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Sometimes,after I've blundered real bad,I like to look at a game such as this one



Nice miniature!
Now,Ghitescu was no slouch.
Pre-ELO era but I found a Corus rating of him of 2384.

toet

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Originally posted by toeternitoe
Sometimes,after I've blundered real bad,I like to look at a game such as this one

[pgn][Event "Leipzig ol prel Rd: 1"]
[Site "Leipzig ol prel Rd: 1"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Theodor Ghitescu"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. d4 Nf ...[text shortened]... slouch.
Pre-ELO era but I found a Corus rating of him of 2384.

toet
Yeah but look, black loses his bishop....🙂

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Had a very similar situation in a game I am currently playing. I considered playing this line at move 12. But realising I couldn't play 14. Qe4xd5 without losing my queen, I played something else 🙂

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Originally posted by Willzzz
[b]Had a very similar situation in a game I am currently playing. I considered playing this line at move 12. But realising I couldn't play 14. Qe4xd5 without losing my queen, I played something else 🙂
I'm pretty sure Qxd5 gives check, so you don't really have to worry about losing your queen. 😉