Dec 07, 2025
Ah, you referenced THE ROOOOOOOOK! Ahem, getting into the nitty gritty of the game, this was far better conveyed than the Vienna Gambit one. I was able to follow along up until the end where it became confusing. After 13. Be2, I believe you say Sai goes 13... d6. Unless I made a mistake, I don't see any reason why Kaburi would need to move his queen as 14. cxb7 is perfectly fine for White. Bishop could then take b7, setting up a king's side castle for White. You then mention moving the knight to protect the "d4 pawn", but there is no white pawn on the d-file anymore. I think really it's just that last bit following 13... d6 that needs to be rewritten to make more sense. Otherwise, solid play, with the exception of Kaburi opting for 11. Nxe5 over 11. dxc6 as it would have led to 11... Nxc4 12. Nxc4 bxc6 and White being up a pawn at +2.7. But naturally, you addressed this in the story, and the gambit paid off with Sai going 11... Re8. Really, just fix the stuff after 13... d6 and everything's solid. Though that line about the "discovered queen attack on the g4 knight" also doesn't make much sense as there's no knight in sight anywhere near g4. The closest I can see is Queen g5 threatening White's knight on e5, but again, it would be difficult for Black to even get to that position considering 12. dxc6 comes next. Anyway, hope my suggestions help.
