David Moody vs D Helf (1976)

David Moody vs D Helf
corr 1976 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Muzio Gambit Sarratt Defense (C37) · 1-0

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May-06-05		soberknight: A mating mood

Nov-09-06		Phony Benoni: Thanks to chessgames.com for making corrections here. I should confess that Black probably has an advantage in the final position. He certainly isn't getting mated, as Helf and I both thought.

Jan-03-07		Total Blunder: <He certainly isn't getting mated, as Helf and I both thought.> How come?

Jan-03-07		WannaBe: <Total Blunder> 17...d5 would be the best move, according to my software, if 18. Bxd5 Rd8 would follow. And white is down in material.

Jan-03-07		duffer: 17...d5 doesn't solve the problem; white can ignore his lightfielder and play Rh4, threatening mate in 2 moves. I think black needs to prevent Rh4 by playing 17...g5, and even then white might still have enought time to mate..

Jan-03-07		WannaBe: If 17...d5 18. Rh4 would result in this position, with black to move: click for larger view 18...g5 is the move preferred by computer. 18...Bg4 is the second preferred move. 18...Re8 would be mate in 4 18...a6 would be mate in 2 18...Bd7 would be mate in 2 18...c5 would be mate in 2 18...b5 would be mate in 2

Jan-03-07		duffer: Right, it looks like Black actually can stop mate after ...g5. 20. Rh5 comes I would think, and Black could stop mate (White threatens Bg7) by placing his bishop on g4. On f5 I don't believe it works, as 20.Bg7 Bh7 21. Bd3 looks decisive. If on g4, it attacks the rook and forces 20.Rxg5+. After 21...Kh7, it looks like Black has escaped, but now the position seems equal after 22.Bxf8 ..Rough analysis, so take with a grain of salt!

Jul-16-10		zanshin: Maybe the resignation was early. Rybka 4 on final position: click for larger view [+0.00] d=23 17...d5 18.Rh4 g5 19.Rh5 Bg4 20.Rxg5+ Kh7 21.Bxf8 dxc4 22.Bg7 Bd1 23.h4 Re8 24.g4 Bxg4 25.Rxg4 Re1+ 26.Kh2 Re2+ 27.Kg3 Rxb2 28.Rg5 Rxa2 29.Rh5+ Kg6 30.Rg5+ Kh7 31.Rh5+ Kg6 32.Rg5+ Kh7 (0:05:27) 19103kN

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