actually he can because after 22. Bxg2 Rxd1 23.Rc8 is winning for white.
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22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Qxd8+ and White should have a comfortable lead.
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White CAN take the bishop, if you capture his queen he will MATE you on the back rank with his rook.
1.Bxg7 Rxd1??
2.Rc8+ Rd8
3.Rxd8#
Lesson? STOP AND THINK BEFORE YOU POST.
I think you mean 1.Bxg2, Eli. Remember: stop and think before...
I don't think Black has better than 21... Kh8 then maybe White plays 22.Qf3 and I think Black is simply down a full rook with nothing to show for it... Black is lost.
Feb 19, 2009
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Great thing about this forum...the TITLE. It should be printed along the edge of beginners' chess boards.
So I think this novice has learned his lesson. Here is the game:
Here is how it COULD have gone:
At this point, white can't take with his bishop, because I can take queen with my rook. Also, if he doesn't move rook, I take it, so when he does, I move the bishop to f3, revealing a check and attacking the queen with the bishop. I take the queen, and the game would have been a different story.
The lesson? STOP AND THINK BEFORE MOVING.