Aug-09-22 Staunton vs NN, 1842
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embeleco: 19. ...Nf6
Black is busted anyway:
20. exf7+ Qxf7
(20. ...Kxf7? 21.Rxe7 Rxe7
22.Ne4)
(20. ...Kh8?? leads to #5.)
21. Bc4
Relatively best is
19. ...exf6
20. Qh5 g6
21. Bxg6 Rf8
22. Bd3
Still completely lost.
Black's plan of pressuring e4 is not bad, but ... |
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May-02-22 A Petrov vs Szymanski, 1853 
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embeleco: =★=
A nice miniature by Petrov. Black is taught the hard way to think twice about grabbing pawns in the opening... =★=
10.Qe2!
For me, the star move of the game. Petrov sets the bait: "Here... Here it is: this nice, fat, shiny, juicy centre-pawn... Here, take it... Come on, |
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