Jonathan D Tisdall vs Judit Polgar (1988)

Jonathan D Tisdall vs Judit Polgar
It ( shv. ) 1988 · Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Keres Attack (B81) · 0-1

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Mar-22-03		crafty: 34. b1 h1+ 35. g1 xg1+ 36. e1 xe4 (eval -14.41; depth 10 ply; 50M nodes)

Mar-01-04		ZScore: I am certain that this puzzle was previously posted on chessgames.com.

Mar-01-04		boobsmacfadin: too easy!

Mar-01-04		Sneaky: That's a very pleasing combination.

Mar-01-04		Calchexas: For anyone who hasn't seen it yet: 34.Rxa4 Rxa4+ 35.Kb1 Rhi+ with Black to win in just a few moves.

Mar-01-04		alpha: this is a very clear example of an overlooked sacrifice- commonly the queen

Mar-01-04		kevin86: A good exhibition of queen and rooks. Here,rooks next to each other seperate and mate-one on the a file,the other on the first rank! White's queen and rook can only slow down the mate-not stop it.

Mar-01-04		Dillinger: Wow even I solved this one. Way too easy.

Mar-01-04		knightfly: A nice finish by Polgar. 31.Nf3 seemes to be the losing move. After 31.Rxh4 Rxh4 32.b3 black has no forced win but probably still stands better.

Mar-01-04		midknightblue: Today's puzzle is supposed to be easy. Be patient and wait for the weekend for the tough ones. The set up moves, which seem to start as early as move 23 BxB were what was really awesome. Earned an open file, doubled rooks, threatened queen, weakened back file. All that great work, and a Queen sac to top it all off. Wish I could plan like that.

Mar-01-04		capanegra: Here are another two interesting games, with queen and rooks endings, no kibitz, and with a marvelous finale that could be cited by <chessgames.com> as the puzzle of the day: O Bernstein vs Kotov, 1946 Duras vs E Cohn, 1911

Apr-01-06		JYMMI: 34. xa4 xa4+ 35.b1 h1+ 36. g1 xg1+ 37. f1 xf1#

Apr-01-06		JYMMI: On the other hand if 33. d1 a4+ 34. xa4 xa4+ 35.b1... [if 35...h1 36. g1 ]

Jun-16-07		notyetagm: <Sneaky: That's a very pleasing combination.> Yes, it is -incredibly- aesthetically appealing. Polgar combines the themes of trapping the enemy king on both the rook file (a-file) -and- the back rank.

Jun-16-07		notyetagm: Positon after Polgar's incredible 33 ... d7-a4+!! click for larger view The main line of her combination is 34 e4xa4 h4xa4+ <X-RAY> 35 a2-b1 h3-h1+ shown below, with a <BACK RANK MATE>: click for larger view 36 g2-g1 h1xg1 37 e2-d1 g1xd1# click for larger view

Aug-30-08		myschkin: . . . This twelve-year-old earned a lot of respect across the chess world in this game!

Dec-11-11		OhioChessFan: Actually the Holiday Newsletter is wrong. <1...Qa4+!! forces mate in four moves: 2.Rxa4 Rxa4+ 3.Kb1 Rh1+ etc> 1...Qa4+ doesn't force mate in 4. 2. Kb1 and it will take a while.

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