A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay!
How should White follow up on 32.Kd2 Qg4?
Loyd,Samuel – Rosenthal,Samuel
Paris, 1867
Giuoco Piano [C50]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Be3 Bb6 7.h3 Na5 8.Bb3 Nxb3 9.axb3 Be6 10.Nb5 Bxe3 11.fxe3 c6 12.Nc3 Qc7 13.g4 a6 14.d4 0-0-0 15.d5 Bd7 16.g5 Ne8 17.Nd2 c5 18.Nc4 h6 19.Qh5 Rf8 20.gxh6 Rh8 21.hxg7 Rxh5 22.g8Q Rxh3 23.Rxh3 Bxh3 24.Nb5 Qe7 25.Qh7 Bg4 26.Na7+ Kb8 27.Rxa6 Nc7 28.Ra5 Qf6 29.Qh1 Rh8 30.Qf1 Bf3 31.Nb6 Qh4+ 32.Kd2 Qg4
33.Qxf3!! Qxf3 34.Nd7+ Ka8 35.Nc6+ Na6 36.Nb6# 1-0
Had Black played 32…Bg4, the position would have remained equal.
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