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cranb3rry

A daily game that went horribly wrong for my opponent (and don't you dare tell me that this looks like a bullet game!)

 

gchess33

I was crushed this game because I couldn't find good counterplay.

 

chuddog

Another win in the style of Morphy. Kickin' it old-school.

 

 

Ben_Dubuque

chuddog, there is Savage, and then there is what you did to Black in that game. 

gchess33

A fun game where I got to the King before my opponent.

 

WilliamJohnB

Here's one that I just finished less than an hour ago at an OTB tourney in northern Virginia.

 

 

SeniorPatzer
WilliamJohnB wrote:

Here's one that I just finished less than an hour ago at an OTB tourney in northern Virginia.

 

 

 

What about Black playing 19... Bxg6, 20 Bxf8 Kxf8?  Black is still surviving and has two minor pieces for the rook.

WilliamJohnB
SeniorPatzer wrote:
WilliamJohnB wrote:

Here's one that I just finished less than an hour ago at an OTB tourney in northern Virginia.

 

 

 

What about Black playing 19... Bxg6, 20 Bxf8 Kxf8?  Black is still surviving and has two minor pieces for the rook.

 

19...Bxg5 20.Bxf8 Kxf8 { White would continue as follows: } 21.fxg6 Kg7 ( 21...f6 22.Qxh5 Kg7 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Qh8+ Ke7 25.g7 { where there is no way for black to prevent the promotion of white's g-pawn without losing further substantial material } ) ( 21...h4 22.Qh5 Be3+ ( 22...Qe7 23.Qh8# ) ( 22..Qd8 23.Rxf7+ Ke8 24.Qh8# ) 23.Kh1 f5 24.Qh8+ Ke7 25.g7 { where there is no way for black to prevent the promotion of white's g-pawn without losing further substantial material } ) ( 21...Qe7 22.Qxd5 Be3+ 23.Kh1 { where there is no way to prevent both 24. Rxf7+ or 24. Qxa8 simultaneously } ) ( 21...Nc6 22.Qxh5 Be3+ 23.Kh1 Nd8 24.Qh8+ Ke7 25.g7 { where there is no way for black to prevent the promotion of white's g-pawn without losing further substantial material } ) 22.gxf7 Be7 23.f8=Q+ Bxf8 24.Qxf8+ Kg6 25.Rf6+ Kg5 26.Rbf1 { where either mate or loss of a large amount of material is inevitable. } 1-0

KantWasWrong

@lordcashflow: a very entertaining game!

FractalDante

 

KantWasWrong

@ambidextrousjojo: smooth.

KantWasWrong

 

chuddog

Bullet silliness. Obviously the initial piece sac isn't sound with proper play by black. But in 1/0, I can pretend I'm Michael Tal. happy.png

 

 

chuddog

Mikhail Tal, sorry

Barefoot_Player

@chuddog, Thanks for the Tal story about your game  wink.png

noonoo100

I mated my wife in 2 moves

chuddog
Barefoot_Player wrote:

@chuddog, Thanks for the Tal story about your game 

No problem. At least the game itself was Short. And I should probably stop acting like a Fischer for compliments.

Firethorn15

A nice couple I played just now:

 

gchess33

 

Robhad

@csayant2014

If anybody ever tries that on you again, see below! You might want to try this trick. Really, there are a lot of ways to make that sacrifice on f2 look silly. 6. Qe2, Bh3 as in the game which is quite strong (quite possibly best), Nf3, etc.