Originally posted by wittywonkaI have employed it. Sometimes when they play Bxb2, cxb2 my king becomes subject to a violent assault...
Take the position below and the following moves...is there a name for this other than just a "bishop trap"?
[fen]r4rk1/pp3ppp/4b3/7q/3Q2N1/7P/PPP2PP1/2KR3R[/fen]
1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! Bxb3
3. cxb3
OR
1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! ~
3. Kb2 ~
4. Kxa2
Again, has anyone used this, or does anyone know a name for this?
Originally posted by wittywonkaI got caught once in a game on uchess, but I don't think I've been caught since. I've employed it in a couple of games, but don't think I'd be able to find the games.
Take the position below and the following moves...is there a name for this other than just a "bishop trap"?
[fen]r4rk1/pp3ppp/4b3/7q/3Q2N1/7P/PPP2PP1/2KR3R[/fen]
1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! Bxb3
3. cxb3
OR
1. ... Bxa2
2. b3! ~
3. Kb2 ~
4. Kxa2
Again, has anyone used this, or does anyone know a name for this?
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Definitely double sided. Two pawns for a bishop certainly isn't a crushing advantage (not immediately anyway), particularly if those pawns were protecting the king. If the player of the sacrifice can get a rook to an open file created by the sac then the defending player needs to be very careful indeed.
I don't know of a name - but I think the Fischer Blunder works perfectly.
I understand Fischer's explanation (re: Bxh2?? in Spassky-Fischer, game 1 in Reykjavik) was that he was trying to complicate. He thought the position was still drawn because his bishop can escape via h2-g1-f2. Unfortunately Bd2 still keeps it trapped.
It's not as crazy as the Kramnik Blunder (overlooking mate in 1) or the Kasparov Blunder (h6?? vs. Deep Blue).