Was there a way to win?

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31st March 2009, 10:18am
#1
by Sleeper
Croatia
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 28

I tried everything... probably wrong decision to sacrifice two rooks and knight

at the first place

31st March 2009, 12:46pm
#2
by o-blade-o
Algiers Algeria
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 464

the mistake was : when you gave 2 rooks + knight

31st March 2009, 01:00pm
#3
by klc57690
Missouri United States
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 119

After 11... Qxb2 you should have castled... then when he takes your rook, you win the queen by Nc3!! (Pretty sure about that) take a look.

And after you sacked your knight you should have checked with your dark squared bishop 19. Bg6 before moving your queen to Qd4+ I didn't follow this out but I believe it has some potential promise.

Best time to attack is while that queen is down there being greedy on your back rank... if you can keep the attack up anyway

1st April 2009, 02:03am
#4
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4268

An unlikely-looking bid for a draw was 15 Nxh7.  After 15... Nxc4 though I think the Black king will be able to escape:  16 Qg6+ Kd8 17 Bg5+ Be7 18 Bxe7+ Kxe7 19 Qxg7+ Ke6 20 Ng5+ Kd5.

A more ambitious try was 15 Qf3.  Then there's 15... Be7 16 Bf7+ Kd8 17 Qd5 d6 18 Bxa5 (amazing how all these threats seem to hang together!) Bg4+ 19 Kf2 Qd1...and right about here is where my head exploded (seriously though, I think Black has managed to dig his way out of it).

Fun game!

1st April 2009, 11:37pm
#5
by ajaynath
guwahati India
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 82

over ambitious effort

2nd April 2009, 12:36am
#6
by jedikush
Losangeles United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 81

i got the win for white right here! :D the moves to do if he accepted the sacrifices which he did.

 

11.qxb2 Ng5. 12Qxa1. Bf7+ 13 Kd8 Qxg4. 14 Qxb1+Ke2. 15 Qxh1 Ne6+ 16 Dxe6, Bg5+ Be7. 17 Qd4+ Bd7 18 Bxe6 Kc8 19. Qxd7+ Kb8. 20 Bxe7 Nc6. 21.Bd6. and that wraps things up :D

8th April 2009, 10:42pm
#7
by Sleeper
Croatia
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 28

You are forgeting that black queen can buzz around giving constant checks.... thats why i was forced to play some of the moves

8th April 2009, 11:45pm
#8
by thausa
Sri Lanka
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 136

How about the following changes.

10. a3 then 11. Ng5 12. Nf7

Or

11. Bc3

Or

14. Qd4

 

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