Originally posted by RagnorakThis looks bad. We should have played c5 first but I'll look at it in the next couple of days and give you my comments.
BAMM!!!!
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22. c5
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Let's look at this:
22...Rd5!? 23.Nc4 Ra6 24.Nd6+ Kb8 25.Ne4! Rf5 /otherwise Black loses a pawn/ 26.Rxf5 exf5 27.Qf4+ Ka8 28.Nc3 Qd7/28...Qe6 29.Qe5! Nd7!? 30.Qc7 Qe8 31.d5! and things look grim/ 29.Re1 and White have a long lasting adavntage. Can we improve that line for Black?
Originally posted by ilywrin22. ... Rd5 seems to be the only option and thereafter the white knight swings into play as you say. Possibly 23. ... Ra4.
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Let's look at this:
22...Rd5!? 23.Nc4 Ra6 24.Nd6+ Kb8 25.Ne4! Rf5 /otherwise Black loses a pawn/ 26.Rxf5 exf5 27.Qf4+ Ka8 28.Nc3 Qd7/28...Qe6 29.Qe5! Nd7!? 30.Qc7 Qe8 31.d5! and things look grim/ 29.Re1 and White have a long lasting adavntage. Can we improve that line for Black?
25. Qb3 looks more threatening.
Ok. I'm a not so good player. But I'll make a suggestion anyway:
Since everything is quite locked, and you guys who know chess dont seem to get past certain threats. Has anyone looked at 22 .... Nd5? (23. Rxf7 Qg5 24.Nc4 Ra4) This sacs a pawn but opens up the position. I know we're playing a superhuman here, and that the pawn could be more than we afford. But I thought I'd ask... Respect is all good and well but I know I didn't look further than Rxf7 at first just because we loose that pawn... And if this is direct suicide please tell me where this would lead.
Respectfully. Jesper.
Originally posted by chasparosThere's no such thing as a stupid question - only stupid answers.
Ok. I'm a not so good player. But I'll make a suggestion anyway:
Since everything is quite locked, and you guys who know chess dont seem to get past certain threats. Has anyone looked at 22 .... Nd5? (23. Rxf7 Qg5 24.Nc4 Ra4) This sacs a pawn but opens up the position. I know we're playing a superhuman here, and that the pawn could be more than we affo ...[text shortened]... wn... And if this is direct suicide please tell me where this would lead.
Respectfully. Jesper.
25. Nd6 Rxd6 otherwise your position is totally lost and you're down both the exchange and a pawn. 26. Pxd6
Originally posted by ilywrinFair enough. I should think more before I open my mouth.
How so? After 22...b6 23.Nxc6 Q~ 24.Nxa5 bxa Black's position seems disastrous.
Rd5 looks the best. Otherwise it's something negative like Kb8 which is a horrible square with the threat of the knight fork, or Kc6 which does nothing.