A stunning exchange sacrifice…
…in the Marshall Attack was unleashed by Peter Leko in the 4th round in Wijk aan Zee versus Lenier Dominguez. Playing black, here he was facing the question of whether it would be advisable to immediately occupy the long diagonal with
23…Bc6 despite the riposte 24.d5, blocking it with tempo. What do you think?
A) this wins for White;
B) Black prevails;
C) the position eventually remains balanced.
The solution is here,
but first ponder over it with a larger version of the diagram.
Related posts:
- To sacrifice or not to sacrifice?! A complicated position arose during time trouble in Tomashevsky...
- The Achilles’ heel h2… ... Black had spotted in this position when he...
- The Achilles heel h2… ... Black had spotted in this position when he...
- To exchange or not to exchange? Correct evaluation of pawn endings is an important pillar...
- Both kings threatened by discovered check… ... was the situation in this recent game from...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.