I know it's not really a double bishop sac, but I wanna feel good about myself for finally winning a game in nice fashion and not due to a blunder. Also, please point out any mistakes in the annotations. Thanks :D
I don't think Qh5 was primitive or childish. The point was not to mate - that was obvious. The point was to provoke a move in the king's defensive pawn shield, which you then ripped apart. I give Qh5 an exclam! Nice game.
Thanks. And yeah, of coure Qh5 is not a direct mating move but aimed at provoking a weakness. I just think It's too obvious to get an exclam. A very strong move though.
If you were really bold you would have done a speculative bishop sacrifice, and then a 'rook lift' LOL... I mean (BxP ch.) Bxh7+ !? instead of Q-R5 (Qh5)...
The Gambit King
nice
Man, this thread is old..
i prefer to ready a rook lift, by moving it to an open or semi open file before saccing bishops. There's always the chance he would have been able to refute your attack in the two moves it would take to get it over to the kingside.
saying that, I haven't pulled that kind of double sac off in ages. Here's an exemplar double bishop sac from tony miles;
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