After 4.Kc3, I was expecting you to play 4...c5 attacking the d4 pawn.
And I think he might have made it harder for you if he had protected his bishop with 5.Rad1, but you wrapped up the win very nicely as played.
[Date "????.??.??"] [Result "*"] [FEN "6k1/pp1nrppp/2pq1p2/3P4/3P2b1/2NB1N2/PPP2PP1/R2Q2K1 w k - 0 1"]
1.dxc6 Qxc6 2.d5 { This sets up the trap, though I need black to blunder a bit. } 2...Qc7 { And black does. Probably wants to keep pressure on the h2 square. The trap's set, now to spring it. } 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7 4.d6 { Forked. } 4...Re1+ { Black's hoping to at least come away with the pawn, with Qxe1, Qxd6. This sets up another trap. } 5.Nxe1 Bxd1 6.dxc7 { Oops. } 6...Nb6 { Black resigned immediately after this move, realizing the bishop is lost. Furthermore, black's knight is immobile, having to guard c8, and no way to stop white from playing Rxd1, Rd8. } *
Originally posted by vivify This one has two traps.
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[Result "*"]
[FEN "6k1/pp1nrppp/2pq1p2/3P4/3P2b1/2NB1N2/PPP2PP1/R2Q2K1 w k - 0 1"]
1.dxc6 Qxc6 2.d5 { This sets up the trap, though I need black to blunder a bit. } 2...Qc7 { And black does. Probably wants to keep pressure on the h2 square. The trap's set, now to spring it. } 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7 4.d6 { F obile, having to guard c8, and no way to stop white from playing Rxd1, Rd8. }
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If I were playing this game as White OTB, I am sure I would have take the pawn even earlier with 19.Rxa3. I did see the fork coming after 22...Nc4 however and would not have taken the pawn at that point. Instead, I would most likely have played 23.Rfd1, because I did not see far enough ahead to set such a trap. It was a very good trap for sure.
Originally posted by RJHinds If I were playing this game as White OTB, I am sure I would have take the pawn even earlier with 19.Rxa3. I did see the fork coming after 22...Nc4 however and would not have taken the pawn at that point. Instead, I would most likely have played 23.Rfd1, because I did not see far enough ahead to set such a trap. It was a very good trap for sure.
Hey, the main reason I didn't do it on 19. is that I didn't want doubled pawns in front of my king, and the big risk from the knight. I only began looking at ways to get behind enemy lines when the g and h pawns charged forward to corner my bishop. Up until then I was wary of nabbing the a-pawn as I think it would have left me positionally unsound. In the end though, that worked to my advantage.
Originally posted by morgski Hey, the main reason I didn't do it on 19. is that I didn't want doubled pawns in front of my king, and the big risk from the knight. I only began looking at ways to get behind enemy lines when the g and h pawns charged forward to corner my bishop. Up until then I was wary of nabbing the a-pawn as I think it would have left me positionally unsound. In the end though, that worked to my advantage.
So you didn't see the trap that for ahead, but just got lucky, right?
Yes, I saw the doubled pawns, but I figured it is worth it, since I would have a pig on the 7th rank and strong supported center pawns and an open g file that I can use for my other rook once I move the king to h1.
Originally posted by vivify At move 31, why not Rxf4?
That looks okay to me too. White is another pawn up and still protecting his e-pawn. White is also threatening a back rank checkmate. Black might try g5 attacking the rook, but I doubt if that will really help him much.
P.S. Oh! I see now. 31...Qa1+ now white can not avoid being checkmated.
One must look at all possible opponents moves, pretending the piece is in the new location. When the rook leaves the back rank it may result in a back rank mate. It is easy to forget that after the rook moves from that back rank it is no longer protecting it. I have this problem of visualization many times now in my old age. I need to move the pieces and actually see the new position and then I can see it from the opponents point of view.
Show me your traps.
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