Round 4 review: Knight odds
I threw my Knight on the rim for no good reason; it felt like being down a piece. There was also a point where Polly could have won that Knight, but kept up the pressure in other ways. Then I was toast.
And if anyone was wondering how I’d gained 100 rating points by going 1-3 in the tournament, it’s because I’d not lost to anyone else at FICS during that time. Evidence the quality of chess played by LEPers is a notch above your average patzer.
White can win the a5 Knight: 24. Qd2 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 b6? 26. Qc3+! It took me some time to realize the point of this line which is the coming 27. Nf6+ forking the K and Q after 26. …Kh7 or …Kg8; or dropping R at h8 if 26. …Kf8 (and then the other rook as well).
Comment by Tacticus Maximus | 14 March 2008
I considered adding the whole line, but it was already stuffy with comments. I figured most could determine the rest, and you upheld my faith in the readership.
Comment by Donnie | 15 March 2008