Could Adam Hambleton have won this game after 24.Nxg6 ?
Analysis in PGN format follows ... is there an imbed-PGN-viewer tool somewhere in ChessTalk that I've missed?
[Event "2013 Canadian Open"]
[Site "Ottawa"]
[Date "2013.07.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hambleton, Aman"]
[Black "Hansen, Eric"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O-O 8.Qd2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.Bc4 exd5 11.Bxd5 Nd7 12.Nf3 Nf6 13.O-O Nxd5 14.exd5 Qd6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qc3 Kg8 17.Ne5 Re8 18.Rfe1 Qxd5 19.Rad1 Qxa2 20.Ra1 Qd5 21.Rad1 Qa2 22.Ra1 Qd5 23.Rad1 Qa2 { Draw agreed here. } 24.Nxg6 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 fxg6 { Black's king is exposed and his rook and bishop are undeveloped, but can White profit? } ( 25...hxg6 26.Re8+ Kh7 27.Qh8# ) 26.Re8+ Kf7 27.Qe1 { Threatening Qe7#. } 27...Be6 ( 27...Kf6 28.Qe5+ Kf7 29.Qe7# ) ( 27...Kg7 28.Qe7+ Qf7 ( 28...Kh6 29.Qh4+ Kg7 30.Re7+ Qf7 { Forced. } 31.Rxf7+ Kxf7 32.Qxh7+ ) 29.Qe5+ Kh6 { Forced. } 30.h4 { Threatening Qg5/Qe3, then Re7. Attempts by Black to avoid the R-for-Q exchange lead to worse results. } 30...Qxe8 31.Qxe8 ) 28.Rxa8 Qxb2 29.Qd1 { Threatening Qf3. } 29...Kg7 30.h4 Qd4 { I don't think Black has a choice; alternatives all seem worse. } 31.Qxd4+ cxd4 32.Rxa7 Bd5 33.Ra4 Kf6 34.Rxd4 Ke5 35.Rd2 *
Analysis in PGN format follows ... is there an imbed-PGN-viewer tool somewhere in ChessTalk that I've missed?
[Event "2013 Canadian Open"]
[Site "Ottawa"]
[Date "2013.07.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hambleton, Aman"]
[Black "Hansen, Eric"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O-O 8.Qd2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.Bc4 exd5 11.Bxd5 Nd7 12.Nf3 Nf6 13.O-O Nxd5 14.exd5 Qd6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qc3 Kg8 17.Ne5 Re8 18.Rfe1 Qxd5 19.Rad1 Qxa2 20.Ra1 Qd5 21.Rad1 Qa2 22.Ra1 Qd5 23.Rad1 Qa2 { Draw agreed here. } 24.Nxg6 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 fxg6 { Black's king is exposed and his rook and bishop are undeveloped, but can White profit? } ( 25...hxg6 26.Re8+ Kh7 27.Qh8# ) 26.Re8+ Kf7 27.Qe1 { Threatening Qe7#. } 27...Be6 ( 27...Kf6 28.Qe5+ Kf7 29.Qe7# ) ( 27...Kg7 28.Qe7+ Qf7 ( 28...Kh6 29.Qh4+ Kg7 30.Re7+ Qf7 { Forced. } 31.Rxf7+ Kxf7 32.Qxh7+ ) 29.Qe5+ Kh6 { Forced. } 30.h4 { Threatening Qg5/Qe3, then Re7. Attempts by Black to avoid the R-for-Q exchange lead to worse results. } 30...Qxe8 31.Qxe8 ) 28.Rxa8 Qxb2 29.Qd1 { Threatening Qf3. } 29...Kg7 30.h4 Qd4 { I don't think Black has a choice; alternatives all seem worse. } 31.Qxd4+ cxd4 32.Rxa7 Bd5 33.Ra4 Kf6 34.Rxd4 Ke5 35.Rd2 *
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