Polerio Italian line: confusing, tactical, bizarre, impossible to calculate lines, discovered mate!

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FarewellToKings2112
Ben Dubuque, you'll enjoy this game I hope!

exceptionalfork

Very crazy and tricky line. Nice game, and cool checkmate at the end!

Johannian07

21. Kd8 seems like the best move to get out of check in that situation, so why is it a blunder? I can't figure out why.

Beautiful finish, though.

FarewellToKings2112
exceptionalfork wrote:

Very crazy and tricky line. Nice game, and cool checkmate at the end!

Thanks!

FarewellToKings2112
Johannian07 wrote:

21. Kd8 seems like the best move to get out of check in that situation, so why is it a blunder? I can't figure out why.

Beautiful finish, though.

Engine nonsense... Ba5+ which we both missed

Johannian07

Ahh, thanks. Interesting to look into Ba5+.