Jordan Zayas vs. Aaron Lawrence
August 2014
This was the second game of my challenge with Aaron. I had won the first game as Black.
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Game ending in Greek Gift, completed right after lesson on the Greek Gift
Apr 15, 2023
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LightingMan555 wrote:
Game ending in Greek Gift, completed right after lesson on the Greek Gift
Nice, I like how bro made the same move as my guy thinking it prevents mate
Douglas Thigpen vs. Jeffrey Serna
January, 2009
1) e4 b6 2) d4 Bb7 3) Nc3 e6 4) Nf3 d5 5) Bd3 dxe4 6) Nxe4 Nd7 7) 0-0 c5?!
c5 is not the best move, but why is that so? What disadvantages does Black have in his position? What should Black do instead? What should White do to take advantage of c5?
8) dxc5 Nxc5 9) Bb5+ Nd7
Black’s knight is pinned. How should White best exploit this?
10) Ne5! Bxe4 11) Bxd7+ Ke7
Black’s position is on the verge of collapse. What’s the fastest way to finish Black off? Think carefully, I’ve shown this position to experts who couldn’t solve it. Identify each weakness in Black’s camp (including vulnerable pieces) and find a solution that targets each weakness.
12) Qd4! If you found this move without peeking you’re doing very well indeed. This is a 2000+ tactical strength move to find. White centralizes the queen so she attacks as many targets as possible, including the undefended e4-bishop. However, if Black saves the bishop…
12) … Bb7 Find White to play, mate in 2.
13) Bg5+ f6 If Nf6 it is the same result by the same move. 14) Qb4#
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