Originally posted by Fat Lady When someone showed me this queen sac just over two years ago, I vowed that one day I would play it myself. That day turned out to be today: [pgn] [Event "Rated Game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Playchess.com"] [Date "2011.09.13"] [Round "-"] [White "Fat Lady"] [Black "Lynard"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2120"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate " ...[text shortened]... 19. c3 Ba5 20. Bxd6 Bb6 21. e5 Ng4 22. Qxc6+ bxc6 23. Ba6# 1-0 [/pgn]
A nice little zugzwang-type position in the late middle-game or early endgame - a very interesting game, marred by a blunder at the end. I think I was winning anyway, but there was some way to go still.
Attack the centre, defend the flank - I wonder if White could have done any better? I love the denouement - from the other flank, left over from dominating the centre.
Originally posted by chessicle Attack the centre, defend the flank - I wonder if White could have done any better? I love the denouement - from the other flank, left over from dominating the centre.
[Event "RHP Blitz rated"] [Site "www.timeforchess.com"] [Date "2011.10.10"] [Round "?"] [White "laki547"] [Black "robbie carrobie"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] 1. e4 b6 {robbies new opening surprise weapon, owens defence, a second rate opening of questionable value, perfect for blitz.} 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. Nf3 {knights before bishops, position resembles Nimzo larsen attack with reversed colours, modern variation.} e6 {preparing both ...Nf6 and ...Bb4 with pressure against e4} 4. Be2 Nf6 5. d3 Bb4 {viola, al la Nimzoveitch, although i have never read his books i am sure they are quite interesting.} 6. O-O O-O 7. a3 Bxc3 8. bxc3 {just look at this position, my beautiful pawns, my awesome bishop, my well co-ordinated knight, and those ugly queenside pawns , urggg} d5 {i think it was capa who stated that one should put ones pawns on the same colour complex as the exchanged bishop, therfore ...d6 with the idea of ...e5 seemed good, as did ...c5, but the text is also ok.} 9. e5 {aha!} Nfd7 10. d4 c5 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Bb5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. c3 a6 15. Bd3 b5 {this was a mistake by black, better was ...Na5 with idea of putting knight on c4} 16. Qc2 {both ...g6 and .. .h6 were also possible.} g6 17. h4 {I am never scared of attacks like this, the only way white can get any benefit is without the presence of my dark squared bishop, which just happens to be absent - gulp!} Na5 18. Bc1 Nc4 19. h5 f5 {a desperado attempt to block the diagonal} 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Bg5 {things look grim for black, passive bishop, backward e pawn on semi open file, about to lose material and be mated, it dont get any better than this.} Qg7 23. Bxg6 Rxf3 {tada!, an exchange sacrifice that changes the whole nature of the position, it is now white who is on the defensive.} 24. gxf3 Nf8 25. Bh7+ Nxh7 26. f4 Nxg5 27. fxg5 Qxg5+ {this is mate in ten, do you spot it? no neither did I.} 28. Kh1 Kf7 {almost throws the whole advantage away, much much better was ...Kg8 threatening ...Rh8} 29. Qh7+ Qg7 30. Qh5+ Ke7 31. Rg1 Qh8 { only move practically} 32. Qxh8 Rxh8+ 33. Kg2 Rg8+ 34. Kf1 Nd2+ {this loses a piece on the spot} 35. Ke2 Rxg1 36. Rxg1 Ne4 37. Rg7+ Kd6 38. Rxb7 Nxc3+ 39. Kd3 Na4 40. f4 Nb2+ 41. Kc3 Nc4 42. Kd3 Kc6 43. Re7 Kd6 44. Ra7 a5 45. Ra6+ Kd7 46. Ra7+ Kd6 47. Kc3 Kc6 48. Kb3 Kd6 49. a4 b4 50. Rxa5 {white tries to create something out of nothing, turning a draw into a loss.} Nxa5+ 51. Kxb4 Nc6+ 52. Kb5 Nxd4+ 53. Kb6 Nb3 54. a5 Nxa5 55. Kxa5 d4 {and black swidles a win of epic proportions.} 0-1
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