f6 then f7

IM Ari Dale played quite the brilliancy in round 6 of the Australian Championship. Up against GM Darryl Johansen, Dale generated a good attacking platform, using his f pawn to open up the f file for his rooks. Having done so he first sacrificed one rook for the defensive knight on f6, and then followed it up with another rook sac on f7. With the Black king exposed it didn't take long for Dale's Queen and Knight to harass, and then surround the unfortunate monarch.


Dale,Ari - Johansen,Darryl [E43]
Australian Championship (6), 06.01.2016

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Na4 cxd4 9. exd4 Re8 10. Bf4 Bf8 11. Nc3 d6 12. Re1 a6 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Bb1 Rc8 15. Qd3 h6 16. Bg3 Be7 17. Nd2 Nf8 18. d5 e5 19. f4 Nh5 20. f5 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Bg5 22. Rcd1 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Nd7 24. f6 Nxf6 25. Rf2 Rc7 26. Rxf6 Qxf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rf1 Qg5 29. Ne4 Qe3+ 30. Kh2 Rxc4 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. Nxd6+ Kf8 33. Qf5+ Ke7 34. Qe6+ 0-1