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It’s kind of hard
my proposal is
1.rxd8! qxd6( 1…qxd8? 2.qxe5 qd1+ 3.kh2 with mate or loss of queen next move)
2.rxd6 bc4
3.rxb6! (a last hurdle: 3.bxc4? nxc4 4.rd7 nxb2 5.rxa7 -/+)
3…bxa2
4.rb7 re8
5.rxa7 +-
greetings, Vohaul
Hey Vohaul, et. al.,
I propose 1.Rxd8 Qxd8 (forced, since 1…Rxd8 2.QxQ or ignoring the capture by moving the queen away leads to a quick mate, i.e.,2.Qxf8#) 2.Qxe5! forces a queen sac since no way to prevent mate.
@chess4him – your calculations are completely right! but black can take the queen on d6 after 1.rxd8 instead of taking that rook … of course, it changes nothing – black is lost either way.
sincerly, your Vohaul
PS: i’m very interested in reading more about this “et al.” guys ‘n gals … 🙂
rxd8 qxd6
rxd6 doesn’t nc4 offer better resistance?
Hey again Vohaul,
Yes, white could simply win a piece. Another question 4U…
How would you respond to an opponent who simply wishes to play “faster” chess, i.e., 2-minute to 5-minute game or some type of “speedy” game. The same become incensed at the lenght of time to make a move, become agitated, and even might make comments like “you take too long”.
I must also add that I understand and support a believe received from John Nunn about playing blitz games, “are a great way to practice openings…[and hone early] strategies and tactics.” I hope my question is clear, I guess I even take too long to explain – lol.
@chess4him – my blitz or rapid game performance is lousy – as a consequence i don’t play 2′ or 5′ games … 🙂 (i hate losing!)
for players like me Dr. John Nunn’s advices don’t fit even hardly. i’m with Botvinnik – lifelong he refused to play blitz as a “no-chess” discipline.
your opponent in the mentioned match was for sure not a polite person – the only way to prevent insults by commentary chat (i suppose it was an internet game) is to ignore the “verbal effusions” – and play him / her (most probably a “him”) out on the board.
sincerly, Vohaul