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Submitted by rollingpawns on Tue, 10/28/2008 at 7:09am.

Here is the recent online correspondence game, played mostly “real-time”. After 14. f4 I looked at the different ways of saving the bishop, didn’t like h6, etc.. and decided to sacrifice a pawn by playing 14. … Be4.

 

 

I saw that I have a check Bh4+ and thought that it will give me sufficient compensation. 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bh4+ 17. Kf1 dxe4

 

 


Here white took the pawn, it proved to be wrong. 18. Qxe4 Re8 19. Qg2 Qd2 20. Rb1 Rad8 (with the threat Qd1+). 21. Qf3 Re3!  

 

 


White resigned ( 22. Qg2 Qd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxd1#, so white has to give up the Queen).

 

 

After the game I realized that final mating position reminds me the mate from the famous Morhy's game at the Paris Opera with Duke Karl/Count Isouard. Many years ago I read a book about Paul Morphy, adored him and memorized a few games, including that one. Interesting, was it somewhere in my mind when I was playing this game? 

 

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by rollingpawns - 8 months ago
Canada
Member Since: Sep 2008
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plane129, yavuz1990 - thanks!

My Names - I would recommend to look at the games of the great chessplayers like Morphy, Alekhine, Tal, etc. You will get the ideas and then hopefully at some moment you will be able to implement them.

by MyNames - 8 months ago
United States
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I wish I could have games like that

by jerry2468 - 10 months ago
United States
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great game

by plane129 - 10 months ago
ca United States
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nice game.

by rollingpawns - 12 months ago
Canada
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 193

yavuz1990 - thanks. Yeah, probably it was.

evgraan - well said.

by evgraan - 12 months ago
Cape Town South Africa
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 1

Good game! I am always intrigued how our inability to (unlike the masters) see clearly beyond the near future in a game of chess produces a precarious balance of challenges, woes, seemingly lost positions and brilliant recoveries, unexpectedly cunning saving moves and the excitement and thrill of hope, how-ever small, being rekindled and exploding into an inferno of victory, to our opponents' lament : )

by yavuz1990 - 12 months ago
Istanbul Turkey
Member Since: May 2008
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Yes, I think it was somewhere in your mind and came out in a similar position! Great game!

 
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