Take My Rooks!
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In this post, I'm going to share one of my most memorable games. The title is inspired from the book 'Take my rooks' written by Nikolay Minev and Yasser Seirwan. The book deals with rook sacrifices and I did remember the book while playing this particular game.
In this position, the natural 14.0-0 would have given an advantage to white. But, I got attracted by an idea involving a lot of checks. This was the moment I started calculating crazy lines.
In this particular moment, I calculated a variation that ended in a mate. I was very excited to see the whole thing at once and so played 17.Nc3.
Black played 17...Qxh1 18. Kd2 19.Qxa1
This is the real exercise - White to play
Currently work as a community manager for Chess.com India.
I have a GM norm and 3 IM norms. Became a FIDE Trainer in 2020. Coached two Indian Teams for the Olympiad for PWD. Apart from playing and teaching chess, I dabble in writing and reading. Can speak in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Marathi. I recently wrote a short story titled 'Over a Cup of Chai' that's available on amazon. My last novel 'The Lively Library & An Unlikely Romance' is a story of a library where books come to life at night.
My username was Geborgenheit previously.
Geborgenheit is a german word which is hard to explain. It can only be experienced; It could also be inner peace of your soul. Google says 'security' but it is more than that!
I do stream sometimes!