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| patzer2: 53...Qg5+! is a clever followup to the 52...Qg4+! solution for today's puzzle, since no matter which of three possible ways White captures the Black Queen it is still stalemate. Of course the perpetual check pointed out above by <Keshishian> above also works, but the text ending is quicker and in my view a little more entertaning. |
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| RonB52734: <alexandrovm> Well, give us credit for seeing 52...Qg4, but take away one point for not dealing with 53.Kh6 via 53...Qg5 before clicking on the game for the answer. It looked a little too easy for a Saturday. Thus, I lose one point..... |
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| patzer2: Portisch errors with 52. f4? which allows the stalemate. Better is 52. Qf6+! |
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| nikolaas: <blak519: Little easy for a Friday isn't it?> It's a little easy for every day. |
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| midknightblue: You ever notice how annoying it is when you miss a puzzle, and someone says it is easy? By the way, I got the first move, but I assumed black would go Kf6 to get out of check. |
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| square dance: <midknightblue> <ever notice how annoying it is when you miss a puzzle, and someone says it is easy?> i think only people that are highly insecure would feel that way. |
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| chessgames.com: This is a bit easy for being so late in the week. The move 53...Qf5!! is very hard to see, but embarassingly, we overlooked the perpetual with 53...Qh4+/Qf6+ which somewhat spoils the problem. Don't worry, we'll make up for it tomorrow. ;-) |
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| Jatayu: Maybe it's easy, but repetition is one of the most important tools of teaching. Looking at these draw scenarios every day is very good for instilling a new quality of alertness, particularly for those of us less experienced. I only got the puzzle because we'd been looking at draws earlier this week, and this time noticed the locked up King and pawn. So thank you again chessgames.com. |
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| MoonlitKnight: <chessgames.com> 53...Qf5!! 54.Qg7# ;) |
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| kevin86: Though the problem is flawed by the perp,the final move is elegant indeed-black's queen is subject to capture in three ways. The capture,obbligato,by whatever motive,is immediate stalemate. |
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| GoodKnight: I don't suppose anyone could tell me what the puzzles for the whole week were? I have been away over the past few days and it seems the "*** to play and draw" theme has been running all week. The games would be good for my game collection. Thanks! |
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| Calculon: Maybe Chessgames could provide a link to the featured problems each week. |
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| Gypsy: < the perpetual with 53...Qh4+/Qf6+ which somewhat spoils the problem> I liked that perpetual. And it is a quite important pattern. Perpetuals need love too, you know! :-) |
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| poktirity: Easiest Saturday problem ever =) |
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| Stavr0gln: It seems that no matter what the puzzle is, several people will all rush to be the first to call it easy |
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| Shadout Mapes: <GoodKnight>
Monday: J A Congdon vs E Delmar, 1880Tuesday: V Titenko vs Murey, 1963 Wendesday: Pribyl vs A Ornstein, 1977 Thursday: E Post vs Nimzowitsch, 1905 Friday: Kasparov vs N R McDonald, 1986 |
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| Dres1: This is my first post.. and i must admit, its rather selfish. I purchased fritz 8 and 3 of the training videos. you need to upgrade your playchess server to be able to view them, but when i follow the instructions by going to help, query update.. it claims that my program is up to date, but i dont have the media capabilities. It's extremely frustrating, if you can help me, it would be greatly appreciated.. after all i did spend about 140 dollars, id like to view these videos!! |
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| tpstar: <Dres1> Greetings! Welcome to the group; it's great fun here. I'm afraid I can't answer your question, but if you re-post your message in The Kibitzer's Café perhaps one of the smart people around might help you out. |
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| Jul-24-04 |
| EyesofBlue: I saw the perpetual check branch of this problem.... totally forgetting it was "stalmate week" here at www.chessgames.com !!! |
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| offramp: <Chessgames>
Here's another good one, from a Candidate's Match:
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994. |
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| GoodKnight: <Shadout>
Thank you! |
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| Keshishian: <I liked that perpetual. And it is a quite important pattern. Perpetuals need love too, you know! :-)> Gypsy, I couldn't agree with you more on this matter. Afterall, how many times have we drawn an otherwise losing position by threefold repition rather than not being able to move any piece? |
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| Jul-24-04 |
| Eggman: Chessgames.com, perhaps a White-to-play-and-win puzzle in which some of the attempts-to-solve are foiled by a stalemate sacrifice would be appropro, and might embarrass all these people who are talking about how easy stalemate sacrifices are to see. |
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| alexandrovm: I don't want to sound rude but how can you criticize the "how easy to see stalemate sac" people, since your nickname is "Eggman" ;-). I have to admit that this was an easy to see stalemate, and I didn't saw clearly the Kasparov vs N R McDonald, 1986 stalemate. It depends on the position. And in this case helped to see that the black king has no place to go on move 52. |
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| Gypsy: Btw, there is a line in this puzzle where no stalemate realy substitutes fully for the perpetual: <53.Kf6 Qe6 54.Kg5 Qg4 55.Kf6 ....> I thought somebody whould kibitz on that. But time is running short for this puzzle so I just want to put it up for completeness. |
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