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Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Jacques Schwarz
DSB-02.Kongress Berlin ;HCL 12 1881  ·  French Defense: Classical. Delayed Exchange Variation (C11)  ·  1-0


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Apr-16-08
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  Marmot PFL: I thought this was easier than yesterday. Maybe not surprising, since Geller was a much stronger player than Schwarz.
Apr-16-08
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  awfulhangover: I solved this within 3 seconds, and I'm dumb patzer, so very easy for a Wednesday?
Apr-16-08   nonox: Checking the validity of 23. Rh4, I study 23. Rxh5 wich seems to be strong :

23 ... gxh5, the other moves lose quickly
24. Bf6 Re6 (24 ... Nh7 Rxh5)
25. Qg5+ Ng6
26. Bxe6 fxe6
27. Qxe6+ Re7
28. Bxg7 Qxe7
29. Qxg7+ Kxg7
30. Rxh5

White should win easily

Apr-16-08   nimzo knight: How about
26.Rxf4 Bxf4 27. Qc2,
Now white is threatening Qxg6+, if 27..Kf8 28. Rxh5 gxh5 29. Qh7

Is there a defense here?

Apr-16-08
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  max201: very nice sac to remove the defender...
Apr-16-08   zb2cr: Saw this quickly.

Initially I was confused and because of the key sacrifice happening on h5, I thought this was the named mating pattern known as "Blackburne's mate", which also opens with a sacrifice on h5. However, a visit to Mark Lowery's site reminded me that the "Blackburne's mate" is actually delivered by 3 minor pieces.

Apr-16-08   MiCrooks: The immediate 23. Rxh5 was playable as well, it just goes into the same lines with 23. Bf6. After gxh5 (what else?) 24. Bf6 with best play Black ends up in an ending with B vs R down a pawn. I think this move order is actually a bit more forcing, as it limits Black's replies.
Apr-16-08   MiCrooks: Actually, looking back a move the big mistake for Black seems to be h5. If he leaves the pawn on h7 and the N on f8 it is hard to see how White will make progress. So 22...b5 23. Bb3 a5 is one line that could have occurred. Black has an advantage as long as White can't get in a knock out blow.
Apr-16-08
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  JG27Pyth: <The immediate 23. Rxh5 was playable as well...> It's literally not playable... the White King is being checked by the Knight. (I overlooked that too. :( )
Apr-16-08
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  boz: Schwartz must have played 25...Nf4+?? quickly without thinking. Blackburne's reply 26.Qxf4! probably came even quicker.
Apr-16-08
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  kevin86: This one ends in a clever operetta in three parts:

1 stop the check,eliminate a defender of h5,and force black to capture your queen.

2 capture the pawn on h5-threatening a mate on h8 that is inescapable except for capturing the rook.

3 place a second rook in the same position-this time,a piece that cannot be taken.

Easy as pie.

Apr-16-08
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  Sneaky: This position is in many beginner's books on tactics, I've seen in a hundred times. Not complaining mind you--a lot of people here are probably enjoying this gem for the first time today.
Apr-16-08
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  monopole2313: The position would probably rate as a high 1600's - low 1700's problem on chess.emrald.net .
Apr-16-08   fenno: "Forcingly easy". I believe Blackburne was waiting the opponent's error that actually happened, when he moved 23. Rh4, but isn't 23. Bf6 objectively stronger?
Apr-16-08
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  Knight13: I've seen this one before, but it's freakin' useless in tactics books. It almost never show up OTB anyway.
Apr-16-08
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  wals: Static Evaluation: White's King is under check. White is down two knights.Has a bishop pair for a bishop and a knight. Black has control of the e-file and strong control of the b8-h2 diagonal.

Dynamic Evaluatuin: The white King must move, to where? f1 seems the safest, but what if the Nf4 was removed? It's removal would also make Rxh5 more rewarding.
Should the Queen take Nf4 then BxQ Rxh5 g6xh5 Rxh5 and onward to checkmate with the aid of Bf6

Abstract Assessment: Candidate move = QxNf4

26.QxNf4 ...Bxf4 27.Rxh5 ...gxh5 28.Rxh5 should be enough for this puzzle

PM=

Good result

Analysis by Fritz 11: tine 7min prefers 26. ...Bd6-e7 a move I did not even consider. Lucky me.

1. (#6): 26.Qc1xf4 Bd6-e7 27.Rh4xh5 Be7xf6 28.Qf4xf6 g6xh5 29.Rh1xh5 Qc7-g3+ 30.Kg2xg3 Kg8-f8 31.Rh5-h8#

(, 17.04.2008)

Apr-16-08   D.Observer: I was thinking of 26. Bg5 until I saw the check!
Apr-16-08
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  InspiredByMorphy: <nimzo knight> I saw the same line and thought it was the solution. Blackburne's combination is of course more direct however.
Apr-16-08   devioustalfan: GM lev Alburt gives 3.Nc3 for this variation instead of Blackburne's 3.exd5. however 3.exd5 exd5 led to a semi-open e-file. good enough for me.
Apr-16-08   unferth: <nimzo knight: How about
26.Rxf4 Bxf4 27. Qc2,
Now white is threatening Qxg6+, if 27..Kf8 28. Rxh5 gxh5 29. Qh7 Is there a defense here?>

27 ... Rd5 holds, I think; white gets the exchange back but nothing more.

Apr-16-08   234: Tuesday puzzle <15. ?> Apr-15-08 Palatnik vs Geller, 1980
Apr-16-08
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  sandmanbrig: saw it right away.
Apr-17-08
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  TheaN: <Wals: White is down two knights.>

o.O? What game are you looking at?

Jul-10-08
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  jmuller: > Apr-16-08 fenno: I believe Blackburne was waiting the opponent's error that actually happened, when he moved 23.

In *The Art of the Checkmate*, Renaud and Kahn comment as follows on Blackburne's 23rd move: "Preventing 23...Bf4 and also preparing 24.Bf6.[algebraic notation added]"

Mar-09-09   WhiteRook48: Black was so burned
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