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The tricky 26...Re8 turns out to be bad. I figured out why^^

The tricky 26...Re8 turns out to be bad. I figured out why^^ https://lichess.org/8JJvL6fL

Well, I was initially satisfied with the opening, until it eventually dawned on me that, despite my opponent’s somewhat imprecise play, I had nothing to show for it. A draw wouldn’t have bothered me in principle, but the team match might have needed a win—we’re at the top of the table, and things were starting to slip away on a few boards despite a 200-point DWZ average difference. After 17...Qc6?! I was already ready to give up on my ambitions entirely, but I realized that after cxd5! and Bxc5! I could still play for something (stable +=).

Other notable points:

-The computer might have kept all the knights, but since humans have trouble with these nonlinear creatures, a pair HAD to go (Nh4xg6). Objectively perhaps not the best move, but pragmatic, before one of them shows up on the white squares in front of my king. Two are easier to handle than four.
-I hadn’t seen 26...Re8 at all beforehand, but it was immediately clear to me that this was a high-risk move (at this stage, Black might have been asking for too much—a deceived deceiver!?). Decisive moment: If there’s a hole there, it’s immediately 1-0. When calculating, I first saw 30.Qc8+ along with Re8, which is also close to winning. Later, of course, the cool 30.b4!

Well, I was initially satisfied with the opening, until it eventually dawned on me that, despite my opponent’s somewhat imprecise play, I had nothing to show for it. A draw wouldn’t have bothered me in principle, but the team match might have needed a win—we’re at the top of the table, and things were starting to slip away on a few boards despite a 200-point DWZ average difference. After 17...Qc6?! I was already ready to give up on my ambitions entirely, but I realized that after cxd5! and Bxc5! I could still play for something (stable +=). Other notable points: -The computer might have kept all the knights, but since humans have trouble with these nonlinear creatures, a pair HAD to go (Nh4xg6). Objectively perhaps not the best move, but pragmatic, before one of them shows up on the white squares in front of my king. Two are easier to handle than four. -I hadn’t seen 26...Re8 at all beforehand, but it was immediately clear to me that this was a high-risk move (at this stage, Black might have been asking for too much—a deceived deceiver!?). Decisive moment: If there’s a hole there, it’s immediately 1-0. When calculating, I first saw 30.Qc8+ along with Re8, which is also close to winning. Later, of course, the cool 30.b4!

aVague

why making that move, it gives nothing for the attack, neither defence, and knight is in danger. to use it as a bait is good, but queen position can be moved, so it's useless

NM MrPushwood edited

The same idea as in one of my blogs--a Textbook Cheapo (only his didn't work). :)