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mastershredder
I'd like to get some feedback on this game. What does this say about my play? Was this just a fluke checkmate? I think of myself as a positional player. I realize I probably get owned with this position by anyone over 1500. But I feed my oponent 2 minor pieces in exchange for a very tight positional advantage. I have an extremly difficult time NOT taking these situations when I am offered them, sometimes my senses tell me to restrain and not play like this but at move 12, I was looking at it and was pretty sure I had him dead in the water. Is there a way I lose this game after i sac my light bishop or did I have my ducks in a row this time?11. f7+ leads to my opponent playing Kf8 which I think leads to an inevitable mate. Had he played Ke7 I see more possibilities for him to escape. I need some anaylsis on this. Am I positionally better, or do my sacrificies end up costing me the game?
Scottrf
Brave play. Clearly taking your queen with his king was better though.
xitvono
I think taking the second piece is very dangerous for black, even if he plays ke7. Then if white plays pxn then I think qx is fine for black, but instead I would probably play bg5 and then after nf6 play qf3 and maybe later ng4 to gang up on the knight and keep the attack going. Instead I would play qxf6 as black and I think white's attack stops there since he must take care of the f2 mate threat
IM pfren
Black is better after 13...Kxe7, but of course White could have won very easily by bringing all his forces out instead of making dubious sacrifices (e.g. I can't see how Black, who has completely neglected his development, can survive after 6.d4 ed4 7.b4 - or later, after something as simple as10.f7+).
10.Ne5?? allowed Black to escape by 10...Bxf2+! when Black gains the advantage- but after the bad move played (10...dc4??)white is winning again- not with 12.Qd6+? but rather by the very simple 12.fg8Q+ Rxg8 13.Bh6+ etc (13.Qf3+ "just" picks up Black's Queen, so it's less good).
5/22/2013 - Good Night to the Enemy
by floydie 4 minutes ago
gg
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