Tactics and Sacs

Classic Bishop SAC Wernquest-Kristiansen 1998 - Internet The following position occurred during the 1st rd of the Sept 1998 E-Mail Tournament at the It's Your Turn web site. The opening moves were 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4 Nc6 4. a3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Nf3 Ne3 7. Bxe3 dxe3 8. Bd3 Bc5 9. Qe2 O-O (See Diagram): 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Ng5+ Kh6 12. Qg4 if 12.......Kg6 13.Ne6+ Kh7 14.Nxd8; if 12.......Nxe5 13.Qh4+ Kg6 14.f5+ Kxf5 15.Rf1+ Kg6 16.Qh7+ Kxg5 17.h4+ Kg4 18.Qf5+ Kxh4 19.Rh1+ Kg3 20.Rh3+ Kxg2 21.Qf1+ #; if 12.......Nxe5 13.Qh4+ Kg6 14. f5 Kf615. Ne6+ Kxf516. Nxd8 f6 17.Rf1+ Kg6 18.g4 f5 19.Qh5+ Kf6 20.Qxf5+ Ke7 21.Qxf8+ # Qxg5 13. Qxg5+ Kh7 14.Nc3 Bd4   (See Diagram)15.Ne4 Bxb2 I calculated a mate in 10 from this position 16.Qh5+ Kg8 17.Ng5 Bc3+ 18.Ke2 Nd4+ 19.Kd3 Rd8 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qxg7+ Ke8 25. Qf7# 1-0   Smothered Mate Wernquest-N.N. 1998 - Blitz skittles game The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.Nxe5 Nf6 6.0-0 fxe4 7.Re1 Bc5 8.Rxe4 (See Diagram) )   If 8...... Nxe4 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Nxg6 Nf6 11. Qe5+ Be7 12. Nxh8 8......0-0 9.Re1 Bf5     10.d3 (See Diagram) Bxf2+ 11.Kxf2 Ng4+ 12.Kg1 Qd4+ 13.Kh1 Nf2+ 14.Kg1 Nh3+ 15.Kh1 Qg1+ 16.Rxg1 Nf2+ #   Bishop Sac at f2 Rivera-Wernquest 1998 - Blitz skittles game The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.a3 (See Diagram)   5.......Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Nxe4 d5 8.Bb5 dxe4 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nxe5 Qd4+ 11.Kf1 Qxe5 12.c3 Ba6+ 13.Kg1 Qc5+ 14.d4 exd3ep+ (See Diagram) 15.Kf1 d2+ 16.Qe2+ Qe5 0-1   Bishop Sac at h2 Rivera-Wernquest 1998 - Blitz skittles game The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.Re1 d5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Nxe5 0-0 10.Nxc6 (See Diagram)   Bxh2+ 11.Kxh2 Qd6+ 12.Ne5 Ng4+ 13.Kg1 Nxe5 14.Bf4 Re8 15.d4 (See Diagram) Nf3+ 16.Qxf3 Rxe1+ 17.Kh2 Qg6 18.Qg3 Bg4 19.f3 Qh5+ 1-0   Speculative Rook SAC Matedagain-Wernquest 1999 - Internet Another game from the It's Your Turn web site.This game is from the 1st rd of the August 1999 E-Mail Tournament. The opening moves were 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nc3 cxd5 5. exd5 c6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Ne5 Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 Bc7 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bd7 12. Qb3 Rab8 13. Bxc7 Qxc7   14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf3 missing 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5+ cxd5 17. Rxc7 winning a pawn Qd6 breaking the x-ray attack 16. Qa4 Ra8 17. Rfe1 Ne4 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Ne2 (See Diagram) Rxf2 with this sac I knew I could at least get a draw   20. Kxf2 Qxh2 21. Nf4 if 21. Rh1 Rf8+ 22. Nf4 Rxf4+ 23. exf4 Qxf4+ 23. Kg1 Qe3 draw 21......Rf8 keeping the pressure on with a pin on the Knight 22. Qd1 Bh3 23. Re2 not 23. Rg1 Rxf4 24. exf4 Qxf4 25. Ke2 Bg4 winning the Queen, the text move provides a flight square at the cost of an exchange 23.......Bg4 trying to win back some material, not 23......Qxg2 Ke1 and King gets away 24. Rc3 g5 25. Qg1 Qh5 still taking advantage of that pinned Knight & I would rather control squares with my bishop than pick up the exchange after 25.....Qxg1 26. Kxg1 Bxe2 26. Re1 gxf4 winning back some material & threatening 27....Qh4+ 28. g3 fxg3+ 29. Kg2 Qh3# 27. exf4 Rxf4+ 28. Kg3 if 28. Ke3 Qg5 leads to a discovered check Qg5 29. Kh2 Qh4+ 30. Rh3 Bxh3 31. gxh3+ not 31. g3 Qh5 32. gxf4 Bg4+ 33. Kg2 Qh3+ 34.Kf2 Qf6# 31......Kh8 32. Rf1 Qf6 33. Rxf4 trading pieces is not in White's favor 33.......Qxf4+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Kg7 36. b4 Kf6 37. Kf4 b6 38. a4 a5 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Kg4 Ke6 41. Kf4 Kd6 0-1     Knight Sac To Open Rook File N.N. - Wernquest 2000 - Blitz skittles game The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 d3 7.Bxd3 Ng4 8.h3 h5!? (See Diagram)   9.hxg4 hxg4 10.Nh2 Qh4 11.Bf4 d6 12.Be2 Ne5 13.b4 g3 14.Bxg3 Qxg3 15.Bh5 Bh3 0-1