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http://www.redhotpawn.com/core/playchess.php?gameid=9517076&cbqsid=23705
Originally posted by greenpawn34I think Black played 25... Qh7 to make sure the h3 pawn was protected in anticipation of White playing 26.g4 blocking off the protection by Black's bishop. What do you think? He probably did not consider the idea of sacrificing his bishop at that time.
Hi RJ.
And the idea behind 25...Qh7 was?
RBHILL - Swiss Toni RHP 2013
[pgn]
[Event "Longhaul Octet"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "RBHILL"]
[Black "Swiss Toni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1168"]
[BlackElo "2151"]
[EndDate "2013.07.27"]
[WhiteRating "1168"]
[BlackRating "2151"]
[GameId "951 4 Rxb4 30. Qxb4 Kh7 31. Be3 Ra2 32. Bf2 Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Qxf3 0-1
[/pgn]
Originally posted by st40Got that right. I got totally owned.
I've met Kyle (Swiss Toni), kicked his a@@ 5-0 over a few beers in a Manhattan bar.....
Originally posted by greenpawn34It is not White's move in this position and I was only speculating on a possible reason why Black played 25...Qh7 in answer to your question. I know 26.g4 would not be good. However, since Black had over 80 games going, he may not have spent much time analyzing this game and, as I had said, did not see the possibility of the bishop sacrifice and wanted to make sure his pawn was protected from capture by the White King.
I'm not too sure if g4 is a move here.
[fen]1r4k1/2pb1pp1/3p2q1/2p5/2P5/1P1P1PPp/r2BP2K/1RQ1R3 b - - 0 1[/fen]
Bxg4 looks very playable, White cannot play fxg3.
Maybe White after Bxg4 has Rg1. It look interesting.
I'm thinking Qh7 was played to tempt g4 now Bxg4 and Qxg4 is no longer on.
Maybe he had g7-g5 intentions or playing the Bishop to c6. have me pouring over the postiion for hours trying to figure out what was happening.}[/pgn]
Originally posted by greenpawn34I have never played Swiss Toni, so I was not aware of how tricky he was. You could be right that he was not even considering the possibility of White playing 26.g4 at all because of the bishop sacrifice. However, I do not see any sense in moving 25...Qf7 other than to put more protection on the pawn, so perhaps he could free his bishop to go to c6 or just as a waiting move to see what White would do next, since White has no undefended targets that he could aim at.
Hi Rj
I know it's not White to play here but with Black to play
you have to consider what White may play next.
[fen]1r4k1/2pb1pp1/3p2q1/2p5/2P5/1P1P1PPp/r2BP2K/1RQ1R3 b - - 0 1[/fen]
I don't think White is threatening g4.
After Black played Qh7.
[fen]1r4k1/2pb1ppq/3p4/2p5/2P5/1P1P1PPp/r2BP2K/1RQ1R3 w - - 0 2[/fen]
I got the 'twinge'.
Th ...[text shortened]... oing to play Kh8-and Qg8
eventually playing Qa8 to set up Alekhines Gun on the a-file.