In the last round of the April Swiss, Angelo played an interesting pawn sac against Ferrero's pet Larsen opening. At first sight it looked like White can grab the pawn safely given that he is about to castle and the position is closed. But the sudden appearance of the rook on the 6th rank signaled trouble for the White King. Once the King fled into the street leaving behind his decimated army there was no doubt that he was to meet his demise in some far away land.
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In our first round game, Eric went for the thematic knight sacrifice in the sicilian, but he clearly missed the intermediate check that provided the king a flight square on f8. I proceeded to play a couple of inaccurate moves which allowed him to grab a third pawn for the Knight. The rest of the game is an instructive example that shows why three connected passed pawns are worth a piece.
5/09/2010
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