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bishop sacrifice, blunder or genius ?

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n8boy
plan was to expose the king to set up later attacks; when i did this move i felt like a real genius but to my dismay on the computer analysis they has this as a blunder is this something a computer can't see or was this just a bad move.



IMKeto

Thats a blunder.

notmtwain
n8boy wrote:
 
plan was to expose the king to set up later attacks; when i did this move i felt like a real genius but to my dismay on the computer analysis they has this as a blunder is this something a computer can't see or was this just a bad move.



Definitely a blunder. But you can do stuff like that in blitz games and often get away with it.

And your opponent made the last blunder.

 

n8boy

 blunder seems way to harsh for my reasoned attack, if anything this is a mistake or inaccuracy + that move set up my win. does anyone know why this is classed as a blunder ?

little_guinea_pig
n8boy wrote:

 blunder seems way to harsh for my reasoned attack, if anything this is a mistake or inaccuracy + that move set up my win. does anyone know why this is classed as a blunder ?

Because you said in the title of the forum - "Blunder or genius?" And I would have to say, doing that when the only piece supporting your attack is the queen would be considered a blunder.

ParadisiacalUndressing

It’s a blunder because king exposer/disabling castle is not an equivalent trade for a bishop in the current state of board. If you had imminent threats coming in a few turns and you knew the opponent castling would be the only defense, then the engine would not have claimed the move to be a blunder. You had safer, better plays.