... bad sac
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jerry2468 wrote:
... bad sac
Um, yes, that was rather the purpose of the thread.
yes
I have had that happen to me before where I was a full rook up and found out that he was going to mate me in 2 unless I give up my queen. Pissed me off so greatly since I had a major lead and it came out of nowhere.
devoid wrote:
Unfortunate. It would have been pretty.
Indeed, and is that not the rub? I was obsessed with it's "prettiness".
the beauty of an unsound sacrifice... such great delusions
Hmm.. a couple of people have suggested 18. h4. I never even thought of that:
There are no hiding places on the chess board if your opponent plays accurately, no redemption for bright but flawed ideas. Have you ever conceived of an attack that was beautiful and seemingly irrefutable (inevitably involving material sacrifice), thought you had all the bases covered, gone for it, and then discovered that your opponent had resources to refute it? Observe:
Check the board carefully, comrades, and let not illusion and fantasy overturn cold reason.
ED.