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| Jun-27-12 | | LoveThatJoker: Very cool! A Morozevich puzzle!
<28. Qh8+ Kxh8>
[28...Kf7 29. Qxh7+ Kf6 (29...Qg7 30. Qxg7#) 30. Rxf8#] <29. Rxf8+ Ng8>
(29...Qg8 30. Be5#)
<30. Be5+ Qg7 31. Bxg7#> LTJ |
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Jun-27-12
 | | Marmot PFL: 28 Rxf8+ Kxf8 29 Qh8+ Qg8 hmmm not so good...can we try it the other way around? 28 Qh8+ Kxh8 29 Rxf8+ Ng8 30 Be5+ and mate next move. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | zb2cr: Easy enough for me to see, because it's all forced: 28. Qh8+!. (a) 28. ... Kxh8; 29. Rxf8+, Ng8; 30. Be5+, Qg7; 31. hxg7#. (b) 28. ... Kf7; 29. Qxh7+.
(b1) 29. ... Qg7; 30. Qxg7#.
(b2) 29. ... Kf6; 30. Rxf8#. |
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Jun-27-12
 | | FSR: 28.Qh8+! Kxh8 (28...Kf7 29.Qxf8+ or Rxf8+  ) 29.Rxf8+ Ng8 (29...Qg8 30.Be5#) 30.Be5+ Qg7 31.hxg7# (or 31.Bxg7#). |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Nullifidian: Calculated this mate in 4 at once:
28.  h8+  xh8 (f7 29. xh7+ f6/g7 30.  xf8#/xg7#) 29. xf8+  g8 (g8 30.  e5#) 30. e5+ g7 31.  hxg7#/xg7# |
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Jun-27-12
 | | xthred: I'll try to do it like you killers.
Qh8+...Kxh8 Rxf8+...Qg8. Be5#
Let's see... |
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Jun-27-12
 | | M.Hassan: "Medium/Easy" White to play 28.?
White is 2 pawns down.
Thanks to the superb placement of the pawn on h6:
28.Qh8+! Kxh8 forced
29.Rxf8+ N or Q to g8 say Ng8
30.Be5+ Qg7
31.Bxg7#
This must be it.
Time to check |
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| Jun-27-12 | | eternaloptimist: I figured this puzzle out instantly. I think it should be classified as very easy instead of medium/easy. Moro feasted on a "Bologan sandwich". We could also call this the Oscar Mayer game. : ) |
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Jun-27-12
 | | goldfarbdj: It's "medium/easy" because there's more than one possibility -- you don't get full credit unless you found the mate after 28. ... Kf7 also. (I didn't.) |
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| Jun-27-12 | | jffun1958: 28. Qh8+ Kxh8 29. Rxf8+ 29. Qg8 30. Bf5#
29. ... Ng8 30. Bf5+ Qg7 31. Bxg7# |
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Jun-27-12
| | rhickma4: Purdy's advice come true here: 'Look at all the checks' 28.Qh8+ 1-0 |
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Jun-27-12
 | | dzechiel: White to move (28?). Black is up two pawns. "Medium/Easy." What a pretty combination! White winds it up with... 28 Qh8+ Kxh8 29 Rxf8+ Ng8 30 Be5+ Qg7 31 hxg7#
This is the reason we all play chess: the hopes of bringing off such a combination! |
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| Jun-27-12 | | CHESSTTCAMPS: White is down a bishop for a knight+2Ps, but is in the process of weaving a neat mating net. This tactical motif I have seen on Chess Tactics Server, possibly even the same position. White sacs to pull the king into the corner for a quick dispatch: 28.Qh8+! and now:
A) 28... Kh8 29.Rxf8+ Ng8 (Qg8 30.Be5#) 30.Be5+ Qg7 31.B(/h-pawn)xg7# B) 28... Kf7 29.Qxh7+ and mate next. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | mohannagappan: 28.Qh8+! Kxh8 29. Rxf8+ Ng8 30.Be5+ Qg7 31.Bxg7# |
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Jun-27-12
 | | Abdel Irada: <Step into my parlor.> White mates in four by giving up his queen solely to entice Black's king: 28. h8+!, and then (1) 28. ...f7; 29. xh7+ and
(1.1) 29. ...g7; 30. xg7# or
(1.2) 29. ...f6; 30. xf8#
or (2) 28. ...xh8; 29. xf8+ and
(2.1) 29. ...g8; 30. e5# or
(2.2) 29. ...g8; 30. e5+, g7; 31. hxg7# (also good is 31. xg7#). |
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Jun-27-12
 | | sevenseaman: What kind of position is this for a Wednesday?
Moro sacs his Q and Bologan cannot get out of the bind (we crudely say, 'up a s**t creek' w/o a paddle). <28. Qh8+ Kxh8 29. Rxf8+ a) 29...Qg8 30. Be5# > 1-0
Or b) <29...Ng8 30. Be5+ Qg7 31. Bxg7(or hxg7)#> 1-0. And who is this Bologan? The name sounds as if he could be from the 19th century. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
Wow the game has been played as recently as in Anno Domino 2004! I must admit my ignorance, I never heard of this Italian sounding name in modern day chess circles. And what an apt pun, the most descriptive I've ever come across! |
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Jun-27-12
 | | Patriot: 28.Qh8+ Kxh8 29.Rxf8+ Ng8 (29...Qg8 30.Be5#) 30.Be5+ and mate next. The more complex route is declining the queen sac.
28...Kf7 29.Rxf8+ Kg6 30.Rg8+ Nxg8 31.Qxg8+ Kf5 32.Qxg4+ Kxg4 33.Bxe3 should be winning, although it seems there should be a knockout somewhere. |
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Jun-27-12
| | Patriot: Amazing. I missed the simple 29.Qxh7+ after 28...Kf7. |
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Jun-27-12
 | | scormus: Attractive Q-sac forces #. Brilliant pun too.
PS Are CG making up for Monday not being a Q-sac? |
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| Jun-27-12 | | TheBish: Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 White to play (28.?) "Medium/Easy", White is down two pawns. I got this immediately (less than 5 seconds) by looking for a queen sac first! (Some of these are too predictable.) Not to take anything away from the POTD, this is a good one! 28. Qh8+! Kxh8
Or 28...Kf7 29. Qxh7+! Kf6 30. Rxf8#.
29. Rxf8+ Ng8
Or 29...Qg8 30. Be5#.
30. Be5+ Qg7 31. Bxg7#.
Interesting how strong a pawn is on h6 for White (when Black is castled king-side). Often leads to mating attacks, as does a pawn on f6 or g6. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Deji: This is Neat. Was lucky to have found it anyway! |
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Jun-27-12
| | Beancounter: I found this one very easy - far easier than monday or tuesday, Odd. |
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Jun-27-12
 | | agb2002: White has a bishop for a knight and two pawns.
Black threatens 28... Rxd8 (28... Qxf4 29.Qg7#).
The black king protects the rook. This suggests 28.Qh8+ Kxh8 29.Rxf8+ Ng8 (29... Qg8 30.Be5#) 30.Be5+ Qg7 31.B(h)xg7#. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | JG27Pyth: Fun, but felt like Monday. Considering all the Wednesday's that felt like Friday or Saturday -- I'll take it! |
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| Jun-27-12 | | piltdown man: Much easier than yesterday's. |
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