tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post825452736522002084..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: The Interesting Sacrificed ExchangeTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-90144582580431000242014-07-05T06:14:43.606+01:002014-07-05T06:14:43.606+01:00White intends to correct his doubled pawns a2 and ...White intends to correct his doubled pawns a2 and a4 and advance them as passed pawns! <br />1......Kxe6 2.Bd5+ ..... Kd7, 3.Qb5+.... QxQ 4.axQ followed by a2-a4.<br />the doubled pawn issue is solve and their advance is imminent. <br />Ariokzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868547930706623767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-70914060176770997512010-10-19T16:03:21.602+01:002010-10-19T16:03:21.602+01:00Rybka thinks white is better in your sequence Chri...Rybka thinks white is better in your sequence Chris!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-34449981843831126252010-10-15T13:06:44.092+01:002010-10-15T13:06:44.092+01:00Adam is right: Bb7 is the key idea.Adam is right: Bb7 is the key idea.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-71446838050464820022010-10-14T12:54:14.369+01:002010-10-14T12:54:14.369+01:00I've never played a positional exchange sacrif...I've never played a positional exchange sacrifice in a game - it definitely seems to be a mark of advanced positional understanding. I once played a club game as black against a player who wasn't highly graded, but was one of those wily club players you suspect might have been graded a lot higher at some point. The game began: 1.e4 d5 <br />2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5 Bd7 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bb3 a5 6.a4 bxa4 7.Rxa4!? Bxa4 8.Bxa4 Nbd7 9. Bc6<br />I don't think his exchange sac necessarily put him in a better position, but I found it a very unpleasant position to play and he went on to win.Chris Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137795192239495971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-35383579706335424322010-10-13T20:24:51.291+01:002010-10-13T20:24:51.291+01:00Took me a while, but I think I got it:
1. ... Kxe6...Took me a while, but I think I got it:<br />1. ... Kxe6 2. Bb7 Qa7 3. Qb5 Kf7 4. Qd7+<br />It didn't occur to me that the light-squared bishop had any role other than to come to d5Adam Fysh-Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-48807063521124994752010-10-13T09:02:50.727+01:002010-10-13T09:02:50.727+01:00I got the immediate follow up to 33...Kxe6 right, ...I got the immediate follow up to 33...Kxe6 right, but then missed the second move, and had to ask Rybka :(Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com