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Gn 2 - CLASSIC BISHOP SACRIFICE:
This position shows a variation of the classical Bishop's sacrifice which comes out of a French Opening. By
sacrificing the Bishop, White destroys the Black King position and then engages in what is known as a “King hunt”.
When Black plays the French defense in particular it is always wise to keep a lookout for the possibility of this
sacrifice.
Solution:
1 d3h7
g8h7 2 f3g5
h7g8
3 d1h5
f8d8 4 h5f7
g8h8
5 f2f4
c7d7 6 f1f3
e7f5
7 f3h3
f5h6 8 f7g6
h8g8
9
h3h6 c6d4
10 h6h8 g8h8
11 g6h7
and ...
2 h7g6
3 d1g4
f7f5
4 g4h4
f5f4 5 h4h7
g6g5
6 h2h4
g5g4 7 f2f3
g4g3
8 h7g7
e7g6 9 g7g6
g3h4
10 g6g4
Gn 3 - Qxc6 and Ba6 MATE:
A nice combination by Esteban Canal, White sacrifices both Rooks to allow a pretty Queen sacrifice ending in
checkmate.
Solution:
1 a3b4 a5a1
2 e1d2 a1h1
3 f3c6
b7c6
4 e2a6
Gn 4 - PHILIDOR's LEGACY:
This pretty mating idea has been known since the time of Philidor (late 18th Century). The finish is a pretty
smothered mate following the Queen sacrifice.
Ssolution:
1 f3d5 g8h8
2 g5f7 h8g8
3 f7h6
g8h8
4 d5g8
d8g8
5 h6f7
Gn 5 - MORPHY MATE:
This position comes from a famous game played by Paul Morphy versus the Duke of Brunswick and the Count
Isouard during a performance of “The Barber of Seville” in 1858. The culmination of the attack is a strong statement
of the importance of development. Paul Morphy's superior development crashes though in fine fashion.
