One of Nimzovich's games, about a hundred years ago, had a similar theme of restricting the opponent's pieces to complete passivity:
Imprisoning the rooks, queen and king all at once
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May 14, 2021
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blueemu wrote:
One of Nimzovich's games, about a hundred years ago, had a similaar theme of restricting the opponent's pieces to complete passivity:
That is beautiful. Love how that queen just becomes completely useless by move 22.
I'm in a small minority of people who find this more satisfying than seeing a Tal like sacrifice combo.
Nov 17, 2021
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Nov 18, 2021
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alphaous wrote:
I like it. Totally my sort of game 
Nov 18, 2021
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My favorite "imprison the enemy army" variation is the Drunken Knight Gambit in the Alekhine's Defense.
In this game, i manage to do just that.
-The queen can never move because of discovered checks like Nxf5
-The rook on g8 can only go to the useless g6, and then back again
-The rook on h8 has a "do not disturb sign" on his door
-The king has no squares to go to
Have any of you built a more brutal prison in chess?