two bishops for a rook and a pawn, and a scary rook sacrifice

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19th May 2008, 04:18pm
#1
by colle-pirc
purcellville United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 330

in this game, i think i got an advantage in the middle game, but i thought i blew it when white's knights got past my pawns, but when my opponent traded their two strong knights for an inactive rook, and then opened lines for my bishops, i came away with the win, after sacrificing a rook for an attack with two bishops on an undefended king.

 



19th May 2008, 06:29pm
#2
by Sparta
New York United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 562
Good game! You were right with that pin though; instead on 31. dxe5?? white should have gone for Rd1-d2 winning material.
19th May 2008, 06:47pm
#3
by joemack
Wellington New Zealand
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 58
Well played!!
19th May 2008, 07:10pm
#4
by redhotman
mejor pais del mundo Argentina
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 195

haha, i like your sense of humor,

by the way, we need to play the final to Tanner's knockout tourney, you need to challenge me 


19th May 2008, 09:56pm
#5
by einstein_69101
Lincoln, Nebraska United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 2316
Very nice game!  :)  Actually I was surprised that white did not play 25 Nxc4 forking the queen and rook.  :)
19th May 2008, 10:18pm
#6
by beane
NY United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 51
einstein, i was wondering the same thing.  did you ask your opponent cuz it sure looked like he was setting up for that
19th May 2008, 10:42pm
#7
by RobTzu
Kansas City, KS United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 77
nvm.
20th May 2008, 08:14am
#8
by colle-pirc
purcellville United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 330
i wondered about that too actually they would have been up the exchange

 

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