Gioachino Greco vs NN (1620)

Gioachino Greco vs NN
Miscellaneous Game 1620 · Italian Game: Classical. Closed Variation (C53) · 1-0

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Feb-03-05		InspiredByMorphy: 8. ...g5 was an overextension upon which white promptly answers with the mighty 9.Nxg5! Nice queen sac too.

Oct-20-05		DeepBlade: InspiredByMorphy, thanks for pointing that out. The game realy turns at that point, the Bishop which was about to be captured is now threating the Queen, and has snatched a pawn. What also makes me frown is the pawn with the lust to expand, and is promoted to a Queen. In my opinion, Black plays too many pawn moves, which creates a weakness. Greco just simply allowed him to promote because he already has the mating material, he was just setting it up. To cut a long story short, Black exchanges its actively defending Queen for a remote/useless Queen. And Greco launches his mating attack.

Sep-27-07		wolfmaster: 8...Be6 or ...Bg4 would clearly have been better.

Jul-28-11		Oliveira: I don't think Greco has chosen the best course of action with 19.b5+. The best line I found is 19.xe7+ c6 20.e4+ c5 [20... d7 21.b5+] 21.d5+ b4 22. b5#.

Nov-15-11		AnalyzeThis: This is a brilliant game, Tal would be proud.

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