@19 why would you want the queens off if you're attacking? Keeping them on benefits white more I would think.
Want to know how many people are the full winning sequence for white.
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PopcornSC wrote:
@19 why would you want the queens off if you're attacking? Keeping them on benefits white more I would think.
I'm so confused now
Post 19 is Optimissed arguing that just winning the pawn was winning and easier to play then the mainline.
Although I just pointed out that long blindfold analysis leads to stunning mistakes, i have been treating the position as calculation training. This is what I can see by staring at the diagrammed position long enough.
1. Qxg7 Qf6 2. Bh6 Qxh6 3. Qxh8 Qg6 (seems like the best defense. 4. O-O-O (I cannot calculate the consequences of an immediate 4. Bd3 Qxg2 5. Rg1 Qxf3 6. Rxg8+ Black will lose material, but his queen and dark squared bishop might combine to form annoying mating threats on f2. it should be noted that ....Qh1+ can be met with Bc1 or sacrificing the rook for an attack. (a) 4...Bd8 threatening the queen with Bf6 5. e5 f6 (5...d6 6. Bd3 and if 6...f5 7. exf6.) 6. Bd3 f5 and White can choose between g4 and Bc4, now Bc4 is the simple move. the meek Kf8 Qxg8+ is tantamount to resignation.) b. 4...d6 (Opening the center with his king still in it with 4...d5 is not a very good idea.) 5. Bd3 Bb6 6. Rg1 and e5 cannot be stopped.
I left this hard to read on purpose. I don't know if anyone else took finding the complete winning sequence so literally (and as a challenge), and I wouldn't actually have to calculate this deeply during a game. Four moves in looks like a good place to think things over, and I would be surprised if I am actually finding the best defense for Black.
Thank you... just played a game where I calculated the main line because of this exact idea...