Feb-19-16 | | The17thPawn: Stern's only win in the database and a good effort. Surprised black resigned before white fixed his fatal back rank though. Black still has some fight in the position even though he's lost with even average play. |
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Feb-19-16
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: What refutes 17...Qg7? 18.Rxd7,Qxd7; 19.Nxd7,Kxd7 yields two Bishops and two Pawns vs. two Rooks, an interesting imbalance but one that should favor Black. 18.Bf7+,Qxf7; 19.Nxf7,Kxf7; 20.Rxd7+ yields Bishop and two Pawns vs. Rook; White looks better but Black can fight on. So what is the refutation of 17...Qg7? |
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Feb-19-16 | | The17thPawn: <An Englishman> Sorry but the queen is already on g7 at move 17. |
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Feb-19-16 | | Razgriz: Hi guys, what happens at:
14. Rxd6 Qxd6 ?
After:
15. Qf7+ Kd8
16. Qxg6
White wins a Knight but then the Queen is effectively "trapped" there because she's in too deep. |
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Feb-19-16 | | nalinw: I suppose
14. Rxd6 Qxd6
15. Qf7+ Kd8
15. Rd1
- getting the Queen for 2 Rooks and a great position
What about
17. ..... O-O-O ? |
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Feb-19-16 | | Razgriz: After:
17. ... 0-0-0
18. Be6
Would overload and pin the Bishop at d7 to the King. Removing the pin would open up the d-file to the Rook Queen Rook battering ram. Although Black might be able to last a few more turns with...18. Be6 Bxe6
19. Rxd8+ Kb7
20. Ne5/Be5
This then would try and dislodge the pawn at c6, leave the b5 pawn to the mercy of the White Queen. With the Queenside blown wide open, I think White can win the game. However, White isn't obliged to |
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Feb-19-16 | | Razgriz: I don't know what happened to my comment.
Anyhow. I think that the line I saw was horrible on Blacks end, but even after 17. ... 0-0-0, once the queenside pawn structure gets compromised, Whites Queen can have free reign on that side, not to mention the rooks can join in the fun and a knight can jump in as well. I'm a bit rusty at Chess so I wouldn't know how the line would go after 17. ... 0-0-0 but I think black would have to play great defense to not lose. |
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Feb-19-16 | | thegoodanarchist: No one names their kid "Adolf" anymore.
Hitler ruined a perfectly good name. |
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Feb-19-16 | | thegoodanarchist: Stalin was worse than Hitler, but people still name their kids "Joseph". |
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Feb-19-16 | | kevin86: White win s with four pawns for the exchange and a crushing attack. |
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Feb-19-16
 | | Bubo bubo: <The17thPawn: <An Englishman> Sorry but the queen is already on g7 at move 17.> I guess he meant <20.> Qg7, and that move indeed seems to be an alternative to the game line. |
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Feb-19-16 | | tajasana: What about 20. Qg7, Bf7+ |
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Feb-19-16 | | tajasana: Sorry - 20...Qg7 21. Bf7+, Kd8 22. Rxd7+, Kc8 23. Be6 |
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Feb-19-16 | | mikrohaus: 3...f5 might be the silliest defense to the Ruy (Spanish.) [It might have had legitimacy against pusillanimous (where the word "pussy" came from) players at one time, but it won't work today, where the average chess-playing child is looking to kill you and knows the bad move when he/she sees it.] If you lose this w/ White, you need to reevaluate opening principles. There are at least 2 (maybe 4) ways for White to gain the advantage on move 4 (!!!.) |
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Feb-19-16
 | | perfidious: <mikrohaus: 3...f5 might be the silliest defense to the Ruy....> Come again? Maybe you should explain this to Radjabov, someone who can play a little. <....[It might have had legitimacy against pusillanimous (where the word "pussy" came from)....]> Really? |
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Feb-20-16 | | thegoodanarchist: "<....[It might have had legitimacy against pusillanimous (where the word "pussy" came from)....]> I thought it came from "pussy willow" |
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Feb-20-16 | | Moszkowski012273: 19.Qxg6+...was quite incorrect. 19.Be6... is crushing. |
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Feb-21-16
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: My apologies to all, I should have written 20...Qg7 as <Bubo bubo> suggested. |
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Feb-21-16 | | Ayaend: <an englishman> you want to mean 20...Qg7 but white answer with 21.Bf7+! |
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