# Hung Bishop, Desperado on a Wobbly Stool

- Link: https://coffeefordessert.com/2026/09/16/hung-bishop-desperado-on-a-wobbly-stool/
- Published: 2026-09-16T04:45:00-05:00
- Author: Coach Chad

White drops the bishop on c4 to 9…Nxc4 in this King’s Gambit Accepted and keeps 
swinging anyway. It pays off with 23.Qxc6#.

> Check out this #chess game: Guest0601772880 vs Guest8716047275 – [https://www.chess.com/game/108307241726](https://www.chess.com/game/108307241726)

The link above might be broken, but fret not, a replacement PGN is attached below
to study an interesting recovery from a dubious desperado which Coach Chad employed
cleverly after hanging his bishop in the opening – never give up, study the the 
tricky endgame.

See the key FEN position after 20. Na7+ and find a safe way to proceed for black
| 2kr2nr/N1p1qpb1/Pp1p4/3Pn2p/3NPpb1/8/PBP1Q1Pp/R2R3K b – – 3 20
 [Event “Live Chess”][
Site “Chess.com”] [Date “2025.08.02”] [Round “?”] [White “Guest0682653708”] [Black“
Guest3401198682”] [Result “1-0”] [TimeControl “120+1”] [WhiteElo “1600”] [BlackElo“
1600”] [Termination “Guest0682653708 won by checkmate”] [Link “[https://www.chess.com/game/141400311694?move=1”%5D](https://www.chess.com/game/141400311694?move=1”%5D)

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h3 Bg7 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 Bd7 8. d5 Ne5
9. Nc3 Nxc4 10. b3 Ne5 11. Nd4 Qe7 12. Bb2 O-O-O 13. Qe2 a6 14. Rfd1 h5 15. b4 g4
16. b5 gxh3 17. bxa6 h2+ 18. Kh1 b6 19. Ncb5 Bg4 20. Na7+ Kd7 (20… Kb8 21. Qb5 (
21. Qxg4) (21. Ndc6+ Nxc6 (21… Ka8 22. Nxe7 (22. Bxe5) (22. Qxg4) (22. Qb5 Bxd1 (
22… Qd7 23. Rf1 f3 24. a4 (24. Rae1) (24. Rad1) (24. Rab1) (24. c4) (24. Bxe5) (
24. Nxe5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 dxe5 (25… Bxe5 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. gxf3 Bh3 (27… Bd7 28. Nxc7
+ Ka7 (28… Kb8 29. d6 Rc8 (29… Nf6) (29… Rh6 30. a4 Rxd6 31. Nb5 (31. a5) (31. Rfd1)(
31. Nd5 Bxa4 (31… Ka7 32. Nc7)))))))))))) 21. Qb5+ c6 22. dxc6+ Nxc6 23. Qxc6# 1-
0

STATS
 Result: 1-0 (Guest0682653708 won by checkmate) Mainline: 45 ply Study: 2kr2nr/
N1p1qpb1/Pp1p4/3Pn2p/3NPpb1/8/PBP1Q1Pp/R2R3K b – – 3 20 at move 20, Black to move,
2 legal. Kb8 Kd7

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