Monday, August 18, 2025

BSJG: Knife's Edge


The following game shows the defender balancing on a knife's edge - and then falling off.


Uxx - Butterfli6282

30 0 lichess.org, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 

Blackburne Shilling Gambit.

4.Bxf7+

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit. 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8 6.Qh5+ g6 

Not 6...Kf7 7.Qf7+ Kd6 8.Nc4+ Kc5 9.Qd5+ Kb4 10.a3+ Ka4 11.Nc3 checkmate

7.Nxg6 Nxc2+ 

Not wanting to give up a Rook first, with 7...hxg6 8.Qxh8 Nxc2+ 9.Kd1 Nxa1 10.Qxg8 Qg5, but that was the way to advantage.

8.Kd1 Nxa1 

The game would devolve into a draw after 8...hxg6 9.Qxg6+ Ke7 10.Qg5+ Ke8 11.Qg6+ Ke7 12.Qg5+ draw, but, again, that was for choice. 

The text makes things worse.

9.Nxh8+ Ke7 10.Qe5 checkmate




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