Blitz Queen Trap and sacrificial combination

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Absurd

Feb 2, 2008

I just a short time ago finished this blitz game over at FICS. Now, my opponent made some dubious moves nd some poor choices in the opening, undoubtedly. I may have as well, in fact. The sequence led to what I thought was a fairly beautiful sacrificial ending where Black sacrificed a Knight and Rook for the win. I wanted to share it with you.

Edit: I also am obliged to feel foolish, as White's castling was a book move and not a mistake. I also could have started that combination earlier and Fritz says I missed a forced mate in 7 (no surprise that I missed it at all).

likesforests

Feb 2, 2008

Sweet mating attack.

Absurd

Feb 2, 2008

benws: I didn't immediately. After I annotated, I spotted 5. ... Qg5 in response to it, winning a different pawn (if putting my own Queen into an awkward position. It illustrates that I definitely should look into this line more deeply. I just about always see 4. Ba4.