Between a Rook and A Hard Place
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The issue you're starting to feel at about move 14 is that your development is lagging. He has 2 good Bs, 1 good R, 1 decent R, and a good Q. They have lost of mobility. White could keep attacking your Q while improving his pieces. You have a good, if exposed, Q. Your knight is average. Your Rs are still in the box.
After move 15 all you have to do is trade of the pieces and you win easily.
stormcrown wrote:
The issue you're starting to feel at about move 14 is that your development is lagging. He has 2 good Bs, 1 good R, 1 decent R, and a good Q. They have lost of mobility. White could keep attacking your Q while improving his pieces. You have a good, if exposed, Q. Your knight is average. Your Rs are still in the box.
After move 15 all you have to do is trade of the pieces and you win easily.
Thank you, Stormcrown. When I focus on an attack, I usually neglect to develop my remaining pieces during the game. I have to remember not to get overly excited in that kind of predicament, but in this instance, it worked out alright.
May 6, 2008
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After 24. Qe7??, better than Rad8 is Rae8!!. Your Bishop is immune to capture due to the back-rank mate threat, and the Queen's only safe square which still guards e1 is Qh4, which still loses to 25. ... Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Qxe1#. Best would be something like 25. Rg1, which guards against the mate threat, but loses the Queen - still a resignable situation.
omnipaul wrote: After 24. Qe7??, better than Rad8 is Rae8!!. Your Bishop is immune to capture due to the back-rank mate threat, and the Queen's only safe square which still guards e1 is Qh4, which still loses to 25. ... Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Qxe1#. Best would be something like 25. Rg1, which guards against the mate threat, but loses the Queen - still a resignable situation.
Hmm, I didn't see that at first. That's a much better move, Omnipaul. I got insecure about losing the Bishop instead of threatening the mate.
Thanks for that input.
