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Salomon Flohr vs Salo Landau
"The Wisdom of Salomon" (game of the day Jun-21-05)
Anvers 1930  ·  Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30)  ·  1-0
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Sep-08-03  ughaibu: It's a suggestion and hoping for your response. Nf6 Bx.
Sep-08-03  TheMightyPawn: ...gxf6
Sep-08-03  ughaibu: Rook takes.
Sep-08-03  TheMightyPawn: ...Bd4
this may trade queen for 2 rooks .i still fail to see any advantage for white.what do u exactly have in mind?
Sep-08-03  jreymol: Take a look at 21. Qh5 after 20...hxg5. Black cannot resist the fire from the bishops an the rook in the f-file.
Sep-08-03
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  The Long Diagonal: In my opinion black cannot play 20. - hxg5? due to 21. Bh7+! Kf8 (21. - Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Rf3! threatening Rh3X) 22. Rxf7+! Kxf7 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. Qg5+ Kf8 (24. - Ke6 25. Bf5X) 25. Rf1+ and black will be crushed.
Sep-08-03  ughaibu: Looks convincing, better than my e6.
Jan-25-04  Resignation Trap: This game won the Brilliancy Prize for Flohr. The analysis by The Long Diagonal in his last post is correct.
Jan-25-04  fred lennox: 9...cxd4 is to be questioned. It would of been a good move if white did 10 Bxe4. This opens up the e file and c file (or leave white with a bad iso on c4) giving black good counterplay. Flohr takes with the pawns and the e and c4 pawns strengthens his position for kingside attack.
Jan-25-04  talchess2003: i believe the simplest and most concise win after 20. hxg5 is

20... hxg5 21. Qh5 Nb8 (21... Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qg6 and 21... g6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. e6+) 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. e6 winning.

nothing elaborate =\

Jan-07-05  Gowe: According my study about the game if black plays Hxg5 there are a forced win in every variation.

20.hxg5 21.Qh5! Nf8 the only for save mate in h7. Another variaton like f6 lose inmediately.

And now 22.e6!! threatening mate. <exf7> now, if:

Jan-07-05  Gowe: a) 22.f6 23.Rxf6!! gxf6 24.Bxf6 <threatening mate Qh8#> so Nxe6 and 25.Bg6! <Qg7 is the only move and white wins easily, if Ng7 there is mate in 2, Qh7+, Qh8#>

b)22.f5 23.Rxf5 Nxe6 <the best move for black, because if not Rf7 wins> 24.Rf3!! <Very quiet move menacing mate in Qh7#> Nf4 25.Qh7+ Kf7 26.Re1! <threatening mate Qxg7#> so d4 27.Qh8+ Kf7 28.Qh5+ Kf8 29.Bg6 Qf7 <Only because Qh8#> 30.Rxf5 gxf5 31.Bxf7 <And now it's an easy winning>

c)Nxe6 22.Qh7+ Kf7 23.Rad1! and now
if <Ke8 24.Qg7+ Kd7 25.Rxf7+ Kc6 27.Rxe6+ And now an easy winning>

but if Ke7 the most espectacular mate is coming because 23.Rxf6!! Kxf6 24.Bg6+ Ke7 25.Qxg7+ Kd6 26.Rxe6! Kxe6 27. Bf5!!! Kxf5 28.Qf6+ And mate in 2.

Jan-07-05  Gowe: <The long diagonal> In your variation hxg5 21.Bh7 kxh7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Qxf7? it's not possible because of Qxf7 And you lose the game badly.
Jan-07-05  samvega: No. The black knight is still on d7 in the variation starting with 20..hxg5.
Jun-21-05  iron maiden: 9...cxd4 looks like it initiates Black's troubles. The simple 9...b6 seems more sound.
Jun-21-05  superiorNOshow: Quite so iron maiden, but perhaps black can try to defend the b1- h7 diagonal by the desperate 15. g6. Although white has the initiative after g6 Nfg5,Rf8. And will eventually try to break in on the queenside with a4-a5. Plus h6(after g6) despite chasing the knight away will create a dreadfully weakened king. It seems that after these series of moves white has the whole board.
Jun-21-05  chesswonders: Good attacking chess!
Jun-21-05  Saph: I can't help myself.. Ha Ha PaulLovric
Jun-21-05  Marco65: I'm still looking at the win after 20...hxg5. After 21.Qh5 Nf8 22.e6 Nxe6 previous <Gowe>'s analysis seems to forget that a pawn is still in f7.

I like more 21.Bh7+ as <The Long Diagonal> suggested (2 years ago): 21...Kf8 22.Rxf7+! Kxf7 23.Qh5+ Ke6 24. Qg6+ Ke7 25.Qxg5+ Ke8 (moving on the f-file allows White to activate the rook, while 25...Ke6 26.Bf5+ Kf7 27.e6+ Ke8 28.exd6+ ) 26.Bg6+ Kf8 27.Rf1+ Kg8 28.Bf7+ Kf8 29.Be6+ Ke8 30.Qg6+ Ke7 31.Qf7#

Jun-21-05  Everett: <PaulLovric> not first
Jun-21-05  Heavy Metal Thunder: <PaulLovric> You are Bob Ellsworth.
Jun-21-05  DanRoss53: Great anaylsis <The Long Diagonal>! Do you really think Black saw all of the continuations, or do you think Black was trying to avoid the obvious draw of 20... hxg5 21. Bh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qxf7+ ˝-˝? Furthermore, do you think that perhaps Black took into consideration the fact that he was playing Salomon Flohr and decided 20... hxg5? was obviously a trap?
Jun-21-05
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  kevin86: The attack went right to the bitter end,where a rook escorts a lowly pawn past an unsuspecting bishop.

I especially enjoyed the oscillating pin of the hapless black rook by the queen at c4 and g4.

Salo squared!

Jun-21-05  aw1988: Did Flohr cut the board in half?
Jun-21-05  ajile: The really bad move is 16...NxN by Black. Before that he had less space but a solid position. After 17. fxe5 Black's best defender of the K-side (the NF6)is removed and he invites a classic style attack from White. Black should have been more patient and built up his pieces on the C file where he had better potential counterplay.
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