Dec-31-05
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| Resignation Trap: This brilliant game deserves to be better known. 20.f4! begins a whole cascade of sacrifices culminating in mate in the middle of the board. |
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| Aug-07-06 |
| Sleeping kitten: Since the invention of h6 in the QGD by Tartakower, it has been well known that this push does not combine well with the Capablanca defence set-up, because the white queen bishop can reach g3, where it pressures black squares. Nice game ! |
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| Apr-17-07 |
| essekids: At move 20 the plan of drawing out the king to the center by way of brilliant sacrifices is only in its infancy. |
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| Sep-10-09 |
| tommy boy: I think this game has to be GOTD as soon as possible. It's just amazing |
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| Oct-09-09 |
| pap02: After 24... h5, White could have played <25.  xf7!!> After that surprising move, Black has no adequate defense. Several of the possible variations after 25. xf7 (e.g., 25...  xf7, or 25...  xf6) are remarkably delightful! In comparison with either 25... xf7 (which offers the most resistance) or 25... xf6, 25...  xf7 loses most rapidly after 26. g6+ f8 (26... h8 27. xf7 and mate follows in a few moves) 27.  d6+ e7 28. xf7#. Try to work out the various winning lines, and you will derive considerable aesthetic satisfaction. Enjoy! |
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| Oct-09-09 |
| SeikenHMC: Could black have survived with 23 .. Qb5 with the idea of trading the queen for the bishop and rook? |
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| Oct-20-09 |
| pagan: 23... b5, followed by the capture of White's bishop and rook in exchange for Black's queen, is far superior to 23... g7, which is a fatal error. Incidentally, as regards my comment earlier this month, 25... xf7 offers the most resistance only if White plays 26. g6+, which leads to several pretty little combinations; however, 26. g6+ isn't White's strongest reply. White's strongest 26th move is simpler than 26. g6+ and leads to a quick finish--mate on move 31, rather than mate on move 37. |
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| Nov-02-09 |
| pagan: One correction to my Oct. 20 post. 26. <g6+> leads to a forced mate on move 33 rather than on move 37 (the latter also contains some pretty lines), as I found yet another pretty combination after further inspection. It still remains the case that White can force mate on move 31 if he plays an even stronger move on move 26, but the win isn't quite as pretty as the one that begins with 26. <g6+>. |
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| Nov-03-09 |
| pagan: My Nov. 02 post is inaccurate. After 26. g6+ White can force mate on move 35 after 27... f5, not on move 33, unless Black plays 27... h6. |
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| Nov-03-09 |
| GravityWave: Holy Jebus--this is awesome. Who would play 20. f4, with that bishop lasering e3? Anyone run an engine on this game? Are these moves sound? |
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| Nov-03-09 |
| gus inn: Agree this is awesome !! 20 f4 could esasily cost one all the marbles. |
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sac: 20.f4
