A look at the recent Queen Sac that floored Carlsen.
I was not going to touch this as it’s popping up everywhere but
I found a Red Hot Pawn game with the same pattern and idea.
This is a good game, one of the best RHP games I have posted.
What I’m listening too during lock in.
My Lock In Chess Tournament with it’s own Chess Stall.
A chess sketch made up of wee gags only chess players will understand.
Blog Post 451
Someone, possibly Rudolf Spielmann, once said of Alekhine words to the effect of: "I understand all his combinations perfectly and could execute them myself. It's how he gets into a position to be able to launch them I don't understand."
It was a bit like that with the Carlsen game. I watched Eric Rosen's video on it, and admittedly it was flagged by knowing there was a queen sacrifice, Rosen talking about stopping the King escape, and him saying: "This is the last move.", but even so I saw it in about 1/4 of a second. The problem is I'd never have played 12. c4, so after the knight's taken the pawn falls and the sacrifice isn't on...
I was really excited in one of my recent games on here to spot a neat queen sacrifice but unfortunately didn't get a chance to play it.
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| 1. | e4 | c5 |
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| 2. | c3 | Nf6 |
| 3. | e5 | Nd5 |
| 4. | d4 | cxd4 |
| 5. | cxd4 | d6 |
| 6. | Nf3 | e6 |
| 7. | Bc4 | Nc6 |
| 8. | O-O | Be7 |
| 9. | Qe2 | O-O |
| 10. | Qe4 | dxe5 |
| 11. | dxe5 | Qc7 |
| 12. | Re1 | Nb6 |
| 13. | Bd3 | g6 |
| 14. | Bh6 | Rd8 |
| 15. | a3 | Bf8 |
| 16. | Bxf8 | Kxf8 |
| 17. | Nbd2 | Qe7 |
| 18. | Re3 | Nd7 |
| 19. | Qf4 | Kg7 |
| 20. | Rc1 | a6 |
| 21. | Ne4 | h6 |
| 22. | h4 | Rh8 |
| 23. | Nd6 | Nb6 |
| 24. | Re4 | Nd5 |
| 25. | Qg3 | f5 |
| 26. | exf6 | Nxf6 |
| 27. | Qxg6 | Kxg6 |
| 28. | Rg4 | Kh5 |
| 29. | Bg6 | Kxg4 |
| 30. | Rc4 | Nd4 |
| 31. | Rxd4 | Ne4 |
| 32. | Rxe4 |
@greenpawn34 saidWhat music are you listening to during lock down.
A look at the recent Queen Sac that floored Carlsen.
I was not going to touch this as it’s popping up everywhere but
I found a Red Hot Pawn game with the same pattern and idea.
This is a good game, one of the best RHP games I have posted.
What I’m listening too during lock in.
My Lock In Chess Tournament with it’s own Chess Stall.
A chess ske ...[text shortened]... made up of wee gags only chess players will understand.
Blog Post 451
Al Stewart, Chicago, Eric Clapton, also a very talented Dutch girl, Lucie Horsch -
As I said all Centre Counter players are booked up to the eyelids v 3.Nc3.
More bad news:
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4!? was played recently at the top level
White won in 14 moves. So you will start seeing that very soon as well.
H. Nakamura - A. Firouzja Rapid online game 2020
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| 1. | e4 | d5 |
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| 2. | exd5 | Qxd5 |
| 3. | Nc3 | Qa5 |
| 4. | b4 | Qxb4 |
| 5. | Rb1 | Qd6 |
| 6. | d4 | Qd8 |
| 7. | Bc4 | Nf6 |
| 8. | Nf3 | e6 |
| 9. | O-O | Be7 |
| 10. | Ne5 | O-O |
| 11. | Re1 | c5 |
| 12. | d5 | exd5 |
| 13. | Nxd5 | Be6 |
| 14. | Nxf7 |