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Nice game batgirl. Black is lost after 19.gxf6 but I can't seem to find a win for white if black accepts the knight with 18...gh6 19.Qf6 (19.Rf6 Ne7) Be6!, where white has a draw by perpetual. Funnily enough, white has the win if he can hurl the e4 pawn while his opponents gaze is averted
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Black #14, the pawn moving up one square to h6 wasn't necessary, wonderfully exploited :)
Dec 16, 2012
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gambiteer12 wrote:
Nice game batgirl. Black is lost after 19.gxf6 but I can't seem to find a win for white if black accepts the knight with 18...gh6 19.Qf6 (19.Rf6 Ne7) Be6!, where white has a draw by perpetual. Funnily enough, white has the win if he can hurl the e4 pawn while his opponents gaze is averted.
I think you're right. This was a 5 min. game, so my sack had more thrust perhaps than it deserved. Finding the right defense quickly can be very hard, just as finding the right attack after the proper defense.
Dec 16, 2012
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morphynkapa wrote:
Very often chess games turn on who makes the last mistake, at least that's been my experience anyway.
No only who make the last mistake, but who recognizes an opponent's mistake and finds a way to take advantage of it. Sometimes chess seems to come down to observation.
Dec 16, 2012
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#9
"Gambiteer, I believe Black survives 19.....gxf6 20.Qxf6 with 20....Qe7"
I saw 20...Qe8 with probably a similar result, leaving White fighting for a draw. 20. Qxf6 is probably a mistake. 20. Qh3 or 20. Qh5 look a lot stronger.
Dec 16, 2012
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#10
kiwi_overtherainbow wrote:
Black #14, the pawn moving up one square to h6 wasn't necessary
Yeah, I though so too at the time. When someone seems to waste a move, it's not often easy to prove it was a waste... and if you don't try, later on that same move can become an asset instead of a waste.
Dec 16, 2012
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#11
batgirl wrote:
I played this game against the Sicilian Defense. On move 17 I sacked a Knight for a speculative attack. I made some mistakes in my attack, but less serious than the ones my opponent made defending.
In fact, you did not sac a N after all, as it turns out that after 17...Bxc4? White had the beautiful 18.Rxc6!. This wins White a piece, as Black would be well advised not to recapture with the Queen because of 19.Ne7+.
Regards,
SC
Dec 16, 2012
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#12
Yes, I put that combination in the notes as a missed opportunity. But I didn't see it at the time, so, while objectively it probably wasn't spectulative, for me at the time, it was.
yeres30 wrote:
gambiteer12 wrote:
Nice game batgirl. Black is lost after 19.gxf6 but I can't seem to find a win for white if black accepts the knight with 18...gh6 19.Qf6 (19.Rf6 Ne7) Be6!, where white has a draw by perpetual. Funnily enough, white has the win if he can hurl the e4 pawn while his opponents gaze is averted.
Gambiteer, I believe Black survives 19.....gxf6 20.Qxf6 with 20....Qe7 when White has no material left except the Q after 21.Qf5+ Kxh6 and is therefore compelled to go for a draw by perpetually checking Black's K.
White has 20.Qh5! Ne7 (forced) 21.Ng4+ Kg8 22.Qh6! and black must yield significant material to delay mate.
Dec 16, 2012
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#14
Yeah, White doesn't want to surrender the Knight or to trade Queens, that why Qxf6 looked so tasty, though it ends up being spoiled.
Dec 16, 2012
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#15
Black doesn't play the defense well.. he helped you little bit to win :)
Dec 17, 2012
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#16
LisaV wrote:
If I played black, I suspect after 17. Nf5, I'd feel doom descending upon me.
Well played. The only attack your oppponent had was the one you allowed for the sac. You were the boss of the board!
Well, Black couldn't find the better moves in a short time. Sometimes, confusion is one of Blitz' better tactics!
Dec 17, 2012
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#17
As a rule, I'm not fond of playing against the Sicilian, but I often have some good luck when I do. Here's a confusing Sicilan Najdorf I just played against:
Dec 17, 2012
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#18
I don't like the Sicilian for the same reasons. I never play it as Black, so I'm mostly flying be the seat of my pants as White.
Good game; that was one nasty rook. BTW, take a look at 14.fxe5; there's some more nastiness for you.
I played this game against the Sicilian Defense. On move 17 I sacked a Knight for a speculative attack. I made some mistakes in my attack, but less serious than the ones my opponent made defending.