What is happening here?

Game 7409072

The new number one that is now number 2, resigns to the undefeated. Black steals the initiative in a 2 knights defense. But what is the threat at the moment of resignation?

The obvious threat is 20...fxg3. White is about to get his kingside smashed up.

e.g 20.Ne5 fxg3 21.Qxg4 gxh2+ 22.Kxh2 Bf3. Looks bloody.

Originally posted by Goshen
The obvious threat is 20...fxg3. White is about to get his kingside smashed up.

e.g 20.Ne5 fxg3 21.Qxg4 gxh2+ 22.Kxh2 Bf3. Looks bloody.

indeed, crafty yields;

What does Crafty project after 21.Nxg4 instead of 21.Qxg4 ?

Would have been good to see the gory end.

This one has Fantal resigning after 9 (11) moves in a thematic tournament
against the same opponent.
Again he could have played on to so we can see the gruesome bits.

Game 7312108

I'm all for opening experiments but even a hacker like me could have
told him 6...Ng5? was a howler.

After the Queen moves (Qd8) then d5 practically forced the Knight back to Nb8.
It's a shambles.

Wonder if he had the board around the wrong way and quickly played 6...Ng5
instead of the theorectical 6...Nb4. It's a mirror image.

as played 6...Ng5



Theory 6...Nb4



Perhaps here...



...he was expecting 7.cxd5 when 7...Nxf3+ is OK.

Originally posted by Schach Attack
What does Crafty project after 21.Nxg4 instead of 21.Qxg4 ?

I don't think we need Carfty to show us what happens if Nxg4.