This game had everything. I felt like it was well played on both sides and I didn't know who was going to win. I was in time trouble, but thankfully it was 15/5 and I was able to keep my clock right about 1 min. My hat is off to my opponent as I think we played one great game!
Speculative Sacrifice Leads to exciting game (analysis please)
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immortalgamer
Oct 13, 2009
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#1
how about
52... Rh5+
53... Rg4+
54... Rh3+
55... Rg2+
and 56... Rh1#
what do you think???
8.e3 opening a way for his bishop to castle kingside, protecting the pawn on d4
11. Rb1??
18... Nxe5? how about keeping the knight and let him take the bishop (if he wants to) because it's a bad bishop anyway.
35. Bxe6+ ? why take the pawn????
9. Bxb4!? is imaginative but it only works after the mistake Rb1, because after the exchanges black is at least equal or even better (with extra pawns).
however a move like 11. Qc1!? seems to completely kill black's counterplay when white can play g3 and castle safely.
22... d4! a great move which blocks in the light bishop
26... h4! activates the rook (good idea!)
however the endgame looks equal if not better for white because of the two bishops...
... yet you managed to win, making this game not of a middle game treat, but rather of superior endgame technique.
good game as always,
shuttlechess92
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Oct 13, 2009
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#5
I actually spent 5 mins thinking about Bxb4 (which led to my time trouble). I also agree that Qc2 was the best move, but it felt so boring and pysychologically the move I played was I think hard to deal with especially after he knew I thought for 5 mins!
I agree that I felt I was in a equal if not losing endgame because of those bishops.
I also wondered about his move Bxe6+ and thought well what was better?
The bishop had to protect that diagonal and where else was it going to go? It in a way was trapped because that a pawn would become a huge monster.
After it was the rook bishop vs. rook rook I just tried to get my rooks to good (light squares) while keeping that center pawn protected.
I thought the game was a draw until he played g4? that was just incorrect and wasn't nessasary. I couldn't break through his defense and if he hadn't made that error I'm sure it would have been drawn.
