During the Columbus Day Workshop on October 9, Saudin presented one of his own games from long ago to the advanced group. Use this for further study.
Saudin Robovic-Franz Winkler, Vienna 1991
A tricky move, preparing to open the h-file for the rook on h1, and preparing a sacrifice...
8...Nc6 9.e5 dxe5 10.dxe5 Nd5 11.Bxh7+
Saudin Robovic-Franz Winkler, Vienna 1991
1.e4 c5
The Sicilian Defense, Black's most popular reply to 1.e4 giving chances for a great fight.
2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 e6
Not the best move. 3...Nf6 would be better because it protects the center and does not allow
Not the best move. 3...Nf6 would be better because it protects the center and does not allow
White to take complete control of it.
4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Be7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.h4
A tricky move, preparing to open the h-file for the rook on h1, and preparing a sacrifice...
8...Nc6 9.e5 dxe5 10.dxe5 Nd5 11.Bxh7+
Now watch what happens. This is an idea to remember!
11...Kxh7
Not taking the bishop would not help.
12.Ng5+ Kg8 13.Qh5 Bxg5 14.hxg5 f5 15.g6
Now the Black King is trapped!
15...Re8 16.Qh8#
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What did we learn from this lesson?
1.A powerful pawn center gives you freedom of movement for your pieces, and restricts your opponent's pieces.
2.The "Greek Gift" sacrifice with Bxh7+, followed by Ng5+ and Qh5. You need three pieces for this: bishop on b1-h7 diagonal, knight that can jump to g5, and queen on the d1-h5 diagonal. In this case, we needed a support pawn on h4 and rook on h1.
3.Before you sacrifice on h7, you need to do some calculation and be careful that your attack works!
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