Sunday, December 17, 2017

Giving a Rook with Check

Here is a 3-minute blitz game that I just played on Chess.com. I was White.

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 e5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Qc7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Rac1 Be6 14. Qb5
Rfc8 15. h3 Qb8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qb3 Nd8 18. Bg5 Kf7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Nxe5?!

Not sound, according to the computer.

20...dxe5 21. Qb4+ Kf7 22. Rd7+ Kg6 


And here, I intentionally let my opponent take a rook with check, with


23. Qe7!

Figuring that my attack is unstoppable.

23...Rxc1+ 24. Kh2 1-0

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