Young vs Leonard William Barden (1945)

Young vs Leonard William Barden
corrs. - 1945 · Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Bogoljubow Variation (C58) · 0-1

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Jul-29-02		bishop: The consequenses of losing two much time in the opening grabbing pawns are nicely illustrated in this game

Jan-20-03		ughaibu: I like the distant check from a8.

Aug-22-04		mack: This would be a neat puzzle at 16...?

Sep-04-04		patzer2: If 18. Kg1, then 18...Rg6+ 19. Bg5 Rxg5#. If 18. Kh3, then 18... Qf3+ 19. Kh4 Bd8+ 20. Bg5 Rh6#. If 18. g3, then Black mates after 18...g6+! 19. g5 as follows: [19. Kh4 Bd8+! 20. Bg5 Bxg5+ 21. Kg3 (21. Kg4 Bf6+ 22. Kf5 Rg5#; 21. Kh5 22. Qf3#; 21. Kh3 Qf3#) 21...Bf6+ 22. Kh3 Qg2#] [19. Kh3 Qf3+ 20. Kh4 Qg4#] 18. g3 g6+ 19. g5 xg5+ 20. h4 [20. Kh3 Qf3+ 21. Kh4 Qh5#] 18. g3 g6+ 19. g5 xg5+ 20. h4 h5+! 21. g3 [21. Kxh5 Qf3+ 22. Kg5 (or 22. Kh4) 22...Bd8#] [21. Kg4 Qg2+ 22. Kxh5 Qg3+ 23. Kh4 (or 23. Kg5) Bd8#] 18. g3 g6+! 19. g5 xg5+ 20. h4 h5+! 21. g3 h3+! 22. xh3 [22. Kg4 Qf3+ (or 22...Qg2+ 23. Kf5 Rh5#) 23. Kg5 h3#] 18. g3 g6+! 19. g5 xg5+ 20. h4 h5+! 21. g3 h3+! 22. xh3 f3+ 23. h4 d8#

Sep-04-04		patzer2: Black's 16...Bxg2+!! is the solution to number 4936 in Laszlo Polgar's 1994 book "Chess, 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games." Note the essential role the subtle 17...Qa8+! plays in the attack. For example, the "obvious" 17...Rg6+?? is a blunder as it allows White to turn the tables and wins with 18. Kf3!, escaping Black's attack with a decisive material advantage. However, after the subtle 17...Qa8+! (one of those rare winning checks where the Queen attacks from a far distant square) Black has a forced mate. Sweet!!

May-16-08		Whitehat1963: Wednesday/Thursday puzzle after 17. Kxg2.

Sep-08-12		whiteshark: Live fast, die Young!

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