| Mar-31-04 | | TheTurk: i like this little combo. instead of "attack the defender" its "attack the potential defender. |
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| Mar-31-04 | | orangeclown07: Yeah, this B x unmoved Knight thing comes up in a couple of openings. I can't remember which ones, but it's cool stuff anyway. |
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| Mar-31-04 | | Minor Piece Activity: Fun puzzle, I've played stuff like this before in blitz. |
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| Mar-31-04 | | boobsmacfadin: like they say...if u see a position u want simply create it. |
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Mar-31-04
 | | northernsoul: I did almost exactly the same thing at my chess club the other day
except I was on the receiving end - ouch |
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| Mar-31-04 | | PAWNTOEFOUR: hey,i feel good today!! lol.....i'm goin to get a cup of coffee and celebrate!!! |
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Mar-31-04
 | | kevin86: A nasty opening trap! Though opening forks are commen,the idea of chopping off an unmoved piece is very unusual-and is often overlooked. |
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| Mar-31-04 | | gilbertv: Again I am at a loss for the continuation. Can someone elaborate? |
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Mar-31-04
| | JustAFish: <gilbertv> There's no real depth to the strategy involved. After chopping off the black bishop, white can simply trade down to a won endgame with a minor piece and pawns versus just pawns. As long as white plays conservatively, and doesn't allow any traps to form, this should win easily. |
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| Mar-31-04 | | Halfpricemidge: I agree with turk-it's almost like displacing a defender. Lately these puzzles just lead to a loss of material instead of an immediate mate-which cuts down on complaints of how easy they are. I like both kind though. |
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Mar-31-04
 | | notyetagm: Tartakower tried to play a combo like this against Capa but missed an incredible in-between move in Tartakower-Capa NY 1924. |
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| Mar-31-04 | | sanferrera: Wow, the game notyetagm is talking about is really great, check it out
Tartakower vs Capablanca, 1924
especially black's 9th move. Not exactly the kind of move I play :( |
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Mar-31-04
| | square dance: im surprised someone would fall for that. i agree with minor piece activity that it looks like it could occur in anyone of our blitz games. |
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| Mar-31-04 | | kenbenton: According to the site, there are two more games between Botvinnik and Sorokin; and in one of those games, Sorokin lost in exactly the same way, only one move earlier. Is that possible? |
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Mar-31-04
 | | Benzol: According to the Chess Stars Series Mikhail Botvinnik Games Volume 1 1924 - 1948 this is the correct score. |
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Mar-31-04
 | | chessgames.com: Thanks, Benzol. We fixed it now. |
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| Jul-15-08 | | micartouse: According to Neishtadt in <Winning Quickly with White>, Botvinnik was probably trying to make an improvement on 9. a3 in Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931. By playing 9. Qb3 instead, he doesn't lose a tempo and he sets a trap. Black fell for the trap. |
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