Wednesday, 16 August 2023

The raging rook

 Last night I played a game that was almost a brilliancy. Utilising my rook, I managed to organise quite a good attack on my opponents king. Unfortunately, when the time came to find the knockout blow, I bailed out. Instead of rewarding my rook sacrifice with a win, I decided that half a point was reward enough. Even after the game I didn't see the correct move, which only became clear with some silicon help.


Press,Shaun - Radisich,Matt [E66]
LFG --- (4), 15.08.2023

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 9. h3 Na6 10. e4 Bd7 11. e5 Ne8 12. Bf4 h6 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. Re1 Bxe4 15. Rxe4 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rh4 Nf5 19. Re4 Nd6 20. Re1 Qc7 21. Qc2 Rae8 22. Nh4 b5 23. Re6 fxe6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qg5+ ( 26. dxe6! Rf6 27. Ng6 Rxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Rd1 Nb4 30. Rxd6 exd6 31. Qxe8+ Kg7 32. Qd7+ Qxd7 33. exd7 ) 26...  Kh7 27. Qh5+ Kg7 28. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

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