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.
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 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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