Originally posted by hypermo2001The sacrifice is textbook, as has been said, though I'd probably have wimped out as I'm not very good at sacking. What I'm curious about is White's massive pawn movement at the start - did Black mess up by not challenging it head-on?
Any player wishing to improve to intermediate and beyond must be familiar with the classic bishop sacrifice. I was able to use it to win a queen and eventually the game.
Without recognizing the opportunity and seizing it I might have lost again to this solid player that had beaten me a few times already!
See white's 9th move.
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White doesn't have an especially "massive pawn movement at the start." Those three Pawn moves are standard against an Indian defense of any kind. Black is attacking it too, with both his Bishop moves. The fianchettoed B is directly attacking the center, and the other one is pinning the N that defends the center. ...e6 and ...d5 are also attacking the center.
Black's mistake was the combination of Ne7 and then castling right into the attack. It was a tactical blunder. Overall his game was solid.
I guess the Ne7 part was redundant, since the e5 Pawn move would have kicked the N out anyway.
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Originally posted by Acolytedid black mess by allowing such a stong pawn center? well, he is trying a hypermodern defense and those can get you into trouble if you don't attack the center the correct way.
The sacrifice is textbook, as has been said, though I'd probably have wimped out as I'm not very good at sacking. What I'm curious about is White's massive pawn movement at the start - did Black mess up by not challenging it head-on?
Originally posted by hypermo2001Ballsy trying a hypermodern defense against someone named hypermo2001. I am willing to bet you have spent a fair amount of time analysing it.
did black mess by allowing such a stong pawn center? well, he is trying a hypermodern defense and those can get you into trouble if you don't attack the center the correct way.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungFair enough. It's just that I rarely see such an imbalance of pawn advancement in the centre in my games, and I wondered what it was going to do to Black's knights. But yes, Black playing right into the tactic was the fatal blunder.
White doesn't have an especially "massive pawn movement at the start." Those three Pawn moves are standard against an Indian defense of any kind. Black is attacking it too, with both his Bishop moves. The fianchettoed B is directly attacking the center, and the other one is pinning the N that defends the center. ...e6 and ...d5 are also attackin ...[text shortened]...
I guess the Ne7 part was redundant, since the e5 Pawn move would have kicked the N out anyway.