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Jan-25-05
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| Swapmeet: I saw Nh6+ but I don't understand 22...Qa8. Why does the Queen have to move, allowing 23.Qxf6? |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| Cyphelium: <Swapmeet> 22.-  a8 is a blunder. Black probably calculated lines like 23.  xf6 xe4 24. g3 gxf6, winning a pawn. I guess he should try something like 22.- h6 instead, but of course the position is lost anyway. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| erimiro1: Black was lost already but Qa8?? made the game much shorter. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| greystar69: Is Qa8 really a blunder, or is there some reason it is forced to move from the defence of the knight? A solution to a puzzle is always based on strongest play. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| TigerPawns: <dac1990> yep, i was also lucky enough to execute this exact combo in a blitz game on FICS once... |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| greystar69: Far as I can see, best continuation for black would've been 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxd8 24. Nxc3 which at least leaves black a pawn up for losing the exchange. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| Ed Caruthers: Did V. miss the trick a move earlier? 19.Nh6+ looks like it works. Not that 19.Rd1 gave Black any chance to avoid the combination. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| ice lemon tea: <greystar69> i don't understand at all ur variation...both white bishop are not in any position to be at e4...n there is already a white pawn at e4...how come white bishop take his own piece? |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| lipschutz: Like Ed Caruthers, I wondered that too. But, without 19.Rd1 Bd6, Black could have answered Bxf7 with ...Be7. |
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Jan-25-05
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| JohnBoy: What <greystar> probably meant was 22...Bxe4 23.Qxe4 Nxe4 24.Bxd8 Nxc3. But a quick material reckoning says black is a rook down. Moreover, white can just play 25.bc3 Bxa3 26.Bxc7 threatening mate and another pawn. |
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Jan-25-05
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| JohnBoy: <lipschutz>: I must say that I don't see the big difference between playing the combo at move 19 vs. move 20. Either way, black is down an X and a pawn at the end, with essentially no comp. ...Be7 at the end is meaningless in such a lost position. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| dafish298: sorry i dont see this as a white to play and 'win' puzzle. Qa8 is a ridiculous move that gives white a win. Why not Qe7? or Bxe4 as stated by someone else? |
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Jan-25-05
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| kevin86: Does this one have to be a helpmate puzzler? I guess the main idea is to manoever the knight to f7. The Qa8 move is not a blunder-it is hari-kari! |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| klausewitz: Sorry, but correct word is hara-kiri. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| Zaius: chessgames.com, I really appreciate the easy ones at the beginning of the week. Please don't let the "yawn"ers discourage you from putting them up! |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| brainzugzwang: To paraphrase talk-show radio callers — Long-time reader, first-time kibitzer. Hi y'all.
How does White force home a win after 22. ...Qe7? White can continue to press (maybe Bg6 followed by Qh3?), but I don't see a decisive edge. |
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Jan-25-05
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| Knight13: Good puzzle. |
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Jan-25-05
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| alphee: <JustAFish: > I ended up with the solution until a8 which I avoided and also investigated 20. h6+ gxh6 21.xf6 but I couldn't find anything convincing nor the mate you mention: 20. h6+ gxh6 21. xf6 xf6 22. xf7+  xf7 23. g4+  f8 .... What did I miss? |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| GreenDayGuy: Without 22... Qa8?? Black may have fought for a little longer, how about 22... Qe7? It has to be better than the move played. |
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| Jan-25-05 |
| MatrixManNe0: <alphee> 22. Qxf6. |
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Jan-29-05
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| patzer2: The puzzle solution 20. Nh6+! is a decisive deflection pseudo-sacrifice. |
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| Jan-29-05 |
| aw1988: Power to the Paw- er- the bishops. |
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| Feb-05-05 |
| Sanjoy: I want to play online like I used to do in KasparovChess.Com, but that site is no more. Can I do the same in some other site where there is rating & can play with GMs also? |
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| Feb-05-05 |
| hintza: <Sanjoy> Please see ChessGames.com Help for a good list of places to play chess online. |
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| Feb-25-09 |
| WhiteRook48: 23. Qxf6!!! is so decisive |
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