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ANNOTATED GAME
Shirov #2: Muzio Gambit
Shirov (2700?) vs. Lapinski (?)
Annotated by: raskerino (1841)
Chess opening: KGA (C37), double Muzio gambit
Shirov (2700?) vs. Lapinski (?)
Annotated by: raskerino (1841)
Chess opening: KGA (C37), double Muzio gambit
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12... Nc6 13. Nd5 |
But before playing Rae1 he gives the queen a tickle while pressuring c7 and e7. | ||||
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13... Qg6 14. Rae1+ |
And somehow, all of white pieces are in the attack, and black has only developed one besides his queen. | ||||
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14... Be7 15. Bd6 |
An incredible move! The bishop cannot be taken because Qf8# is mate (the bishop's pinned to the king). | ||||
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15... Kd8 |
Black flees but this allows a spectacular conclusion. See if you can find a nice mate... then look for a better one. | ||||
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16. Qf8+ |
And the obvious mate is 16... Bxf8 17.Rxf8 Qe8 18.Rexe8# or 18.Rfxe8# | ||||
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16... Bxf8 17. Bxc7# |
A nice finish. It's rare to see a game where white mates after 17 moves when he's only taken 4 pawns and is down -14 in material. I hope you enjoyed this toss back to the old school style of attack from the super GM Shirov. If you have any thoughts, criticisms, variations, don't hesitate to PM me. I'm thinking of doing a series of analyzed games on an opening, if anyone has any exciting variations you'd like to see a pretty game in please PM me about it. | ||||
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