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The Swinging Gate: Push That P to 6 or 3!
Compiled by Gilmoy
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Pattern triggers:
0. enemy Kh8/Kh7 (so that the Q entry is with check) 1. a P on 6 or 3 (usually h)
2. an R behind it (for discovered check)
3. a double on g7/g2 (so that the P will be defended)


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Key move: Q(g7,g2)+ for a pawn double-check. This converts to a triangle mate at h8/h1, with the protected-P providing the role of the diagonal-mover, instead of the usual (B,Q)f6/f3.

Benefit: Double-check trumps any overprotection of g7/g2.

Mnemonic: Push that P to 6 or 3!

Capablanca vs T A Carter, 1909 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

GotD 2011/06/20 "Beni and the Jets"
A Beni vs I Anagnostou, 1954 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

PotD 2016/08/03 Wed: ** Medium/Easy
G Ferrantes vs A Giustolisi, 1956 
(E91) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

GotD 2010/04/20 "Where Does It Hort?"
W Hug vs Hort, 1972 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

GotD 2011/10/03 "A Common Peeve: Bxg6!" -- Q supports P
K Commons vs P Peev, 1976 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0

GotD 2014/09/04 "Pawn Storms Likely"
Adorjan vs Ribli, 1979 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

GotD 2006/05/25 "Wild Horses"
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

PotD 2014/11/22 Sat; GotD 2016/03/06 "Iron Madl"
I Madl vs D Summermatter, 1988 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

GotD 2014/11/29 "The Race is On"
C A Martinez vs V van Riemsdijk, 1993 
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

PotD 2014/12/09 -- P already on g2
C Lange vs D Hess, 1994 
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 0-1

PotD 2015/04/21 Tue: single-check w/promotion fork
Z Almasi vs Korchnoi, 1996 
(C18) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0

GotD 2011/09/22 "Emory and Ivory" -- wins RR for Q
de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001 
(B56) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Black saw it and resigned first
Carlsen vs C Daly, 2003 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

GotD 2009/07/26 "Defanged"; PotD 2009/{05/09;11/13}, 2016/01/30
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Wins (B or R)+N+P for R
M Rodshtein vs M Sorokin, 2006 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

PotD 2015/07/06 -- Boden instead of double-check
T Cagasik vs J Brooke, 2007 
(B07) Pirc, 23 moves, 1-0

PotD 2012/03/19 -- Ng3 instead of Pg2
K O'Brien vs D Salter, 2008 
(C15) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1

Bacrot vs Leko, 2008 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

GotD 2017/08/03 "Release the Karjakin"
Karjakin vs Morozevich, 2009 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

37..Nf1: non-check, recovers an exchange
P Cramling vs A L'Ami, 2011 
(E90) King's Indian, 67 moves, 1-0

Underpromote to Arabian on f1 instead of double-check
V Babula Sr vs E Najer, 2015 
(E97) King's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

GotD 2017/05/31 "Pannoc Attack": vacates h6 for ant major mate
Panno vs J M Aitken, 1958 
(A66) Benoni, 40 moves, 1-0

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