The Greek Gift is a pattern everyone must know how to recognize and execute. This game featured a Greek Gift, and I tried my best to calculate it correctly.
Learn the Anti-Meran here: https://youtu.be/4OSL-UuCfSU
Learn the strategy and patterns of the Greek Gift sacrifice here: https://youtu.be/mo_brhZfj1k
Here’s a great tool for learning openings: https://chessbook.com/hanging-pawns
Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
https://lichess.org/3v3rUMinaGVk
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Ng5 Nf8 12. Nge4 exd4 13. exd4 Bc7 14. Bg5 Qxd4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rad1 f5 17. Be2 Qg7 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. Bd3 Ba5 24. Nce2 Nd7 25. h3 Ne5 26. Nxf5 Bxf5 27. Bxf5 Ng6 28. Ng3 Bc7 29. Nf1 Nh4 30. Qe4 Nxf5 31. Qxf5 Qf8 32. Ne3 Qd8 33. g3 Kg7 34. Qg4+ Kf8 35. Qf5 h6 36. Ng4 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qd6 38. c5 Qd5+ 39. Qxd5 cxd5 40. Nxh6 Be5 41. Nf5 Ke8 42. f4 Bh8 43. Nd6+ Ke7 44. Nxb7 Kd7 45. Na5 Bc3 46. Nb3 a5 47. a4 d4 48. Kf3 Kc6 49. Ke4 Bb4 50. Kxd4 1-0
These are the stats after 117 games:
Starting rating: 2251
Current rating: 2252(+1)
Current score: W 56, L 40, D 16, C 5
Days left: 211
Rating: 2252/2500