Nice game. Why not 18. Rf1? It wins the queen.
I don't see why he traded off his fianchettoed bishop. That's like the unofficial cardinal rule of fianchettoing: never trade it off, especially when it's guarding your king.
Nice game. Why not 18. Rf1? It wins the queen.
I don't see why he traded off his fianchettoed bishop. That's like the unofficial cardinal rule of fianchettoing: never trade it off, especially when it's guarding your king.
Nice game. Why not 18. Rf1? It wins the queen.
I don't see why he traded off his fianchettoed bishop. That's like the unofficial cardinal rule of fianchettoing: never trade it off, especially when it's guarding your king.
yes to the fianchettoed bishop however: 18. rf1+ does not win the queen....
here is a game that i recently played as white from the sicilian opening. i ended up winning but i missed a cool checkmate at the end of the game. I will post the puzzle below the game. comments welcome, as always.