Chess, obviously. My losing streak continues, but this afternoon, after teaching a piano lesson to PH we played a couple of exploratory games in the aforementioned opening.
An interesting line with early Bf4, which is quite unusual.
Black’s play clearly leaves something to be desired at more places than those moves marked as dubious, but the multiple sacrifices are worth watching. White gives up two knights and two rooks in the space of six moves, and wins!
| 1 | e4 | c5 |
| 2 | d4 | cxd4 |
| 3 | c3 | dxc3 |
| 4 | Nxc3 | Nc6 |
| 5 | Nf3 | d6 |
| 6 | Bc4 | e6 |
| 7 | Bf4 | a6 |
| 8 | 0-0 | Nf6 |
| 9 | Qe2 | Be7 |
| 10 | Rfd1 | b5 |
| 11 | Bb3 | Qc7?! |
| 12 | e5 | Nh4 |
| 13 | exd6 | Nxf4 |
| 14 | dxc7 | Nxe2+ |
| 15 | Nxe2 | Ra7 |
| 16 | Rac1 | Na5 |
| 17 | Ned4 | Nxb3 |
| 18 | axb3 | Bf6 |
| 19 | Rd2 | e5?! |
| 20 | Nxe5! | Bxe5 |
| 21 | Nxb5 | axb5 |
| 22 | Rd8+ | Ke7 |
| 23 | Rxh8 | Bxb2 |
| 24 | Rxc8 | Bxc1 |
| 25 | Re8+ | 1-0 |
