Скачать или смотреть Loetscher Roland vs Benkovic Petar, Zuerich 2004 | Exchange sacrifice for the open diagonal

In this game we can see how the Bishop is strong on the open diagonal a8-h1. It’s no secret that many final blows have been delivered on this diagonal. Idea of weakening the opponent’s short castle by sacrifice the a8 Rook for the Bishop on g2 can be very deangerous for the player who accept this sacrifice because the power of the Bishop can be so big like in this game.

Loetscher Roland 2328 - Benkovic Petar 2430 , Zuerich 2004
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.b3 b6 9.Rd1 a5 10.Nc3 Ba6 11.Nd2 Rc8 12.e4 c5 13.dxc5 d4 14.c6 Rxc6 15.e5 Nxe5 16.Bxc6 d3 17.Qb2 Nxc6 18.Nf3 Bb7 19.Be3 Ng4 20.Qd2 Nce5 21.Nd4 Qxd4 22.Bxd4 Nf3+ 23.Kg2 Nxd2+ 24.Kh3 Nf3 25.Bxb6 f5 26.Kg2 Bb4 27.Rac1 d2 0–1

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