Comments on: A Hidden Motive http://www.chesslodge.com/2009/06/a-hidden-motive/ Free lessons on chess strategy Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Goran Urosevic http://www.chesslodge.com/2009/06/a-hidden-motive/#comment-61448 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:46:08 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2009/06/a-hidden-motive/#comment-61448 Hello and thank you for the comment. Dejan probably realised that grabbing material would be too risky but he simply didn't have other choice. His Queen was under constant attack (after e2 attacked by Rf3 and then again with Nd4), while black was cleaning the way for his c8-Rook to deliver the checkmate. I suggest to replay the moves on your own board and then analyse all options. Hello and thank you for the comment.

Dejan probably realised that grabbing material would be too risky but he simply didn’t have other choice. His Queen was under constant attack (after e2 attacked by Rf3 and then again with Nd4), while black was cleaning the way for his c8-Rook to deliver the checkmate.
I suggest to replay the moves on your own board and then analyse all options.

]]> by: ganeshan harichandran http://www.chesslodge.com/2009/06/a-hidden-motive/#comment-61438 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:37:55 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2009/06/a-hidden-motive/#comment-61438 I picked this extremely interesting position from Volokitin/Grabinsky book “Perfect Your Chess”. The sample from the game GM Dejan Antic - GM Bosko Abramovic is included with the chapter “Find the Win” and it is black to move. I understand Bosko is sacrificing his rook and knight to get checkmate. However, being that Dejan is also a grand master, wouldn't he have wondered why Bosko was sacrificing those pieces. I think Dejan would have figured it out because it wouldn't make sense for Bosko to make such an easy mistake. Therefore Dejan would have been wise to take the rook and move to stop the pawn from becoming a queen, or use the bishop to take the pawn when it becomes a queen. that way his rook would protect row 1. It would be very risky for Bosko to iniate this attack. I picked this extremely interesting position from Volokitin/Grabinsky book “Perfect Your Chess”. The sample from the game GM Dejan Antic - GM Bosko Abramovic is included with the chapter “Find the Win” and it is black to move.

I understand Bosko is sacrificing his rook and knight to get checkmate. However, being that Dejan is also a grand master, wouldn’t he have wondered why Bosko was sacrificing those pieces. I think Dejan would have figured it out because it wouldn’t make sense for Bosko to make such an easy mistake. Therefore Dejan would have been wise to take the rook and move to stop the pawn from becoming a queen, or use the bishop to take the pawn when it becomes a queen. that way his rook would protect row 1.

It would be very risky for Bosko to iniate this attack.

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