Aggressive players are often uncomfortable when the shoe is on the other foot.
Kamran Shirazi White
Tomasz Markowski Black
Warsaw 2012
Sicilian Defense, Morra Gambit B21
1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 d3 4 ♗xd3 g6 5 ♘f3 ♗g7 6 ♗c4 ♘c6 7 ♗f4 ♘f6
Since ♘c3 is not possible, if White defends the e4-pawn with 8 ♘bd2, he allows Black to neutralize the center with 8...0-0 9 0-0 d5!.
8 e5? ♘h5 9 ♗e3 0-0
Not 9...♘xe5? in view of 10 ♘xe5 ♗xe5 11 ♕d5!. Or 9...♗xe5? 10 ♗xf7+! ♔xf7 11 ♕d5+.
Black would offer his own pawn sacrifice after 10 ♕d5 d6!. For example, 11 exd6 ♗e6 12 dxe7 ♕xe7 13 ♕e4 ♘f6 14 ♕h4 ♗xc4 15 ♕xc4 ♗h6.
10 g4? d5!
Now 11 ♕xd5 ♗xg4 costs White at least a pawn. For example, 12 ♘bd2 ♕c7 and ...♘xe5 or ...♖ad8. No better is 11 exd6 ♗xg4.
11 ♗xd5 ♗xg4 12 ♖g1 ♘xe5 13 h3
White hopes for a merely pawn-down endgame (13...♘xf3+ 14 ♗xf3 ♕xd1+). Not 13...♗xh3 14 ♘xe5 ♗xe5 15 ♕xh5.
13...♕xd5! 14 ♕xd5 ♘xf3+
But now 15 ♔d1 ♖ad8 or 15 ♔f1 ♗xh3+ 16 ♔e2 ♘xg1+ with a big material edge.
15 ♔e2 ♘xg1+ 16 ♔f1 ♖ad8
Question 275: How would 17 ♕b3 lose?
17 ♕xb7 ♖d1+ 18 ♔g2 ♗f3+ White resigns.
Tu Quoc Khanh White
Tran Anh Tri Black
Dong Thap 2003
1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 d3 4 ♗xd3 ♘c6 5 ♘f3 d6 6 0-0 g6 7 ♖e1 ♗g7 8 ♗f4 ♘f6 9 h3 0-0 10 ♕d2 b6 11 ♘a3 ♗b7 12 ♖ad1 ♘d7 13 ♘c4 ♘c5 14 ♗c2 b5 15 ♘e3 ♘e6 16 ♗g3 ♘a5 17 ♕e2 ♕e8 18 ♘d5 ♖c8 19 e5 dxe5 20 ♘xe5 ♖c5 21 ♗e4 ♘g5 22 ♘d7 ♕xd7!? 23 ♘f6+ ♗xf6 24 ♖xd7 ♘xe4 25 b4 ♘xg3 26 fxg3 ♖d5? 27 ♖xd5 ♗xd5 28 ♕xb5 resigns.