I'm simply proud of this!...and it's beautiful

hey, if any of you get a chance and want to see a position that could easily be in a book of combination tests, go to Game 690454

this is a game i played with one of my regular opponents back in september. and it was through this game that i learned the value of truly studying your games at RHP to find the best moves.

I'm white: start at move 23 and go slowly (getting a grasp of the fight)
THEN, my favorite move of all my games so far: move 30!! this quiet quiet move makes it look as if I allowed my bishop to hang in thin air...but there's a kicker in store. Hats off to my opponent, it has never been an easy task against him, ever!

best, steelydan

Nice combo indeed 🙂

Nice, but black was not forced to play Rxc6. Any c-rook move along 8 rank (except Ra8) or even Qd1+ would be much better.

yeah, i know the rook taking the knight back was the mistake for black...but without the "help" of our opponents sometimes, many more of our games would retire to the draw bin.

peace,
steely