Wow

I had no idea this was a thing.

Originally posted by WanderingKing
I had no idea this was a thing.

[pgn][Event "Bern open"] [Site "Bern open"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Ervin Rosenblatt"] [Black "Reinhard"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "13"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 Be7 {What could possibly go wrong?} 7.Qd5 {Black loses a knight.} 1-0[/pgn]

Originally posted by WanderingKing
I had no idea this was a thing.

[pgn][Event "Bern open"] [Site "Bern open"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Ervin Rosenblatt"] [Black "Reinhard"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "13"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 Be7 {What could possibly go wrong?} 7.Qd5 {Black loses a knight.} 1-0[/pgn]

In that last line given by ChessP.
Many players on here and OTB have resigned after 6.Qd5 Nh6 and 7.Bxh6



Game 9109581 is just one example.

However things are not that clear. White has to give the piece back.
here are the next 4 moves from Game 8256662

Originally posted by greenpawn34
[b]In that last line given by ChessP.
Many players on here and OTB have resigned after 6.Qd5 Nh6 and 7.Bxh6

[fen]r1bqk2r/ppppbppp/2n4B/3Q4/2B1P3/2p2N2/PP3PPP/RN2K2R b KQkq - 0 7[/fen]

Game 9109581 is just one example.

However things are not that clear. White has to give the piece back.
here are the next 4 moves from Game 8256662[/ ...[text shortened]... happening now? In the game link I posted. Black mated White in 27 moves.} [/pgn]

8.Bg5 cxb2 Looks OK.

So it looks like SG is right, and it's the bishop check that leads to trouble in the original line. It's thanks to the check that white can take the c3 pawn without losing a tempo.