“Why isn't chess popular in Japan?”

Re:“Why isn't chess popular in Japan?” by akkartik on Friday September 08, 2023 @12:08AM (#37429187)

This linked game is amazing: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1411126

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Re:“Why isn't chess popular in Japan?” by kvrck on Friday September 08, 2023 @07:09AM (#37432061)

Why so?

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Re:“Why isn't chess popular in Japan?” by ancount on Friday September 08, 2023 @08:28AM (#37432650)

I'm no chess expert, but I think because at 17... Bxa4 followed by 18... Bxh2, the double bishop sacrifice, it's not obvious how Black will then dominate the rest of the game.

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