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Kevin Spraggett vs Giovanni Vescovi
3rd Aeroflot Festival 2004  ·  Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Flohr System (C92)  ·  1-0


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Mar-31-04   ruylopez900: W/ help from a friend game continues:

37. Qc6 Rb8 38.Qc7 Nd7 39.Rb1 Rxb1 40.Rxb1 when the Bishop is hanging and can't be saved.

Mar-31-04   ruylopez900: Also interesting is the fact that 32...Qg7 is the only move. Other wise:

32...Kh8 33. Ng6+ Kg8 34.Ne7+ Kh8 (34...Kf7 35.Qg6++) 35.Qg8++

32...Bg7 33.Nh6+ Kh8 (or Kf8) 34.Ng6++

32...Ng5 33.Qxg5 and we're back to the beginning.

So there you have it.

May-09-04   ruylopez900: http://www.chesscafe.com/kdf7/aero2...

Annotation on the last 10 or so moves of this game.

May-16-04
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  kevin86: An series of sacs-both bishops (in an odd way) and a queen. The bishop sac on b6 was a neat way for a lateral clearence for his queen. The odd thing,white winds up ahead in material.
Oct-14-04   offramp: Superb. I didn't see it at all. I did notice that there was the possibility of a mate with knights on g6 and h6... But that's all.
Oct-14-04   Johnp: Hi, what about 31.Bh6, although I'm not a good player it seems to me that black has no good means of escaping whithout loosing too much material. I'm probobly wrong :)
Oct-14-04
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: I think Spraggett saw both Bishop sacs before he played them. The first sac is easy: all four minors aimed at the Black King and only a flimsy pawn shield to protect them. The next move, Nf3-h4 is also obvious: another piece moves into the breach and threatens the g6 square. So he's already seen three moves quickly and all that's left is getting the Be3 out of the way so the Queen can join the fun.

Of course, I didn't see any of this, but Spraggett has the sort of imagination and tactical ability to envision a rare, if not unprecedented, type of combination.

Oct-14-04
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  patzer2: <ruylopez> Expanding on Black's best line <32...Ng5 33. Qxg5+>, play continues 33...Bg7 34. Nh6+ Kh8 [34...Kf8 35. Ng6#] 35. Qxh5

[35...Ba6 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Qf5! Bxh6 38. Ne7+! Kh8 39. Qf6+ Bg7 40. Qh4+ Bh6 41. Qxh6#]

[35...Bd7 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Ng5 Bh6 (38...e4 39. Qh7#) 39. Qxh6 Bxh3 40. Qh8#]

[35...Qd7 36. Rc3 Bxh6 37. Rg3 Rg8 38. Qxh6+ Qh7 39. Qf6+ Rg7 40. Ng6+ Qxg6 41. Rxg6 Raa7 42. Rh6+ Kg8 43. Qd8+ Kf7 44. Rf6#]

[35...Bxh6?? 36. Qxe8+ ; 35...Qe7?? 36. Ng6+ ; 35...Be6?? 36. dxe6 ]

Oct-14-04
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  Willem Wallekers: Wow! I tried to apply the theory of Alexander Shashin and it worked! http://www.chesscafe.com/misha/mish... p = 1.25
(on move 31)
Oct-14-04   clocked: <Willem Wallekers> check out the p for Tal vs Larsen, 1965 right before 16.Nd5!
Oct-14-04   Zaius: I saw it woohoo !
Oct-14-04   themindset: i found Bb6, but apparently my silicon friend thinks that Bd2 is even more crushing. i'll let him think about it overnight.
Oct-14-04
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  Willem Wallekers: <clocked> about 1.6 right? I hope I'll find the time to check your lines on Capablanca - N.N.
Oct-14-04   ruylopez900: Hmm, I didn't get it so much as remember it from last time, but I guess that's a good thing! Congrats to Spraggett for finding this against a 2633 player!
Oct-14-04   Akavall: Nice Tactic!
Oct-14-04
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  kevin86: I saw this one rather easily-I have played this one before-note the earlier comment.This one is better served with a wide angle lens lol
Oct-14-04   Rank Amateur: Why does Black interpose the Q instead of the bishop? And given that move, why doesn't White just take it: 33 Nxg7? Seems simpler.
Oct-14-04
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  Benzol: <Rank Amateur> See the earlier posts by <ruylopez900> and <patzer2> above on March 31st and October 14th respectively.
Oct-15-04   Marco65: <Rank Amateur> After 33.Nxg7 Bxg7 count the material, White gets the queen, but for 3 minor pieces. <patzer2> I know I must miss something obvious, but I propose 32...Ng5 33.Qxg5+ Kh7 as best defence. My point is that after 34.Qxh5+ Kg8 35.Qxe8 is without check now, and Black can play 35...Bxf5 36.Qh5 Bh7 with two minor pieces for a rook, although the exposed king should be decisive at the end.
Oct-17-04
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  patzer2: <Marco65> You are correct that after <32...Ng5 33. Qxg5+ Kh7 34. Qxh5+ Kg8 35. Qxe8?! > Black puts up a tough defense.

However, after 32...Ng5 33. Qxg5+ Kh7 34. Qxh5+ Kg8 <35. Qg6+!!> 35...Kh8 [35...Bg7 36. Qxe8+ Kh7 37. Ne7 ] 36. Re4!! White has a decisive attack.

Play might continue 36...Qh7 [36...Bxf7 37. Nxf5 Qh7 38. Rh4 ; 37...Re7 38. Qf6+!! ] 37. Qf6+!! Bg7 [37...Kg8 38. Rg4+! ] 38. Ng6+ Kg8 39. Nge7+ Kh8 40. Nxg7 Rg8 41. Ne8+ Rg7 42. Rh4 Nxd5 43. Qxg7#

Oct-18-04   Marco65: <patzer2> Thank you for never forgetting a question of mine in these forums! If I were Black I would have played 32...Ng5 33.Qxg5+ Kh7 34.Qxh5+ Kg8 35.Qg6+! Kh8 36.Re4! Bxf5 37.Nxf5 Bg7 but then I found 38.Rh4+ Kg8 39.Nh6+ Kh8 (39...Kf8 40.Rf4+ Ke7 41.Rf7+ ) 40.Nf7+ Kg8 41.Rh8#
Oct-26-04   aw1988: Lol two bishop sacrifice... wrong idea but I guess you're technically right. :)
May-05-06   spirit: Any other Ruy lopez double b sacs...any one???
Nov-10-07
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  sallom89: very nice game.
Feb-26-09   WhiteRook48: common theme to win a queen
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