Dare to Take the Queen

The game bellows shows the tactic of back rank checkmate and how to chase the piece (the Queen in this case) which guard the back rank square e8 (which occupies by Rook in this case) to deviate the Black Queen from her role/task. White offers and sacrifices his Queen and pawn to do so and Black never dares to take the White’s Queen.

When your opponent sacrificing, they are always four considerations to be taken:

1. Just accept it;
2. Just to swindle you to make you to lose your time;
3. Decline/reject it; or
4. Resign.

Here is the said interesting game. Enjoy the game…


[Date "1920"]
[White "Adams"]
[Black "Torre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. Bg5 c6 12. c4 cxd5 13. cxd5 a5 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. Re2 Rc8 16. Rae1 Qd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qg4 Qb5 19. Qc4 Qd7 20. Qc7 Qb5 21. a4 Qxa4 22. Re4 Qb5 23. Qxb7 1-0