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Francisco Vallejo Pons vs Paul Motwani
Bled Olympiad (2002), Bled SLO, rd 6, Oct-31
Spanish Game: Classical Variation. Zukertort Gambit (C64)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-04-02  bishop: The e5 pawn was a thorn in Black's position that hindered his development. White built up his position behind this pawn, when it was finally exchanged, White used his superiority on the king file for decisive penetration.
Nov-04-02  Danilomagalhaes: In French opening we can see more times an e5 pawn, not in Ruy Lopez games. It´s very boring for black because it takes the natural square for the "horse"(f6), that can defend the h7 point. If we see old games with French opening, we can see sacrifices of Bishops at this point, winning the game in few moves. The game Ed. Lasker--Thomas doesn´t have Nf6, and a queen was sacrificed at h7. Sorry for the horrible English...
Oct-01-23  mel gibson: I didn't see that.

Stockfish 16 says:

21. Nxg6

(21. Nxg6 (Ne5xg6 Nc5xd3 Ng6-e7+ Kg8-h8 Qc2xd3 d7-d5 Ne7xc8 Ra8xc8 Re2-e7 Rf8-f7 Re7xf7 Qg7xf7 Qd3-d4+ Qf7-g7 Qd4xa7 Bc7-d6 a2-a4 Qg7-d7 a4-a5 c6-c5 a5-a6 Rc8-b8 ) +5.22/51 684)

score for White +5.22 depth 51.

Oct-01-23  Brenin: With Black's LSB imprisoned on c8 (a belated 20 ... d5 was needed, to free it), White can take control of the light squares around Black's K with 21 Nxg6 hxg6 (perhaps better is 21 ... Nxd3 22 Ne7+ Kh8 23 Qxd3, and Black is a P down with a bad position) 22 Re7 Qf6 23 Bxg6 as in the game line. If 22 ... Rf7 then 23 Re8+ Rf8 24 R1e7 Rxe8 25 Rxe8+ Kf7 26 Bxg6+ Qxg6 27 Rf8+ Kxf8 (Kg7 28 Rg8+) 28 Qxg6; Black has R+2B for Q+2P, but his exposed K, poor development and the advancing White pawns will be critical.
Oct-02-23  King.Arthur.Brazil: Initially I saw: 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Re7 Rf7 23. Re8+ Kh7 24. Ng5+ Kh6 25. f4 (d5 or similar, 26. Rh8+ Qxh8 27. Nxf7+ Kg7 28. Nxh8 Kxh8 with big advantage) Bxf4 26. Nxf7+ Qxf7 27. R1e7 Qf6 28. Rh8+ Kg5 29. gxf4+ Qxf4 30. Bxg6... W must win more material or give the mate. But B defends with 21... Nxd3! the tactics are favourable to B, in this case.

Thus, W must change its attack for: 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Nxg6 Rf7 23. Re8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Kh7 25. Ngh4+ Kh6 26. Rh8+ Qxh8 27. Qg6# ♕ (you know guys, I'm happy to take her away from him... LOL)

Alternatives:
A) 22... Rd8 23. Re8+ Kh7 24. Ngh4+ Kh6 25. Nf5+ win the ♕ also. B) 21... Bxe5 22. Nxe5 hxg6 23. Nxg6 Ne6 24. Nxf8 Nxf8 25. Re8 b5 26. R1e7 Qh6 27. Qf5 Qc1+ 28. Re1 Qh6 29. R1e4 d5 30. Rg4+... and W win quickly. C) In the above line: 29... Qg7 30. Rg4 Qxg4 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Qf6+ Kh7 33. Rh8#.

Oct-02-23
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  chrisowen: I web frail it's q pon guv it's hazy it's x Nxg6 ach it's much it's bug c concubine achtung match it's Nxg6 ear :)

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