Tuesday, 23 August 2022

The Trojan Bishop?

 The 'Greek Gift' is the well known sacrifice on h7, followed by Ng5+. Although it is thought to be named after the Trojan Horse, the odd thing is that it is the Bishop which is sacrificed, not the knight. Here is a recent game where the Bishop is also offered as a gift, but on h5 rather than h7. But like in the ancient myth, it is an offer that should not have been accepted.


White - Black [A83]
Gungahlin CC, 23.08.2022

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. Bg5 e6 5. f3 Bb4 6. fxe4 d6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Qd3 gxh4 12. Qg6+ Kh8 13. Qxh6+ Kg8 14. Qg5+ Kh8 15. Qxh4+ Nh7 16. Nf7+ 1-0

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