Castling on opposite sides

17th November 2008, 01:00pm

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by bobbereight
Madison, WI United States

Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 165

Here is a g10 game I just played... incorrect opening + underdevelopment + pawn storm yields white the win. Please give me your thoughts.

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17th November 2008, 01:34pm

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by JohnPaladin
Phoenix Ireland

Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 128

very nicely done.

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19th November 2008, 10:55am

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by bobbereight
Madison, WI United States

Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 165

Ok, played another game with a similar theme. This time it was G20. Unfortunately, the text wasn't working for me. It's not technically castling on opposite sides, but has the same themes. This time, I needed a sacrifice to break through. One decoy sacrifice (Bxa7+) and one clearance sacrifice (e4+). I had the white pieces.

Bobbereight (1488) vs. sthubert (1296)

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9th December 2008, 02:12pm

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by bobbereight
Madison, WI United States

Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 165

Just playing around with this post.

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9th December 2008, 08:24pm

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by nerdie
Iloilo Philippines

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 523

bobbereight wrote:

Ok, played another game with a similar theme. This time it was G20. Unfortunately, the text wasn't working for me. It's not technically castling on opposite sides, but has the same themes. This time, I needed a sacrifice to break through. One decoy sacrifice (Bxa7+) and one clearance sacrifice (e4+). I had the white pieces.

Bobbereight (1488) vs. sthubert (1296)

Chess.com live game

Paul Morphy would have moved 6. Qb3

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9th December 2008, 08:33pm

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