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1. Ng5 fxg5
2. e5 f5
3. exf6 h5
4. Qxh5+ Kg8
5. Qh7+ Kf8
6. Bg6 Ne5
7. Qh8#
1. Ng5 fxg5 2. e5 f4 3. exf3 (e.p) Kg7 4. Qxh7+ Kf8 5. Bg6 Ne5 6. fxe7# (always good to mate with the most humble piece)
2. e5 f5 3. exf5 (e.p) etc.
Both lines work after the Knight sacrifice, e5 and en passant capture of the f pawn. Black can do nothing. The knight move is as worthless as any other, so maybe Bxf6 (just to prevent Karthik from mating with a pawn? It would be fun though…).
I don’t think Black should have castled.
I think Black should have taken the knight with the bishop and not the pawn. I am confused by a couple of other choices, but that one was fatal.
https://chess-db.com/public/game.jsp?id=13500465.13502247.60596480.29531
Thanks Brian, Black’s Qside pawns could have advanced earlier to b4 and a5 to allow Ba6 to trade bishops, or White could transpose to a Najdorf by playing 7… Nf6 and 8… e5 so that the bishop’s Kside attacking power from d3 is reduced.
I mean Black could have transposed to a Najdorf.
Interesting, James, but the Q on b8 is questionable in my mind, but I am not rated 2500-2600 like these players are. So, it would not quite be a Najdorf, but I am impressed by your knowledge. I had to look up the Najdorf.