English Opening: The Whale Apr 7, 2024 11:49:56 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 7, 2024 11:49:56 GMT -5 English Opening: The Whale Wish black would not have lost his queen that way so I could have seen where this position was going to go. Perhaps: 15. Ne2 Qg5 16. Ng3 g6 17. Ne4 Qe7.... But the value is in the lesson in the video posted below. [Event "Rated Rapid game"][Site "https://lichess.org/83s6M1Ek"][Date "2024.04.07"][White "Radrook"][Black "kursatayfer1952"][Result "1-0"][UTCDate "2024.04.07"][UTCTime "16:33:57"][WhiteElo "1796"][BlackElo "1790"][WhiteRatingDiff "+6"][BlackRatingDiff "-9"][Variant "Standard"][TimeControl "600+5"][ECO "C20"][Opening "English Opening: The Whale"][Termination "Normal"][Annotator "lichess.org"]1. c4 e5 2. e4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. O-O Nh6 7. Nc3 f5 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd4 10. Bh5+ Kd7 11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. exf5 Qg5 13. Ne4 Qxf5 14. Ng3 Qf4 15. Ne2 Qf7 16. Bxf7 Nxf7 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qg4+ Kd8 19. Qxg7 Kc8 20. Qxf7 b6 21. Rfe1 Kb7 22. Re7 Rac8 23. Rae1 h5 24. Re8 Rcxe8 25. Rxe8 Rh6 26. Re7 Ka6 27. Rxc7 Ka5 28. a3 Ka4 29. Rxa7+ Kb3 30. c5+ Kxb2 31. c6 Kc3 32. Qc4+ Kd2 33. c7 Rh7 34. c8=Q Re7 35. Qc1+ Kxd3 36. Q8c2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0lichess.org/83s6M1Ek/white#0