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1st July 2008, 09:35pm

#1

by Gabriel_dCF
Sao Carlos - SP Brazil

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 125

A long game I've just played on the Live Chess. It was not technically good, my opponent played quite bad. In fact, my penultimate move was not really a Queen Sacrifice, I left it en prise indeeed, but taking it was an error that led black to be mated. The lesson one should take here is "There's no free lunch on chess either"

1st July 2008, 09:43pm

#2

by ShadowLord
Sydney Australia

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 8

Impressive queen sacrifice, I’m not sure I would have seen that.

1st July 2008, 09:50pm

#3

by NM tonydal
United States

Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4246

Black can play 7... ef, because if 8 Bxg7 fg 9 Bxg2 Qg5.

15... Nxd5

1st July 2008, 09:57pm

#4

by ashwath
bangalore India

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1013

i must say that , this was just "SUPERB"

1st July 2008, 10:00pm

#5

by Rael
Calgary Canada

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 5084

On turn 13, can't you castle kingside?

1st July 2008, 10:03pm

#6

by Rael
Calgary Canada

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 5084

Wow, what an ending! It's deadly that you saw that. Great work man.

1st July 2008, 10:14pm

#7

by Kangus
SLC United States

Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 18

Ill say it.. It was a great trick.

1st July 2008, 10:21pm

#8

by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 3660

Black should first play ... Rxg2+ and if white takes the rook then Nxe3 CHECK

2nd July 2008, 07:20am

#9

by Gabriel_dCF
Sao Carlos - SP Brazil

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 125

tonydal wrote:

Black can play 7... ef, because if 8 Bxg7 fg 9 Bxg2 Qg5.

15... Nxd5

Indeed... As I said, that was a technically bad game :( But I think the ending was worthy. Thanks for the analysis anyway, I can't believe I haven't seen those points even when writing the comments!

2nd July 2008, 07:26am

#10

by Gabriel_dCF
Sao Carlos - SP Brazil

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 125

Rael wrote: On turn 13, can't you castle kingside?

I could, but I was looking to centralize my rook too. Thought that way I'd both defend my king and attack.

2nd July 2008, 11:50am

#11

by NM tonydal
United States

Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4246

ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote: Black should first play ... Rxg2+ and if white takes the rook then Nxe3 CHECK

18... Rxg2+ 19 Kh1

2nd July 2008, 12:59pm

#12

by Maradonna
Scotland

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 2127

Everybody loves queen sacrifices - try telling that to Mary Queen of Scots :)

Nice sacrifice. It sort of reminded me of the Opera game:

2nd July 2008, 01:33pm

#13

by Gabriel_dCF
Sao Carlos - SP Brazil

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 125

Wow, fantastic! The last moves were quite similar, but Morphy sacrificed knight, bishop, rook and queen! Thanks for sharing :)

2nd July 2008, 02:39pm

#14

by snowboardk716
CA United States

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 585

All I have to say is NICE JOB!!!!!

4th July 2008, 09:33am

#15

by Hydrocannon
New Dehli India

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 138

Nice Job!

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