Win of the Day 04/04/18

In this game, I was playing a master.  Both of us had a good amount of material in hand.  I didn't expect to win this game because my opponent had two queens.  Fortunately almost all of the checking squares were covered and he didn't realize I had a threat.


It was in this position that he made a mistake.  I think that assuming he could give a Queen, his best bet is the Queen sacrifice Qxb5+.  If he has two knight, he can place one on c4 or a4, threatening to put the the other on c5.  If I take with the b-pawn,   It leaves b5 open for a rook or c4 or a4 open for the second Knight.

Here I have several threats, but he defended the wrong one.  If he doesn't check me somehow,  I am threatening Rxe7, Bf4 and Qf2.




He took the rook, letting me get in Qf2+ and he plays Ne2 (the f-knight is pinned).  I play B@e3.+  I have a queen in my hand, so he has to take Qxe3.


So I forked his King and Queen with N@c4+



So I chase his King to b1.  Then N@a3+.  After bxa3, Qb2#.  The lesson is even if you're a master and have a handful of material, consider defending first.   Though I don't claim I had everything planned out, this only work because I had all of my opponent's check squares covered.  He can chase me to a6, but he cannot mate me.  I am not a player who deliberately stockpiles pieces in my hand for a mating attack.  I only had a stockpile, because I hadn't had tempo in my moves.   In general I put down my pieces as soon as possible to cover squares.


"Bughouse is about prophylaxis."  - NM Richard Francisco

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