thank you, NM tonydal! i always appreciate your comments. about asking questions, i sometimes become blinded with what a want to see and what other possibilities there may be. the game in its entirety is there, but my question was from the turn of 19. ... Rxb7.
Opponent resigned too early; alternatives?
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Sep 25, 2009
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tamdao wrote:
the game in its entirety is there, but my question was from the turn of 19. ... Rxb7.
19...Rxb7 definitely seems like a mistake. After 19...Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rxb7 white doesn't have too much, while black has 2 connected passers and probably a win.
Sep 25, 2009
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You're definitely right--- I spoke too fast. I hadn't noticed black was a piece down....
equalness
tonydal wrote:
Actually, by 19... Rxb7 Black's situation is much worse than it was in the diagram (and yes, he had to play 19... Qxd1 to have any hope of survival). The continuation you chose is quite strong, but you possibly had even better with 20 Nd5... the notion being (a common motif in such a situation) 20... Be7 21 Nxe7+ Qxe7 22 Qg4+ Kh8 23 Qg5, which wins the queen.
In addition to 21 Nh5, you could win the queen with 21 Rd1. And there's one more factor you can take advantage of in this position: the wobbly rook on b7. So too 21 Qf3 would win (21... Rd7 22 Nd5).
because i need to see it to understand what is written 
... paragraph 1 variation:
paragraph 2 variation:
In a recent game, my opponent resigned too early, which he realized almost immediately after doing so. Although my attack looked strong, I tried to figure out ways he could have fought back and made it through without a significant loss. What would be a better way for him to have equalized the threats?