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casimirzyk
29-Mar-09, 17:42

SBS; Smit's Bishop Sacrifice

Hello GameKnot friends,

I'm a happy man.

In game #11121941 donk57 vs rambohenkie the current position is mate in 4.
The opening was 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nf6, 3. Bc4 Nxe4, 4 Nc3 Nxc3, 5. dxc3 f6, 6. Bh6
I analysed this in the fall of 1973, but couldn't find opponents to play it.
The idea is 6...gxh6, 7.Ng5 and then 7...hxg5? 8.Qh5+ Ke7, 9.Qf7+ Kd6, 10. 0-0-0+ Kc6, 11. Qd5+ Kb6, 12.Qb5#, or 7...~, 8.Qh5+ and 9.Nf7 winning the exchange.
So I claim a name for this line as "SBS" (Smit's Bishop's Sacrifice, in Dutch Smit's Loperoffer).
Player donk57 is a personal friend.

Yours truly,

Daan Smit
(AKA casimirzyk)

baronderkilt
29-Mar-09, 18:14

A courtesy ...

game
}8-)

markb56
29-Mar-09, 20:22

How do you continue after black plays 7...Bc5 ?
E.g. 7...Bc5 8.Nf7 Qe7 9. Nxh8 Bxf2+ 10.Kxf2 Qc5+, or 7...Bc5 8. Qh5+ Ke7 9. Qf7+ Kd6 with the B on c5 blocking Qb5#. So I claim a name for this move 7...Bc5! as "MBE" (Mark B's Escape).

8ballphoenix
29-Mar-09, 22:01

You ignore it!

Unless I've missed something, you ignore the bishop and continue with 8. Qh5+ anyway, leading to ...Ke7, 9. Qf7+ ...Kd6, 10. Ne4+ ...Kc6, 11. Qd5+ ...Kb6, and finally QxB#.

Or did I miss something?

chessnovice
30-Mar-09, 01:52

...

I agree with 8ball. h6 is sort of a lame square for the white bishop to be on. I'd give consideration to just ignoring it and developing, knowing that I can use the sacrifice as an initiative advantage when you inevitably are forced into a situation where you have to move the bishop again.

Nothing terribly wrong with taking, though. Black was winning heavily until 9. ... Ke7??
Kd7 is the correct move.

sodiumattack
11-Apr-09, 08:54

But...

... after any move that is not 6. ... gxh6, how is white supposed to play in order to justify his move?

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