Giving up your Queen for two Rooks

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Avatar of dglidewell032

I just wanted to share my analysis of a game that took place during the UCF vs FIU team match since I was interested enough to spend a whole hour looking at different lines. In the game white played 29. Rxe7+ Rxe7 30. Qxd8 Qxd8 31.Rxd8 Rxf7 an even exchange of pieces which is still good for white because white was up material to begin with. However, white had an oppurtunity to go up material since not only are 2 Rooks (10 pts) worth more than 1 Queen (9 pts) but white can also grab black's bishop with a zugzwang, grabbing 13 pts of material for the cost of 9 pts making it more than worth it, white ends up with a whole army of pieces vs a black queen.

I didn't use an engine so I appologize if my analysis is inaccurate, I hope you guys like my analysis though! Smile

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Trust me, your analysis seems genuine to me. My concerns centered around a). the kingside pawn structure, b). the back rank, and c). THE BACK RANK. I tend to worry about the back rank, even if there's nothing much at the back rank to worry about. At the time, I just felt much safer going for an even exchange to simplify things significantly.

Well, I'm flattered. Never thought I'd see any of my games get a formal analysis. l:3

 

 

Avatar of arnold_ucf

Yea nice game! The analysis is a little insane, it was already won but this line is very difficult and not likely to be found by most players. Well done!

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thatturkey wrote:

Trust me, your analysis seems genuine to me. My concerns centered around a). the kingside pawn structure, b). the back rank, and c). THE BACK RANK. I tend to worry about the back rank, even if there's nothing much at the back rank to worry about. At the time, I just felt much safer going for an even exchange to simplify things significantly.

Well, I'm flattered. Never thought I'd see any of my games get a formal analysis. l:3

 

 

Haha yeah np man. I just saw the tactic that by count is winning and then I got interested in the lines that follow it so I thought I would look at it. It's hard to find a move for black on the move after white captures black's last rook but I think c4 is black's best continuation attempting to clear space for black's king and attacking white's rook but black's attempts are futile, he can not save his queen or king.