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Chess960 Kingside Can Opener

A Chess960 game where extra central space leads to a kingside attack ending in two sacrificed pieces and checkmate.

 

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  • 11 months ago

    glider1001

    If ....Bb4+ then c3/Nd2/Qc2/Nb3 looks like a nice setup why didn't I think of that! Smile

    Enjoy 960

  • 11 months ago

    Loomis

    @glider I think Bb4+ can be met by c3. This supports the center, forces black to use a tempo retreating the bishop and allows development by Nd2 and Qc2. Note that I did play a3 before Nc3 to prevent the Bb4 pin. By the way, thanks for your long post on opening pawn moves in chess960 on a previous post. I intend to look at that framework more carefully.

    @Thrasher, thanks for pointing that out. I guess in positions like this there are simply too many attackers around the king for the king to survive.

  • 11 months ago

    ThrasherFARK

    gxh6 would prevent Qf4 mate, but only by 1 move.


    23. Qf3 gxh6 24. Qf4+ Kg5 25. Qf6#

  • 11 months ago

    glider1001

    Great stuff Loomis nice comments thanks for sharing your game. It took a lot of bravery to open up the king so soon with d4. An early diagonal attack that it offers black has to be played with a lot of caution. The issue is ...Bb4+ what do you think? Black could double pawns on the c-file or disrupt the development of your b1 knight defending the check with Nd2 and blocking the queen on c1. I'm really not sure.

    Enjoy 960

  • 11 months ago

    Loomis

    The time control was move in 3 days. Chess.com doesn't have live chess960 yet. At move 15 I probably just didn't calculate very well. Black can't prevent gxh5 on the following move anyhow, so I didn't think there was any urgency to open the file immediately.

     

    @nyLsel -- I don't know what you mean about "why didn't I finish the game". The game is over, black is checkmated in 2 moves.

  • 11 months ago

    jfrommel

    Excellent game with excellent commentary. I'm very impressed.

  • 11 months ago

    yukon1

    Great job with the annotations. Very helpful.

  • 12 months ago

    CHEssGUEVARA

    u should mention the time controls, but nice commentary. Im surprised you didn't exchange on ply 15 as you pointed out.  I like seeing good players analyze 960, keep it up and maybe this site will add Chess960 to Live Chess sometime soon!  I'm sick of going to chesscube.

  • 12 months ago

    kulicuu

    you mean black resigned?

  • 12 months ago

    Bishop-Brask

    Nice game and very nice comments!

  • 12 months ago

    nyLsel

     Why did'nt finish the game? even in computer? =)

  • 12 months ago

    nyLsel

      Great!

  • 12 months ago

    kyldyl

    Cool

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