| Jan-24-06 | | prinsallan: First mistake: 10 bxa5, technically it must be better to just push it with 10 b5. I understand the meaning of the capture... to create a powerful square for the Knight, but opening up for a Rook this early usually results in traumatic experiences. 24 Nxe4+ is an excellent way to pint out this weakness... Everything in whites defens are on the wrong side, keeping an eye on the Rook over there, and this Knight sac makes good sence (attacking the king while opening the diagonal for the Queen to attack position).
The attack comes swiftly and mate in inevitable...
For the total beginner: Of course 30 Nxh1 Rxh1# since the pawn covers the last square. Nice game Yelena. |
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| Jan-24-06 | | Yelena Dembo: Thanks for your words! But bxa5 is not a mistake at all! It is played by hundreds of GMs - the main line in fact! It is bad to play b5 as white needs files on the queenside and by b5 black gets the c5 square for the N! prinsallan: First mistake: 10 bxa5, technically it must be better to just push it with 10 b5. I understand the meaning of the capture... to create a powerful square for the Knight, but opening up for a Rook this early usually results in traumatic experiences.
24 Nxe4+ is an excellent way to pint out this weakness... Everything in whites defens are on the wrong side, keeping an eye on the Rook over there, and this Knight sac makes good sence (attacking the king while opening the diagonal for the Queen to attack position). The attack comes swiftly and mate in inevitable...
For the total beginner: Of course 30 Nxh1 Rxh1# since the pawn covers the last square. Nice game Yelena.
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| Jan-24-06 | | prinsallan: Aha, probarbly the most grandmasters dont play the continuation this way then. Well then 23 hxg4 is the sealing move, since this opens for the attack, maybe 23 fxg4 would have been better, allowing the white-squared Bishop to defend as well. |
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| Jan-24-06 | | prinsallan: Im probarbly pulling a bucket of water slowly over my head here, Im just rated appx 1800 so maybe I should shut up :D But its good to hear better players saying, I did not know the main line as you saw and I would never have played it since I hate when opponent threats deep penetration with the Rooks. |
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| Jan-24-06 | | Yelena Dembo: The penetration of rooks doesnt really matter in this opening as black should only play on the kingside! prinsallan: Im probarbly pulling a bucket of water slowly over my head here, Im just rated appx 1800 so maybe I should shut up :D
But its good to hear better players saying, I did not know the main line as you saw and I would never have played it since I hate when opponent threats deep penetration with the Rooks. |
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| Jan-24-06 | | prinsallan: Looks to me that white is feeling threatened on the Queenside, the Kingside gets more or less abandoned when you go for the attack.
The Knightsac is nicely timed and Whites defenses just crumble. 29 Nc7 ... Desperation :D
Looks like a computer move to me, trying to sac a piece to gain time. |
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| Jan-24-06 | | Yelena Dembo: :)))
prinsallan: Looks to me that white is feeling threatened on the Queenside, the Kingside gets more or less abandoned when you go for the attack. The Knightsac is nicely timed and Whites defenses just crumble.
29 Nc7 ... Desperation :D
Looks like a computer move to me, trying to sac a piece to gain time. |
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| Jan-24-06 | | radu stancu: Just wanted to say that despite black having the advantage after 28...g3 there was no need for 29.Nc7. The simple 29.Bf3, making place for the white king at e2 would have been enough to keep white in the game. I don't really have time to analyze that line right now, but it looks to me like black's best choice would be (29.Bf3) gxf2 30.Qxf2, probably followed by an attack on the g2 pawn with Nh4 and Rg7. I'm starting to wonder if your opponent saw the mate in 2 after Nc7, Yelena... |
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| Jan-24-06 | | prinsallan: <radu stancu>29. Bf3 immediatly loses the Knight for a pawnn and the attack continues...
29 Bf3 gxf2
30 Qxf2 Nh4 (so far more or less forced)
From here theres a variety of moves for white, IE:
31 a5 Qh1+
32 Qg1 Nxf3
or...
31 Raa1 Rxa4
32 Rxa4 Qh1+
33 Qg1 Nxf3
34 gxf3+ Kf7
35 Ra3 Rh2
36 Qxh1 Rxh1+
37 Kg2 Rxb2 and black is up a pawn.
Actually on both these variations Black is up at least a pawn plus the benefit of BB vs BN. |
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| Jan-24-06 | | prinsallan: Of course the game is still open however, but Black must be considered stronger. The Knight sac must therefore be declared "safe". |
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| Jan-24-06 | | Yelena Dembo: I am also afraid she didnt see:))
radu stancu: Just wanted to say that despite black having the advantage after 28...g3 there was no need for 29.Nc7. The simple 29.Bf3, making place for the white king at e2 would have been enough to keep white in the game. I don't really have time to analyze that line right now, but it looks to me like black's best choice would be (29.Bf3) gxf2 30.Qxf2, probably followed by an attack on the g2 pawn with Nh4 and Rg7.
I'm starting to wonder if your opponent saw the mate in 2 after Nc7, Yelena... |
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| Mar-31-11 | | PSC: Wonderfully thematic. Posted the game here: http://patzerseescheck.blogspot.com... |
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Kibitzing
sac: 24...Nxe4+