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| May-13-03 |
| bishop: Hort could have made this combination one move earlier, 29.Rfb1 was not needed. |
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May-13-03
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| Honza Cervenka: 26...Ra7 was a blunder. Hort could win immediately playing 27.Rg4+! Both players were probably short of time. |
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May-13-03
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| Sneaky: This is a sweetheart of a combination. Like most of you I thought of  g4+ immediately but soon said "hmmm that doesn't work." The intermediate check, to get the king away from the rook, is the key. |
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| May-13-03 |
| Marnoff Mirlony: One of the best combinations for the mate that I've seen. Pure genious. Like Sneaky said, I saw the Rg4+, but I missed the Qg5+ to take the King from the Rook. |
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| Jul-03-04 |
| jaime gallegos: thanks Honza for your comments |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| notsodeepthought: The beauty of the combination is somewhat marred by the fact, also pointed out an earlier posts, that white missed playing it on move 27 (instead of Qg5+) and missed it again on move 29 (instead of Rfb1). Fortunately black in turn missed it both times, and for Hort it was "third time lucky" (or "third time's the charm" - depending on whether you are from the UK or the US). |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| CHEG: Elegant checkmate.
Path I was looking at.
30 Bxb5 axb5 31 Rh4 ... 32 Qg5+ Kh8 33 Qh6 ... 34 Qxh7# fails to 33... f6 :-( |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| boyhimud: Easiest puzzle so far. Nothing complicated. Doesn't take a genius to make this one. |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| Marius: why is it simpler than yesterday? |
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Jan-21-05
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| midknightblue: i am not good at chess, to miss this easy one. The theme of this week was easy tactics that will stump midknightblue |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| Hidden Skillz: i looked at a few possibilities..the easiest way to find this combination is by asking urself..how can i get my queen to h6 with a check that puts the king in the corner..cos h6 is certanily the most powerful square in this position..forcing mates on 2 occasions |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| boyhimud: I'll tell you how easy is this puzzle guys, my talking parrot said mate in three or four moves. I don't think my parrot's perfect but he made sense. |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| Novice713: I pretty much got this puzzle; I saw Rg4+ and Qg5+, although I didn't see how the actual mate would work. I agree, this is a nice combination. |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| mirunik: best move for black was, i think, 29 Qd8 !, it was the last chance.... |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| Novice713: With Rg4+ the pawn is forced to capture, leaving the bishop open. |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| catfriend: Way too famous to be a puzzle... I knew the game by heart so guessing the mate wasn't a hard job:) |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| catlover: The solution is truly elegant. I was seeing something else: 30. Rg4+ fxg4, 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7, 32.Rb4 Bd3, 33.Rxg4 Bg6, 34.Rh4+ Kg8, Rh8#. It probably fails to some move I am not seeing at this point. In any case, even if it works, it is longer and less beautiful that the solution presented above. |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| panigma: This must stop. WHO CARES IF YOU DID OR DID NOT GET THE SOLUTION? Shut up already! Comment on the play, not your ability to solve a chess puzzle! |
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Jan-21-05
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| patzer2: Even if Hort had to wait for the third time to be the charm, after missing the wins with 27 Rg4+ and 29 Rg4+, as noted by <Honza Cervenka> and <notsodeepthough>, the solution to today's puzzle with 30. Rg4+ initiates an instructive double attack combination. Of course with 26...Bb5, instead of the blunder 26...Ra7?? pointed out by Honza, Black could have held the position. Note that the try 30. Bxb5 axb5 31. Rg4+?? (better is 31. Rxb5 with a small White advantage) 31...fxg4 32. Rb4 gives Black the win after 33...Rfa8  . |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| SHall: For Lajos Portisch 14th move, he should've done QxA2 |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| catlover: The alternate mate I proposed above beginning with 30. Rg4+ fxg4, 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7, 32.Rb4 Bd3, fails to 32...Qd8, instead of Bd3. |
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Jan-21-05
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| kevin86: <panigma> why the fuss? It was a fine problem-a bit different because white oscillated back and forth to save time-before he delivered the finale,lucky for him, he didn't repeat the position three times,which could then be claimed by his opponent to be a draw. |
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| Jan-21-05 |
| tal1982: I absolutely agree with Marloff Mirlony. It's a fantastic combination. I thought about something like
30.Bxb5 axb5
31.Rg4+ fxg4
32.Rb4 but it doesn't work in view of
32...Re8
33.Rxg4+ Kf8 and black stays a whole Rook ahead. This example is a clear proof of an important chess truth (which often is forgotten by intermediate players): always check ALL the candidate moves! |
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| Apr-27-07 |
| DutchDunce: This combination is featured in Cantrell's "Basics of Winning Chess" (I'm starting to sound like an ad for it). The mini-book touts combinations as "the soul of chess." |
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Nov-25-07
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| dabearsrock1010: i think hort was just messing with his opponent by repeating the moves every now and then...but its also a good way to try and reach time control, although this game never got there anyway |
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sac: 15.Nxc5
