WALKING THE PLANK II: ACHILLIES HEEL escrimador vs. hansdevries The Scotch Gambit Hollywood sequels rarely outperform the original, and here I do not pretend to overshadow the Lasker-Thomas brilliancy of 1911. However, this GameKnot miniature was played in November 2005 and demonstrates the classic sacrifice on f7, Black's "Achillies Heel", followed by the proverbial "king walk", where mate or massive material loss is the unavoidable outcome. Although I cannot boast of a beautiful Queen sacrifice or O-O-O with checkmate, I do sac two minor pieces to force the Black King to waltz directly onto the dance floor! It's a valuable trap to know, another arrow in a player's quiver of chess tactics. Unfortunately, this game is flawed! Those familiar with my annotated miniature, "A Specatular Combination", know that I did not actually win that game. And here again, we see a similar theme. During the heat of battle, after sacrificing two minors and dragging the Black King around like a rag doll, I blundered the attack. Therefore, I will again give credit to my opponent for capitalizing on my mistake and report the actual result: Black won this game. But I also feel the need to fully explain the correctness of the double minor piece sacrifice and how I should have properly followed up the "king walk" checking sequence. So, once again, what you are about to see is how the game should have ended. After careful analysis, I am convinced that in all variations Black is dead lost. And now for the rest of the story. Enjoy!