09 Dec 08
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I got lucky after a huge blunder to get a draw out of this. I thought I had set up an opening trap on my opponent but I had botched it. The game may have still been playable, but I wasn't taking any chances...
Just making sure, but should I have forced the draw in that position or played on?
09 Dec 08
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chesskid001:
Yes, the position is a forced draw, and you did luck out on it; it looked like you were trying to set up a "legall's mate" type position, but messed it up. But you missed a crucial tactic before;
5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ and 7 Qxg4, and white should win easily.
6 Ng5+ is met by 6 ...Qxg5 and now my queen can't capture his bishop. Unless I'm missing something 5. Bxf7 seems to blunder away a piece.
09 Dec 08
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Originally posted by chesskid001
Yes, the position is a forced draw, and you did luck out on it; it looked like you were trying to set up a "legall's mate" type position, but messed it up. But you missed a crucial tactic before;
5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ and 7 Qxg4, and white should win easily.
You are missing nothing. You did well to avoid this - it's a very
common mistake.
Edit: Just went and checked my DB This exact postion happened
in a German u-18 Ch 1989 White resigned on move 7.
My DB threw up loads of other examples where White tried the
same tactic missing the Qxg5 reply.
From this day forth chesskid001 shall be known as...
The Master of the Unsound Sacrifice 😉
10 Dec 08
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Kc8 looks like I actually come out ahead to me, but again I'm probably missing something, but if after 12 ... Bg4 would it not be playable after capturing his rook? Or is the position just utterly lost?
It seems like I'm not really that far down on material... by piece-value black has 26 and I have 26 from that point.
