<p>. Lack of development or a slight lapse in defence invite such sacrifices and thereafter the King has to scurry for cover against the onslaught. <br /><br />The game below is a delight to go through, as it involves a King hunt after White sacrifices a knight early to rip through the King side defence. Thereafter Black is totally pushed on the defensive and has no say whatsoever in the game other than defending his King.<br />White: Petr Kiriakov (2554) – Black: Sergey Tiviakov (2611) <br />Monarch Assurance, Port Erin, 1999<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.Nf3 Qb6 7.e3 Qc7 8.b3 b6 <br />Both players want to fianchetto their bishops on the queen side. <br />9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Be2 <br />White can also play 10.Rd1 Be7 <br />11.Rd1<br />Immediately coming onto the open file. If 11.h3 Be7 12.0–0 d6 13.Nd4 Nbd7 leads to an equal position<br />11...Be7 12.0–0 0–0<br />Both players castled but Black could have tried 12...d6 13.Ng5 Nbd7 14.Rd2 0–0 15.Nce4 <br />13.Ng5 <br />The knight goes into the enemy territory<br />13. ..Rd8<br />A big mistake!<br />If 13...Rc8 14.Nd5 exd5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Qxh7+ Kf8 17.cxd5 d6 18.Bh5! Bxg5 also does nothing for Black<br />14.Nd5 <br />A thrilling knight sacrifice! <br /><br />Diagram 1<br /><br /></p>.<p>14. ..exd5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Qxh7+ <br />The purpose of the knight sacrifice by White was to get rid of the main defender of Black, the knight.<br />16. ..Kf8 17.cxd5 <br />White’s idea is to play 18.d6 followed by 19.Qh8 checkmate <br />17...d6 <br />If 17...Be5 18.f4 Qc5 19.fxe5 Qxe3+ 20.Kh1 Qxg5 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.d6+ Ke6 23.Qh3+ Kxe5 24.Qc3+ Ke6 (24...Ke4 25.Qd4 checkmate) 25.Bc4And if 17...Qd6 18.Ne4 Qe5 19.Qh8+ Ke7 20.d6+ Ke6 21.Qh3+ Qf5 22.Bc4+ Ke5 23.f4+ Kxe4 24.Qf3 also ends in checkmate<br />18.Bh5 Bxg5 <br />If 18...Rd719.Ne6+ fxe6 20.Qh8+ Ke7 21.Qe8 checkmate and if 18...g6 19.Ne6+ <br />19.Qh8+ Ke7 20.Qxg7 Rf8 <br />He has no choice but to give up the bishop<br />21.Qxg5+ Ke8<br />If 21...Kd7 22.Rd4 and Black loses <br />22.Rc1 Qd8<br />Black is desperate to have the queens exchanged and get some relief from the continuous attack. Though White has sacrificed a knight, he has plenty of compensation in the form of three pawns and a dynamic position. <br />23.Qf5 Qe7<br />Better appears 23...Nd7 24.Qe6+ Qe7 25.Rc7 Qxe6 26.dxe6 Nc5 27.b4 Kd8 28.Rxf7 <br />24.Rc4 <br />White continues to pile up the misery on black. <br />24...Nd7<br />If 24...Kd8 25.Re4 Qd7 (25...Bc8 26.Qxc8+ Kxc8 27.Rxe7; 25...Qc7 26.Qf6+) 26.Qf6+ Kc7 27.Rc1+<br />25.Rc7<br />A devastating infiltration of the seventh rank by the rook<br />25...Bc8 <br />If 25...Rb8 26.Bg4 Bc8 27.Rfc1 Kd8 28.Qc2<br />26.Rfc1<br />There is nothing that Black can do now <br />26. ..Kd8<br />If 26...Qd8 27.Qe6+ Qe7 28.Rxc8+ Rxc8 29.Rxc8 checkmate <br />27.Bg4<br />If 27.Qc2 Qe5 28.Rxc8+ Rxc8 29.Qxc8+ Ke7 30.Qxa6 Qxh5 31.Qc4 and things are not so clear-cut for White<br />27...Qe8 28.R1c6<br />Black is cramped and helpless!<br />28...Rg8 29.h3 29...b5 30.Qf4 Qf8 <br />If 30...Qe7 31.Rxd6 Kxc7 32.Rxd7+ Kb6 33.Qc7 checkmate and if 30...Qe5 31.Qxf7 Rg7 32.Qe6<br />31.Bxd7 Bxd7 32.Qf6+ Ke8<br />If 32...Qe7 33.Rxd7+ Kxd7 34.Rc7+ Kxc7 35.Qxe7+ <br />33.Rxd6 Rd8 34.Rdxd7 and Black resigned as 34...Rxd7 35.Rc8+ loses.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Diagram 2<br /><br />Black to play and win<br />1. ..Qc4 2.Rd3 h6 3.Nd6 Ng4+ 4.Kg3 Rxd3+ 5.cxd3 Qxd3+ and Black wins.<br /><br /></p>
<p>. Lack of development or a slight lapse in defence invite such sacrifices and thereafter the King has to scurry for cover against the onslaught. <br /><br />The game below is a delight to go through, as it involves a King hunt after White sacrifices a knight early to rip through the King side defence. Thereafter Black is totally pushed on the defensive and has no say whatsoever in the game other than defending his King.<br />White: Petr Kiriakov (2554) – Black: Sergey Tiviakov (2611) <br />Monarch Assurance, Port Erin, 1999<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.Nf3 Qb6 7.e3 Qc7 8.b3 b6 <br />Both players want to fianchetto their bishops on the queen side. <br />9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Be2 <br />White can also play 10.Rd1 Be7 <br />11.Rd1<br />Immediately coming onto the open file. If 11.h3 Be7 12.0–0 d6 13.Nd4 Nbd7 leads to an equal position<br />11...Be7 12.0–0 0–0<br />Both players castled but Black could have tried 12...d6 13.Ng5 Nbd7 14.Rd2 0–0 15.Nce4 <br />13.Ng5 <br />The knight goes into the enemy territory<br />13. ..Rd8<br />A big mistake!<br />If 13...Rc8 14.Nd5 exd5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Qxh7+ Kf8 17.cxd5 d6 18.Bh5! Bxg5 also does nothing for Black<br />14.Nd5 <br />A thrilling knight sacrifice! <br /><br />Diagram 1<br /><br /></p>.<p>14. ..exd5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Qxh7+ <br />The purpose of the knight sacrifice by White was to get rid of the main defender of Black, the knight.<br />16. ..Kf8 17.cxd5 <br />White’s idea is to play 18.d6 followed by 19.Qh8 checkmate <br />17...d6 <br />If 17...Be5 18.f4 Qc5 19.fxe5 Qxe3+ 20.Kh1 Qxg5 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.d6+ Ke6 23.Qh3+ Kxe5 24.Qc3+ Ke6 (24...Ke4 25.Qd4 checkmate) 25.Bc4And if 17...Qd6 18.Ne4 Qe5 19.Qh8+ Ke7 20.d6+ Ke6 21.Qh3+ Qf5 22.Bc4+ Ke5 23.f4+ Kxe4 24.Qf3 also ends in checkmate<br />18.Bh5 Bxg5 <br />If 18...Rd719.Ne6+ fxe6 20.Qh8+ Ke7 21.Qe8 checkmate and if 18...g6 19.Ne6+ <br />19.Qh8+ Ke7 20.Qxg7 Rf8 <br />He has no choice but to give up the bishop<br />21.Qxg5+ Ke8<br />If 21...Kd7 22.Rd4 and Black loses <br />22.Rc1 Qd8<br />Black is desperate to have the queens exchanged and get some relief from the continuous attack. Though White has sacrificed a knight, he has plenty of compensation in the form of three pawns and a dynamic position. <br />23.Qf5 Qe7<br />Better appears 23...Nd7 24.Qe6+ Qe7 25.Rc7 Qxe6 26.dxe6 Nc5 27.b4 Kd8 28.Rxf7 <br />24.Rc4 <br />White continues to pile up the misery on black. <br />24...Nd7<br />If 24...Kd8 25.Re4 Qd7 (25...Bc8 26.Qxc8+ Kxc8 27.Rxe7; 25...Qc7 26.Qf6+) 26.Qf6+ Kc7 27.Rc1+<br />25.Rc7<br />A devastating infiltration of the seventh rank by the rook<br />25...Bc8 <br />If 25...Rb8 26.Bg4 Bc8 27.Rfc1 Kd8 28.Qc2<br />26.Rfc1<br />There is nothing that Black can do now <br />26. ..Kd8<br />If 26...Qd8 27.Qe6+ Qe7 28.Rxc8+ Rxc8 29.Rxc8 checkmate <br />27.Bg4<br />If 27.Qc2 Qe5 28.Rxc8+ Rxc8 29.Qxc8+ Ke7 30.Qxa6 Qxh5 31.Qc4 and things are not so clear-cut for White<br />27...Qe8 28.R1c6<br />Black is cramped and helpless!<br />28...Rg8 29.h3 29...b5 30.Qf4 Qf8 <br />If 30...Qe7 31.Rxd6 Kxc7 32.Rxd7+ Kb6 33.Qc7 checkmate and if 30...Qe5 31.Qxf7 Rg7 32.Qe6<br />31.Bxd7 Bxd7 32.Qf6+ Ke8<br />If 32...Qe7 33.Rxd7+ Kxd7 34.Rc7+ Kxc7 35.Qxe7+ <br />33.Rxd6 Rd8 34.Rdxd7 and Black resigned as 34...Rxd7 35.Rc8+ loses.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Diagram 2<br /><br />Black to play and win<br />1. ..Qc4 2.Rd3 h6 3.Nd6 Ng4+ 4.Kg3 Rxd3+ 5.cxd3 Qxd3+ and Black wins.<br /><br /></p>
