<p>However sometimes players resort to this in desperation when they are in a bad position and at such times, it does not help.<br /><br />In the game which follows, Black misses a few moves to equalise and in desperation infiltrates the eighth rank with both his rooks but to no avail and it is White who emerges victorious.<br /><br />White: Igor Zakharevich (2485) – Black: Anton Loginov (2355)<br />St Petersburg, 2000<br />Queen’s Gambit<br />1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 <br /><br />5.Nc3 Ne4 6.Bxe7 Nxc3 <br /><br />Playing a new move here and one which does not look good! The better continuation which is often played is 6...Qxe7 7.cxd5 Nxc3 8.bxc3 exd5<br />7.Bxd8 Nxd1 The Queens are exchanged very early<br />8.Bxc7 If 8.Rxd1 Kxd8 9.e3 Ke7<br />8...Nxb2 9.c5 Deciding not to exchange pawns and open up . if 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Rb1<br />9...Na6 If 9...Nc4 10.Rb1<br />10.Bg3 Na4 Difficult to understand why he shifts to the side of the board rather than the centre with 10...Nc4 11.e4 dxe4<br />11.Kd2 The King decides to forego castling and come out to keep the knight in check. If 11.e3 Nc3 12.Bxa6 bxa6 13.a3<br />11...f6 Once again does not look like the right choice! If 11...Nb4 12.e3<br />12.Rb1 e5 Once again making a mistake in advancing the pawn! If 12...0–0 13.e3 works well for White<br />13.e3 If 13.dxe5 N6xc5<br />13...0–0 14.Bb5 N6xc5<br />Hardly has any choice, since he is anyway losing the piece<br />15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Rbc1<br />Better was 16.Rhc1 Bf5 17.Rb2 Ne4+ 18.Ke1 16...Ne4+ 17.Ke2 Bg4 18.h3 Bh5 19.Bh2 If 19.Rhd1 Nxg3+<br />19...Rfc8 20.Bd7 If 20.g4 Bg6 21.Bd7 Nc3+ 22.Kf1 Rc5 23.Nd2<br />20...Nc3+ 21.Ke1 Rc4 Black could have tried out 21...Rc5 g4 Bg6 23.Be6+ Bf7 24.Bxf7+<br />22.Be6+ Bf7 23.Bxf7+ Kxf7 24.Bxe5<br />A neat combination!<br />24...Nxa2 If 24. ..fxe5 25.Nxe5+ forking the King and the rook<br />25.Rb1 If 25.Ra1 Nb4 26.Kd1 fxe5 27.Nxe5+ Ke6 28.Nxc4 dxc4<br />25...b5 If 25...Rac8 26.Rxb7+ Kg8 27.Bb2 Rc1+ 28.Bxc1 Rxc1+ 29.Kd2 Rxh1 30.Rxa7 Rf1<br />26.Bb2 a5 The position is now more or less equal<br />27.Nd4 a4 28.Kd2<br /><br />If 28.Nxb5 Rb4 29.Kd2 Rxb5 30.Bxf6 Rxb1 31.Rxb1 Kxf6 32.Rb2 Nb4 33.Rxb4 a3 28...b4 If 28...a3 29.Ba1b4 30.Rb3 Rac8 29.Ra1 b3 30.Rxa2<br />Sacrificing the rook for the knight<br />30. .. bxa2 31.Ra1 Rb8 32.Rxa2 h5<br />If 32...a3 33.Bxa3 Ra8 34.Ra1<br />33.Ne2 Rb3 He should have had a serious look at 33...g5<br />34.Bd4 Rb1 Infiltrating the eighth rank but it is not of much use now. If 34...g5 35.Nc3 Rbb4 36.Nd1<br />35.Nc3 A quick finish is 35.Nf4 Rf1 36.Ke2 Rb1 37.Nxh5<br />35...Rg1 Lured by the pawn. He misses a good move in 35...Rbb4 36.Nd1 Rc8 37.Nb2 Ra8 38.Nd3 Rb5<br />36.g3 h4 37.gxh4 Rh1 38.Nxd5<br />Diagram 1<br />38. ..Rcc1 Both the rooks have invaded the eighth rank but the game is as good as lost<br />39.Rxa4 Rcg1 40.Ra7+ Kg8 41.Nf4 Rf1 42.Ke2 Re1+ 43.Kf3 g5 44.hxg5 and Black resigned<br />Diagram 2 <br />Black to play and win 1... Rxh2 2.Kxh2 Qh6+ 3.Kg1 Qh1 checkmate.<br /><br /></p>
<p>However sometimes players resort to this in desperation when they are in a bad position and at such times, it does not help.<br /><br />In the game which follows, Black misses a few moves to equalise and in desperation infiltrates the eighth rank with both his rooks but to no avail and it is White who emerges victorious.<br /><br />White: Igor Zakharevich (2485) – Black: Anton Loginov (2355)<br />St Petersburg, 2000<br />Queen’s Gambit<br />1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 <br /><br />5.Nc3 Ne4 6.Bxe7 Nxc3 <br /><br />Playing a new move here and one which does not look good! The better continuation which is often played is 6...Qxe7 7.cxd5 Nxc3 8.bxc3 exd5<br />7.Bxd8 Nxd1 The Queens are exchanged very early<br />8.Bxc7 If 8.Rxd1 Kxd8 9.e3 Ke7<br />8...Nxb2 9.c5 Deciding not to exchange pawns and open up . if 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Rb1<br />9...Na6 If 9...Nc4 10.Rb1<br />10.Bg3 Na4 Difficult to understand why he shifts to the side of the board rather than the centre with 10...Nc4 11.e4 dxe4<br />11.Kd2 The King decides to forego castling and come out to keep the knight in check. If 11.e3 Nc3 12.Bxa6 bxa6 13.a3<br />11...f6 Once again does not look like the right choice! If 11...Nb4 12.e3<br />12.Rb1 e5 Once again making a mistake in advancing the pawn! If 12...0–0 13.e3 works well for White<br />13.e3 If 13.dxe5 N6xc5<br />13...0–0 14.Bb5 N6xc5<br />Hardly has any choice, since he is anyway losing the piece<br />15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Rbc1<br />Better was 16.Rhc1 Bf5 17.Rb2 Ne4+ 18.Ke1 16...Ne4+ 17.Ke2 Bg4 18.h3 Bh5 19.Bh2 If 19.Rhd1 Nxg3+<br />19...Rfc8 20.Bd7 If 20.g4 Bg6 21.Bd7 Nc3+ 22.Kf1 Rc5 23.Nd2<br />20...Nc3+ 21.Ke1 Rc4 Black could have tried out 21...Rc5 g4 Bg6 23.Be6+ Bf7 24.Bxf7+<br />22.Be6+ Bf7 23.Bxf7+ Kxf7 24.Bxe5<br />A neat combination!<br />24...Nxa2 If 24. ..fxe5 25.Nxe5+ forking the King and the rook<br />25.Rb1 If 25.Ra1 Nb4 26.Kd1 fxe5 27.Nxe5+ Ke6 28.Nxc4 dxc4<br />25...b5 If 25...Rac8 26.Rxb7+ Kg8 27.Bb2 Rc1+ 28.Bxc1 Rxc1+ 29.Kd2 Rxh1 30.Rxa7 Rf1<br />26.Bb2 a5 The position is now more or less equal<br />27.Nd4 a4 28.Kd2<br /><br />If 28.Nxb5 Rb4 29.Kd2 Rxb5 30.Bxf6 Rxb1 31.Rxb1 Kxf6 32.Rb2 Nb4 33.Rxb4 a3 28...b4 If 28...a3 29.Ba1b4 30.Rb3 Rac8 29.Ra1 b3 30.Rxa2<br />Sacrificing the rook for the knight<br />30. .. bxa2 31.Ra1 Rb8 32.Rxa2 h5<br />If 32...a3 33.Bxa3 Ra8 34.Ra1<br />33.Ne2 Rb3 He should have had a serious look at 33...g5<br />34.Bd4 Rb1 Infiltrating the eighth rank but it is not of much use now. If 34...g5 35.Nc3 Rbb4 36.Nd1<br />35.Nc3 A quick finish is 35.Nf4 Rf1 36.Ke2 Rb1 37.Nxh5<br />35...Rg1 Lured by the pawn. He misses a good move in 35...Rbb4 36.Nd1 Rc8 37.Nb2 Ra8 38.Nd3 Rb5<br />36.g3 h4 37.gxh4 Rh1 38.Nxd5<br />Diagram 1<br />38. ..Rcc1 Both the rooks have invaded the eighth rank but the game is as good as lost<br />39.Rxa4 Rcg1 40.Ra7+ Kg8 41.Nf4 Rf1 42.Ke2 Re1+ 43.Kf3 g5 44.hxg5 and Black resigned<br />Diagram 2 <br />Black to play and win 1... Rxh2 2.Kxh2 Qh6+ 3.Kg1 Qh1 checkmate.<br /><br /></p>
