Free knight

My latest RHP win, as black. The rest of the game is average, but go to move #22.

Hi Viv

Nice sensible opening and I do like the Knight sac to feint an attack
on the Bishop when your real target was the King.
And that is the game. Checkmate. Excellent!

However......when you Queen was on c3 it was pinning that d2 Knight
and that d2 Knight was doing an important job.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi Viv

Nice sensible opening and I do like the Knight sac to feint an attack
on the Bishop when your real target was the King.
And that is the game. Checkmate. Excellent!

However......when you Queen was on c3 it was pinning that d2 Knight
and that d2 Knight was doing an important job.

Originally posted by vivify
Thanks GP.

Regarding white's knight, I don't think it could've done anything to help, unless you see something I don't. If white blocks check with the knight instead of the bishop:

[pgn][Date "????.??.??"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "5rk1/6pp/8/3pQ3/1P1Pp1P1/B1qbP2P/3N3R/4K3 b - - 0 1"]

1...Qa1+ 2.Nb1 Qxb1+ 3.Kd2 Qc2+ 4.Ke1 Rf1#
*[/pgn]

Originally posted by vivify
My latest RHP win, as black. The rest of the game is average, but go to move #22.

[pgn][Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2013.06.13"]
[EndDate "2013.06.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rock49"]
[Black "vivify"]
[WhiteRating "1381"]
[BlackRating "1299"]
[WhiteElo "1381"]
[BlackElo "1299"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "10075139"] he bishop I want.} Qc2c3 27. Qg3e5 Qc3a1 28. Ba3c1 Qa1xc1 0-1[/pgn]

Actually, I see what GP was talking about. I forgot that the knight was pinned; I saw it, but thought the knight would capture the rook. But as GP said, the knight was pinned, and it should've been mate in one.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Nice vivification 🙂

Don't kick yourself too hard Viv.

You saw the winning idea and stuck to it.
Me, you, everyone here and in the real world has missed quicker wins.
Morphy, Tal, Fischer......

I never saw the Knight sac in the few seconds I looked at the game before clicking on.
After he played 34.fxg4 the position is open to all kinds of ideas.

I was looking at the mating patterns from here.


If the d2 Knight was not a Knight then Rf1 mate.
If that Rook was not covering e2 then Rf1+ NxR Qe2 Mate.
The Rook is being held by a Queen undo that and the d2 Knight in pinned.
(mental note Rf1+ won't work as NxR holds h2.)

That c1 Bishop is hanging to Rc8, which can give a stem idea also
saccing the Knight. (the clue to a Knight sac being in the title.)

Something like this.
It's not forced but it is from the lump of clay you throw on
the chessboard to shape into a working model.
From that you create your masterpiece.

(I like that note, I'm going to tidy it up and use it again.)

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Don't kick yourself too hard Viv.

You saw the winning idea and stuck to it.
Me, you, everyone here and in the real world has missed quicker wins.
Morphy, Tal, Fischer......

I never saw the Knight sac in the few seconds I looked at the game before clicking on.
After he played 34.fxg4 the position is open to all kinds of ideas.

I was looking a ...[text shortened]... ove? Sac-backs are a pain.) Soon you end up with bits of clay all over the place.}[/pgn]

Originally posted by RJHinds
Instead of taking the knight, Qa5 stops that plan because of the double attack on the queen and the d5 pawn with check.

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