Thursday, July 4, 2013

Hohensalzburg Sacrifice

In this game, Black sacrifices a Bishop and a Knight in order to win.

1. d4, d5
2. Nf3, Nf6
3. Nbd2, e6
4. a3, c5
5. dxc5, Bxc5
6. b4, Bxf2+























7. Kxf2, Ng4+
8. Kg3 ....

If 8. Ke1, then 9......Ne3 smothers the Queen.

8. .... h5!
9. h3 ....

White tries to drive away the Knight.  If 9. h4, then ....Qc7+ 10. Kh3 e5!!.  An attack follows after the opening of the h3-e8 diagonal.

9. .... h4+
10. Kxg4, e5 mate.

Beautiful.

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