Knight Action

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9th April 2008, 05:39pm
#1
by dethwing
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 80

Here's a recent game that I won with some active knights and their forks. It ended on a blunder, but I think my pawn advantage would have been enough.


9th April 2008, 05:52pm
#2
by dethwing
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 80

I meant to add that on move 30, black could try d5+, Ke4, f5+.

If Kxf5, then Ne7+ and black will win the knight. Not Ke5 for simmiliar reasons. The idea is that the only way he can get out of it is with a knight check, which I must avoid. Instead, I'd have played gxf5, allowing doubled pawns.


9th April 2008, 10:22pm
#3
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4801

18... Kc8 appears to be winning (more) material for him.  On 19 Rxb7 there is 19... Rc8 followed by 20... Bc6; 19... Bc6 also might work, and after 20 Rxa7 Rxa7 21 Nxa7 Bd7; one problem here is that White can't save the knight with 22 b3 Kc7 23 a4 due to 23... Ra8 24 Nb5 Bxb5 25 ab Ra1+.

 

And by the way, yeah, he should've played 22... Bxe6 23 Re1 Rc6.  If 24 Nxc6 bc he really should be able to win that; and if 24 f5 Nxf5 25 Nxf5+ Kf7 and he's still a pawn up. 


10th April 2008, 06:21am
#4
by dethwing
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 80

I think you meant 18...Kd8. Thank you for the analysis.

 


 

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