1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nb8c6 3. Ng1f3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 6. Nb1c3 Bc8d7 7. Bf1c4 Qd8b6 8. Bc1e3 {Go on, take it...} Qb6xb2 {Yes, now time for some fun} 9. Nd4b5 {Threatening Rb1 winning the queen} Qb2b4 10. Qd1d3 Qb4a5 {Trying to run} 11. Ra1b1 {Tightening the noose, black's best move here is Qd8 giving me a massive lead in development for my pawn} a6 {But instead black ties the final knot in his queen's noose} 12. Be3b6 {There we have it, all my pieces working in harmony trapping the queen. Qxb6 and Nxd6+ and I've got a queen for two minor pieces} Nc6b4 {Black resigned after playing this move, just to show you the trouble he's in...} 13. Nc7 Kd8 14. Nxa8 Qxb6 15. Nxb6 Nxd3 16. cxd3 {And it's over for black} 1-0
Originally posted by VelvetEars Great blog as always, loved reading it!
Guess I'll start the ball rolling with my game involving a poisonous b2 pawn. I'm white here by the way:
I thought 14 ... Nxd3+ 15 cd3 Qxc3 was a bit of an improvement for Black (winning in fact), but of course the key point to the final combination is that 14 Nxa8 is check!
Endgame Ernie
01 May '12 17:36
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