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Believe it or not I’ve actually been working extremely hard on my openings. Mostly as Black, however.
So yesterday in an online rapid tournament organized by my friend GM Elshan Moradiabadi I found myself navigating through the opening by playing on autopilot.
In doing so we reached this position. Black to move and win a piece. I saw it instantly after my move and was just waiting to hit resign. Luckily my opponent didn’t see it.
My opponent was also playing on autopilot and so just played the automatic looking 7…Bb4
However, Black can win a piece with the simple 7…d4. If White moves the knight away then Black plays 8…Bb4 winning the queen.
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
Til Next Time,
Chris Wainscott