Got back from Greece almost 2 weeks ago (in the nick of time) and am still in the obligatory back-from-abroad self-isolation, which of course means even more Internet blitz than usual. Here's an fairly entertaining queen sac that takes advantage of White's back rank weakness.
White: Hapless victim # 1,841 Black: K. Casey
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 d5
3. g3 c6
4. Bg2 Bf5
5. O-O e6
6. c4 Be7
7. Qb3 Qc8
8. Nc3 Nbd7
9. Bf4 O-O
10. Ne5 h6
11. cxd5 exd5
12. Rac1 Be6
13. Na4 Nxe5
14. Bxe5 Nd7
15. Bf4 Re8
16. Qc2 Bf6
17. e3 Bd8
18. Bd6 Bc7
19. Bxc7 Qxc7
20. Nc5 Nxc5
21. Qxc5 Qb6
22. b4 Rec8 (with
23. a4 Qd8
24. b5 b6
25. Qa3 cxb5
26. axb5 Qd7
27. Qa6 Qd6
28. e4 dxe4
29. Bxe4 Rab8
30. Qxa7 Qxd4
31. Bb1 Bh3
32. Rfd1 Qd5!!
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Simple but effective. The threat is mate at g2. Taking the queen doesn't work, the rook check first makes no difference, and 33.f3 Qxf3 is still winning, since if 34. Qa2, Black just trades rooks and then wins with ...Qe3+. There's no defence.
Cheers,
Kevin
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Very striking exploitation of back rank weakness.
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GM Nunn said that humans have trouble seeing both strong retreating moves and collinear moves, his term for a piece moving on the line of an enemy attack without taking that piece. 32... Qd5 was both.
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