Sunday, March 19, 2023

Smelling the wrong rat

If white waits with castling, but black does not, we might get the following position after 1.Nc3 O-O 2.Nd5 g5 3.Nxg5 Nxd5 4.Qh5

Black to move

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GM Simon Williams, who comments on The Art of Attack, goes astray here, since he judges this as being a devastating attack for white. But black can save himself here by 4. ... Qf6

So it is easy to become over-optimistic while you are attacking. Even grandmasters like Williams and Vukovic can be wrong. If they play against mister Stockfish.



2 comments:

  1. Because of a counter attack on f2 if blacks bishop is kicked of the diagonal ?

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  2. Due to 4. ... Qf6 5. Bxd5 hxg5 6. Bxg5 Qg7 and black saved himself and is a piece up against two pawns

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