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Unreal_Pharaoh
Well, the titles says it all.
DimKnight
Some nice tactical shots, though white should have been more careful; in fact 26 Ra1 probably saves things for him. An important lesson--if your opponent is throwing material at you, take a minute to ask yourself why.
[And in case anyone here wants to give the original Francophone poster grief for calling a rook a "tower," you should know that in French they call it a "tour," which means exactly that.]
Thanks.
And yeah, I meant "rook".
Kupov
Looks like 26 Ra1 leaves you down a piece.
Flocc
I think black would respond with Rda8 and get more than his piece back.
First, my apologies for some coordinate confusion: in the game above, 26 Rh1 is the move I meant to suggest (26 Ra1 being illegal). Second, if white squirms out of the net after the sac 23...Bxh3+, black has two pawns for the piece, one of those being a dangerous passed pawn. Even after 26 Rh1, black can trade down and gain a third pawn (for a while), which would make for an interesting endgame (though maybe still lost for black). But probably worthy of consideration:
Thanks for the piece of advice !
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