her, but she was still out of play enough for black to succumb to a sac and a 'creeping' attack - a series of short little moves that forced a decisive weakening of the enemy K position. A final N sacrifice proved too much to resist.
Hi SG.
Good play, nice creeping.
There is another line at the critical point. (Check all checks)
Instead of 20. Qxg4 How about 20.Nf6+
20....gxf6
21. QxB+ and then 22.RxQ
20...Kh8
21.NxB White is a piece up and still has the makings of Kingside storm.
In the game and knowing what is coming (hindsight) Black can wriggle with.
Originally posted by greenpawn34Hi GP-
Hi SG.
Good play, nice creeping.
There is another line at the critical point. (Check all checks)
[fen]r4rk1/1pp2pp1/pb5p/3pP3/3PNPbB/1PP5/1q3RPP/R2Q2K1 w - - 0 20[/fen]
Instead of 20. Qxg4 How about 20.Nf6+
20....gxf6
21. QxB+ and then 22.RxQ
20...Kh8
21.NxB White is a piece up and still has the makings of Kingside storm.
In the game ...[text shortened]... te counter-play. But to get in White will have creep even slower than he did in the game.}[/pgn]
Thanks for checking it out and well spotted on 20.Nf6+. That looks like an improvement.
Originally posted by greenpawn34If anyone needs a clue about what Black missed in the game Greenpawn has just posted, have a look at the win by Tim Dickinson I posted here: Thread 116824 ( "Here's one by the top board of the team I play for" ).
Anybody see a good move which Black missed in this game?
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3... Bc5 is Cordel variation, played by Fischer in his youth.
For example>
http://www.redhotpawn.com/chess/grandmaster-games/viewmastergame.php?pgnid=54314&subject=Svetozar_Gligoric_vs_Bobby_Fischer
in Buenos Aires, the only tournament in which Reshevsky ended above Fischer (but it was quite understandable: Bobby experienced his first love).
Oh, that hot August of 1960...
There is one more "strange" move in Ruy Lopez besides Cordel's 3... Bc5 which served one great GM for many years...
Here's a game where I misplayed the opening badly, was struggling the entire game, just to in effect have an open position rook entombment (almost) on my opponent who resigned right off as soon as he had problems. He really didn't need to move the rook, this is so close to being interesting, but then so much crappy play 😞😕