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If black was willing to give up his queen, he could have gone to a King pawn end game. But white has a better pawn structure and would probably win. I suppose white could have chosen to go into a R vs R end game.
If you want to save your queen, you'll lose the game with something like this:
Bxf7 27. Bxf7 Rxf7 28 Re8+ Rf8 29. RXf8# (it doesn't matter which rook takes it)
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Originally posted by Elwyninterestingly....I did just that in one of my clubs after the game was no longer in progress....the queen sack was indeed best move.
That queen sacrafice with c guy 1 looks pretty dubious, I would be checking those moves against a prog.
Worst case scenario out of the deal I was up a passed pawn in a 5p v6p pawn endgame....most other lines lead to checkmate
Originally posted by EladarI don't see how he can get a rook and pawn endgame? After all the swapping, either the king is on f7 with the rook on f8 and Rf1+ swaps the rook or the rook is on f7, king on g8 and Re8+ forces the swap.
If black was willing to give up his queen, he could have gone to a King pawn end game. But white has a better pawn structure and would probably win. I suppose white could have chosen to go into a R vs R end game.
If you want to save your queen, you'll lose the game with something like this:
Bxf7 27. Bxf7 Rxf7 28 Re8+ Rf8 29. RXf8# (it doesn't matter which rook takes it)
The pawn endgame is easily winning for white with the protected passed pawn.
24.e6 is a fantastic move.
Originally posted by Schumithanks...I didn't have very much calculated at the time, I just felt like the white squared pressure was huge....and I went for it cause all other scenarios (after I accidently trapped my queen) led to inferior positions
I don't see how he can get a rook and pawn endgame? After all the swapping, either the king is on f7 with the rook on f8 and Rf1+ swaps the rook or the rook is on f7, king on g8 and Re8+ forces the swap.
The pawn endgame is easily winning for white with the protected passed pawn.
24.e6 is a fantastic move.