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| Jan-21-09 | | SamAtoms1980: Let's see, 25 Rh8+ Ke7 26 Qxf7# would be a mate in two. What's that? I'm not allowed to jump my Rook over the Queen? That's fine, I'll just have to push the Queen out of the way. Sorry, Queen. |
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| Jan-21-09 | | Phoenix: After the move 25.Qxf7+:
"At this point Vishy looked up at me. There was so much pain in his eyes that I remember this look until today." -GM Gregory Kaidanov, Jan 2009 issue of Chess Life. |
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| Jan-21-09 | | akapovsky: Weird week indeed maybe <chessgames.com> swithed yesterday's and today's puzzles around but anyways <Qxf7+> sets up a mate in 2 not much to it. |
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| Jan-21-09 | | Kasputin: Some sacrifices are better than others. Sometimes the sacrifice requires very accurate calculation, sometimes it is an intuitive sacrifice. Here it is neither, but this sequence is still a real beauty. When the white queen captures the f7 pawn, the queen has the support of the e5 knight. Because of that the king can't take the queen and the only legal move is to capture the queen with the c7 rook. But that rook in some ways acts like the pawn that it replaced. It blocks the black king, but unlike a pawn it doesn't exert any power on the g6 square. That same knight that prevented the king from capturing the queen now moves to g6, blocking as well any possibility of escape by the king on e7. Then it is all over with just the knight and the rook on the h-file. Black's superior forces stand idle; white's other white knight is hanging. Very nice! |
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Jan-21-09
 | | Eggman: Of course, this puzzle is very similar to one from a couple of weeks ago, namely Plaskett vs Emms, 1986, White to play:
click for larger viewHere, Plaskett missed 23.Qxf7+, as did Emms. |
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| Jan-21-09 | | Kaspykov: nice forced mate. |
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| Jan-21-09 | | MartinChuzzlewit: < njchess:
Karpov never played Fischer>
Oh, I meant to say "Spassky" instead of "Karpov". I dont know why I aways mix these two names up. I mean, seein' how I was lightheartedly replying to Eurotrash who was lighheartedly saying he was better than Anand, I can see the need for you to seriously correct my post. |
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| Jan-21-09 | | amadeus: <Eggman: Of course, this puzzle is very similar to one from a couple of weeks ago, namely Plaskett vs Emms, 1986> Yes, I was a bit confused at first -- "haven't I done that before?". Anyway, very easy. |
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| Jan-21-09 | | DarthStapler: Got it |
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| Mar-12-09 | | butilikefur: Someone earlier mentioned that Anand had a draw with 24...g6 but I think here White should have good winning chances. If 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Bg7 (26...Rg7 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxe8+ Qf8 29. Rh8+ Kxh8 30. Qxf8+ Kh7 31. f3  ) 27. Ng5 Kf8 28. Nh7+ Kg8 (28...Ke7 29. Qxg7+ Ke6 30. Qe5+ Ke7 31. Nf6 [threatening Rh7+ Kf8 Nd7+ Kg8 Qh8+ mate] 31...Rf8 32. Nxd5+ Qxd5 33. Qxc7+ Ke8 34. Qc8+ Qd8 [34...Kf7 35. Rf3+ Qxf3 36. Qd7+ wins the queen] 35. Qxe6+ Qe7 36. Qc7+ wins [not the cute 33. Rh7+ Ke8 34. Qxc7 Qd8 35. Qg7 Qd6 36. Qg6+ Kd8.. and the mate is probably there but distressingly hard to find]) 29. Ng5 Kf8 30. Rh4 Qd6 (everything else seems to get Black mated) 31. g3 (winning the bishop here (with 31. Nh7+) leads to a lost endgame) Nc4 32. Re1 Nxa3 (this seems the most useful although there are other candidates, 32...Nd2 33. Nh7+ Ke7 [33...Kg8 is forced mate] 34. QxB+ K-Q1 35. Q-N5+ KR-K2 36. QxN RxN 37. Q-N5+ Q-K2 38. Q-N8+ Q-K1 39. QxQ+ KxQ 40. RxR RxR 41. R-KB1 followed by P-KR4 and White has a favourable endgame; there is also 32...e5, 33. Rf4+ Ke7 34. Qxg7+ Kd8 35. Nf7+ Bxf7 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. Qxf7 Nxa3 38. dxe5, unclear but White has the initiative [for example, 38...Rxe5 39. Qg8+ Ke7 40. Qg5+ Ke6 41. Qg4+ Ke7 42. Rd1  ]) 33. Rf4+ Qxf4 this holds better than it looks with the two bishops (33...Ke7 34. Qxg7+ Kd8 35. Nf7+ Rxf7 36. Rxf7 ) 34. gxf4 Bxd5 35. f5 Rg7 (as White is planning f6 and then h4) 37. Qh6 Ke7 (to nullify f6) 38. Rxe6+ Bxe6 39. Qxe6+ Kf8 (39...Kd8 40. Qd6+ Kc8 [40...Rd7 41. Nf7+ Kc8 42. Qc6+ Rc7 43. Nd6+ and mate follows] 41. h4 and White is better) 40. Qd6+ Kg8 (40...Ree7 41. f6 Rxg5+ 42. Kf1 Bc5 43. fxe7+ Kf7 44. Qf5+ wins) 41. h4 and White is better.. most of the lines are unclear but I think White can keep the initiative and seems to have a better endgame. Although, it is too bad Anand didn't play into this.. probably would have proved all my analysis wrong. |
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Mar-23-15
 | | ChessCoachClark: I like the continuation 25. ... Rxf7 26. Ng6+ Kg8 27. Rh8# as it leads to an Arabian Mate with the King on the "other/opposite" side of the Rook. |
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| Sep-24-22 | | Chessius the Messius: 18. Bh6 g6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Nxg6 White is winning. However, after 23. Ne4 Kf8 24. Nxf6 gxf6 it's White who has to keep the draw: 
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Sep-01-25
 | | takebackok: Easy peasy queen sack Monday, all forced 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7 26. Ng6+ Kg8 27. Rh8# Thats the way uh-huh we like it. |
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| Sep-01-25 | | Walter Glattke: Refined mate, couldn't see that! |
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| Sep-01-25 | | pauldo: <Walter Glattke: Refined mate, couldn't see that!> Same; nor could Anand! |
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| Sep-01-25 | | stacase: Not all that obvious until the usual Monday Queen sacrifice rule is applied: 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7
26. Ng6+ Kg8
27. Rh8# |
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| Sep-01-25 | | mel gibson: Nice Queen sac Monday. LOL |
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Sep-01-25
 | | murkia: <pauldo> Same; nor could Anand. Nor could Walter and he wrote a book on Chess. I'm in excellent company. I feel better now. |
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| Sep-01-25 | | QueenMe: Picked this one up, but took a little longer than it should have. Looking at the players, though, lifted my spirits a bit: for this to have happened to Anand must have been embarrassing. |
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Sep-01-25
 | | Sally Simpson: Jim Plaskett likes coincidences in chess, so in this game it is a pity White found the Queen sac.
click for larger viewOne year earlier In Plaskett vs J Emms, 1986
click for larger viewWhat move did White not play. (fortunately White went onto win) That would have made a nice double miss coincidence. These things are easy to spot when given a position to solve. In the heat of the battle you do not get a hint something is on. Three good players missed the idea, Anad, Plaskett and Emms. |
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| Sep-01-25 | | Damenlaeuferbauer: After long pondering, the strong Ukrainian-born, but now American GM Gregory Kaidanov finally found the mate in 3 moves with the nice queen sacrifice 25.Qxf7+!,Rxf7 26.Ng6+,Kg8 27.Rh8#. A (k)nightmare for the then young Vishy Anand! |
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| Sep-01-25 | | saturn2: The Pf7 prevents the devastating Ng6. So remove it by Qxf7 with mate coming. |
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| Sep-01-25 | | vajeer: Even a prominent grand master can go from draw to mate in three!! |
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| Sep-01-25 | | TheaN: Very rare pattern here <25.Qxf7+ Rxf7 26.Ng6+ Kg8 27.Rh8#> where all White pieces work beautifully to ensnare the Black king. It's striking that even someone like Anand can judge such a position wrongly. On move 23 he's up after 23....Kf8 ∓. 23....Bd5?! is a slight inaccuracy because 24.Rh3= equalizes with initiative. 24....g6 was necessary allowing all sorts of perpetuals but no loss. It's obvious 24....Kf8?? is a move too late, 25.Qxf7+ #2. |
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Sep-01-25
 | | chrisowen: I beth its won lurk its q gov its puffy its Qxf7 its aca its ma its fa its about lo its at ae bob Qxf7 its ed x |
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sac: 21.Bxh7+