Why I love this game

sh76

Civis Americanus Sum

Only Chess

03 Aug 08

Shallow Blue

Joined: 18 Jan 07
Moves: 12477

04 Aug 08

Originally posted by Eladar
I was thinking something like this:

1. Bd7 Nxh8
2. Nxe6+ Kf7
3. Nxc7 Rxh7
4. Nxa8 Bxd7

White wins a queen, rook and bishop for a queen, a rook and a pawn.

Perhaps I'm missing something here.

1. Bd7 Nxh8
2. Nxe6+ Kf7
3. Rxg7 Kf6
4. Nxd5 Ke5

and then I think it's better to take with the e-knight, but either way you end up with a rook and pawn up against a minor piece, and the black king lost in the centre of the board.

Richard

Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

04 Aug 08

3 edits

Edit: I see the error of my thinking. Thanks.

adam warlock

Baby Gauss

Ceres

Joined: 14 Oct 06
Moves: 18375

04 Aug 08

Originally posted by Mad Rook
The king can't take on g7 because of the White rook on h7.

For some stupid reason all I saw was Qxg8. Even though you typed qxg7 and I replied to qxg7 I was thinking Qxg8... Strange...😕

sh76

Civis Americanus Sum

New York

Joined: 26 Dec 07
Moves: 17585

04 Aug 08

1 edit

Originally posted by Eladar
I was thinking something like this:

1. Bd7 Nxh8
2. Nxe6+ Kf7
3. Nxc7 Rxh7
4. Nxa8 Bxd7

White wins a queen, rook and bishop for a queen, a rook and a pawn.

Perhaps I'm missing something here.

1. Bd7 Nxh8
2. Nxe6+ Kf7 or Ke7, it matters not
3. Rxg7+ Kf6
4. Nxd5+ Ke5
5. f4+ Ke4
6 Ng5#

Beautiful mating net with the knights doing most of the work.

Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

04 Aug 08

I saw that with Shallow Blue's post. Thanks anyhow.