Chess

[Gustaran]

I think my plan there (unless my plan was that I just didn't see that lol) was

23 .. Kc7
24. Rxf6

then if he took my bishop I'd take his

Your rook on h1 would be hanging.

24. Rxf6 Bxh1 and you are basically lost.

[regoarrarr]

Hmm maybe there's a reason I'm not very good at chess Luckily for our match, he didn't see that - I'm up in both my games and only need to win one for us to win (to say nothing of David who's also up in both of his)

[regoarrarr]

It's official!!!

http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=74526264

So who's up for another match to defend our undefeated record? I'm in as long as we start no earlier than Tuesday

[uberfish]

I'm in for another match.

Oh another random game of mine:



White to play.

[MJW (ya that one)]

Qg4 f6 Qxe6+ with a large edge
Qg4 g6 Bf6 Qc7 (Trying to move the work doesn't work out) Qh4 and black cannot stop make
Qg4 d4 f5 pxp Bxf5 and black at least loses a pawn

Bxp+ KxB Qh4+ kg8 is much less clear to me.

[pindicator]

It took me a bit, but I think I found it

Bxh7, Kxh7. Qh4+, Kg8. Bxg7, Kxg7 (anything else lets white move Qh8++). Qg5+, Kh8. Rf3 and nothing can stop Rh3++

[MJW (ya that one)]

It took me a bit, but I think I found it

Bxh7, Kxh7. Qh4+, Kg8. Bxg7, Kxg7 (anything else lets white move Qh8++). Qg5+, Kh8. Rf3 and nothing can stop Rh3++

Correct! Much better than my plan. But...

...f6 puts up a little more resistance at least than KxB

[pindicator]

It took me a bit, but I think I found it

Bxh7, Kxh7. Qh4+, Kg8. Bxg7, Kxg7 (anything else lets white move Qh8++). Qg5+, Kh8. Rf3 and nothing can stop Rh3++

Correct! Much better than my plan. But...

...f6 puts up a little more resistance at least than KxB

Qg6 should do the trick. But you're right, I didn't think about f6

[MJW (ya that one)]

It took me a bit, but I think I found it

Bxh7, Kxh7. Qh4+, Kg8. Bxg7, Kxg7 (anything else lets white move Qh8++). Qg5+, Kh8. Rf3 and nothing can stop Rh3++

Correct! Much better than my plan. But...

...f6 puts up a little more resistance at least than KxB

Qg6 should do the trick. But you're right, I didn't think about f6

Then ...Rf7 Bh6+ Kh8 QxR and white wins. So this indeed flat out wins...

[Gustaran]

Not trying to be a smartass here, but the double bishop sacrifice is probably one of the most known tactical motives in chess. Basically every tactics book features the famous game of Lasker vs Bauer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_3PYsgmY7A

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasker_vers...rdam,_1889