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1)…Bxh3
2) gxh3 Rf8
1) …c7-c5
2) dxc5 q-e5
I concur with DirtyGarry:
1)… Bxh3!
2)gxh3? Rf8!
White is behind in development. So is black, actually, but this sacrifice frees black’s rook, which can take the critical f-file with tempo and white’s queen night and rook are helplessly trapped in the corner.
White has no time to recapture the bishop and probably loses the queen for the rook or gets mated if white takes the bish. Other tries are to exchange off the queens or try to develop:
1 … Bxh3!
2 Qf3 QxQ
3 g2xf3 Bf5 or,
1 … Bxh3!
2 Na3 Rf8
3 Qe1 QxQ
4 RxQ Bd7
In either case, black has gained a pawn with tempo and has a bishop for a knight in an open position with pawns on both sides of the board, and should be able to win the endgame.
Isn’t this Nakamura-Becerra from US Championship? Well, it isn’t exactly, but it is really close to the analysis of one potential variation.
The idea I came up with was 1…Bxh3 2. g2xh3 Rf8 and then doom! So I tried this position on Fritz and after Bxh3, Fritz came up with Na3. Still winning for black but too hard for me against Fritz.
well if Fritz comes up with Na3 who cares?
Rf8 for black still wins.