And Why should everyone have an inferior line in their toolbox? 5.Bc4 is not best here, and Black has better ways to take advantage of all this rather than transposing into a Najdorf/Scheveningen hybrid.
And what says everyone should have any opening in their toolbox? Maybe some of us play 1...e5 instead of 1...c5.
And Why should everyone have an inferior line in their toolbox? 5.Bc4 is not best here, and Black has better ways to take advantage of all this rather than transposing into a Najdorf/Scheveningen hybrid.
And what says everyone should have any opening in their toolbox? Maybe some of us play 1...e5 instead of 1...c5.
I'm still learning man. Please show me what you have in mind. 
Nice!
I remember the first time I sacrificed an exchange in a tournament game. It felt so cool to win while being down material. I felt powerful transcending the "material"ceiling.
Thriller seems to be trolling.
Nice!
I remember the first time I sacrificed an exchange in a tournament game. It felt so cool to win while being down material. I felt powerful transcending the "material"ceiling.
Thriller seems to be trolling.
Thanks Eugene! this was from a 3-0 blitz game
I think Thriller is just mad that you said that little remark :P
Good game, good post. Move #13 was !!
Good game, good post. Move #13 was !!
Thanks Dan!
I remember I once played a similar game... The only difference is that I traded the Bishop instead of the Knight
I remember that I was actually scared of playing it, he was quite lower rated than me, and I was afraid of losing rating points because well, this was the High School State Tournament... and well, I think the sac scared him.... Anyways, I'm pretty proud of that game even though I was just a 1500 at that time....
I remember I once played a similar game... The only difference is that I traded the Bishop instead of the Knight
I remember that I was actually scared of playing it, he was quite lower rated than me, and I was afraid of losing rating points because well, this was the High School State Tournament... and well, I think the sac scared him.... Anyways, I'm pretty proud of that game even though I was just a 1500 at that time....
Very cool! Yeah I've done it the other way around too. I think that if the black dark-square bishop has moved and the g7 pawn is loose then the best way to do it is generally with the bishop: taking that pawn with the knight with check is an easy way to get immediate clear compensation. I have to say I think this sacrifice is one of my favorites
I played a very nice game today which I believe shows a thematic sacrifice in the opening that all chess players should have in their toolbox.
I dont want to try and steal any of your thunder becuase you actually did the best move and in fact when your opponent plays this wrong you can win alot of games like this however I just want to show you some of the area's that black would of did better so you can see the correct moves to get a feel for the line your playing
Thanks XPLAYERJX,
I am not an expert in any of these lines, but I certainly think you are right. This was a 3-0 blitz game, not a tournament game. That being said, I am not the strongest of tournament player. My weakness is certainly in the positional realm, and it is great to learn the theory.
Nice unrelenting attack after the Knight sac.
Thanks!
Thanks XPLAYERJX,
I am not an expert in any of these lines, but I certainly think you are right. This was a 3-0 blitz game, not a tournament game. That being said, I am not the strongest of tournament player. My weakness is certainly in the positional realm, and it is great to learn the theory.
Im not entirely sure what line you was trying to play here as white my first impression is that you was going for a Fischer- Sozin attack however if that is the case you need to castle kingside and play f4 if your intention was to castle queenside and play an English attack with f3 than you should be warned that the English attack is a bad line to play against the Siclian Kan you can end up losing by force in some lines if black knows what they are doing? The Siclian Kan is what your opponent played with the e6 pawn move
Yeah, I'm not incredibly booked up on any of these. I was just playing moves that seemed natural. Again, it was a blitz game. But please, if you feel up to it, post some of these lines in diagram form. I love talking theory!
David Levy in his book " Sacrifices in Sicilian " devoted 2 chapters in that thematic sacrifice .
dodgernation:
I agree with you that after 11... Bc8 black is fine. In my defense, my position is actually objectively fine too. After 11... Bc8 the chess.com "computer analysis" engine rates the postion at -.15 which is hardly an unsurmountable advantage for black. That being said, for a human player, I would say white's position is much easier to play, and black has to fight back fairly accurately to survive.
dodgernation,
I also have to say that I completely disagree with you that black is fine after white gets the queen for three pieces. At that point black is simply busted. However, you are correct in a way: the engine says that black should take the three pieces for the queen, because the alternative is what happened in the game. still black is busted either way.
dodgernation:
I agree with you that after 11... Bc8 black is fine. In my defense, my position is actually objectively fine too. After 11... Bc8 the chess.com "computer analysis" engine rates the postion at -.15 which is hardly an unsurmountable advantage for black. That being said, for a human player, I would say white's position is much easier to play, and black has to fight back fairly accurately to survive.
What matters is, it worked. I would just be careful of "falling in love" with sacrifices like this. They thend to slow your growth as a chess player. If you only play it at fast time controls, and understand that it wont work at slower time controls, or against decent players, then no harm :-)
Thanks dodger!
We all have the tendency to read what people say on the internet and get pissed off, and think they're just being trollish and mean. I'm glad that you clarified your position. And by the way, you make excellent points.
I played a very nice game today which I believe shows a thematic sacrifice in the opening that all chess players should have in their toolbox.