I seem to run across this a lot and I frequently lose to it, which is frustrating.
I am a Ruy Lopez player with the white pieces. Often, black will end up dubiously launching his h-pawn at me, sacrificing a piece for two pawns, and in many cases trying to offer a Fishing Pole sacrifice on g4 with anticipations of checkmate down the h-file. The engine, of course, coldly says white is simply winning here, as this attack is unsound. But so often, I lose the thread when trying to walk the defensive tightrope and I manage to lose these positions, even in slow chess. I see ghosts all the time and make moves that don't properly defend.
Any tips for how to defend properly against these attacks?
I am a Ruy Lopez player with the white pieces. Often, black will end up dubiously launching his h-pawn at me, sacrificing a piece for two pawns, and in many cases trying to offer a Fishing Pole sacrifice on g4 with anticipations of checkmate down the h-file. The engine, of course, coldly says white is simply winning here, as this attack is unsound. But so often, I lose the thread when trying to walk the defensive tightrope and I manage to lose these positions, even in slow chess. I see ghosts all the time and make moves that don't properly defend.
Any tips for how to defend properly against these attacks?