Burnsider v Greenpawn x 2

Best move of game 1 is 23. ..Qa8. I hadn't looked at anything other than Qxb5. The queen gets into the attack with tempo, and the heat is on!

Haven't looked at game 2 yet, still feeling a bit bruised 😉

Hi Burnsider.

Here.


I just sat and stared and it. Maybe in view of what happened Qxb5 first.
Maybe the whole exchnage sac was wrong but I play how I play OTB.
I would do it again.



In the second game my silly c4 and d5 plan. White to play.


I played d5 expecting exd5 when my h6 Rook is back in the game with
possible sacs on c6.
Black cannot play Nxe5 because I have Qb2. This looks great for White.
I played d5 and after Nxe5.


I now see Qb2 hitting the Knight and b7 meets Nxd3+ winning the Queen.
I now have to grovel a perpetual.

Here I left two pieces hanging.


You obviously cannot take the Bishop Rc1+ will cut Black up.
Taking the Knight allows a perpetual at the very least. I have two checks
on d7 or c5 to look at.

Here was another blunder. White to play.


I should just take the b1 Rook but I was so chuffed to see Nd5.


Which stops all the Queen checks and ties the Queen to holding c7
and allows the pawn to go on I totally missed Black can play Rb2+.
I only saw it the moment after I pressed 'send'. ( you missed it too.)

1...Rc2+ 2.Kc1 Qc5!


Now what is happening?

All good fun.

The second game, the Rb2+ idea. Not remotely on my radar, too punch drunk. What happens after Rb2+ Kc1 Qc5 Kxb2 cxd3 e7?

a) You can force the queens off if I try to cover the e8 square: Kb7 Qxb8+ Kxb8 e8Q+ Kb7 and Qe7+. My king will have to move to the kingside, your king can hold my passers up after the d-pawn drops. Would have been interesting to play out! Chances to hold maybe for me, if I can exchange a pair of pawns, or at least keep my g-pawn on the board.

b) Simpler bet - take the perpetual starting with Qc2+ - had I seen the Rb2+ line that's what I would have done!

Either outcome would have been better than what I actually played.

Tis a good tournament, this. For the first time on RHP, I managed to win with a Q sac!