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Aug-08-04
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| RonB52734: Wow. Do we get 2 minutes added to our clocks? |
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Aug-08-04
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| An Englishman: Good Evening: I solved this one through move 23 immediately, but it's still beautiful. Especially nice is the final fork: if QxR, Nxf2+. Otherwise, the Queen is driven away from the defense of the Knight. The opening illustrates what a powerful attack Black can generate when White develops with Nf3 instead of e2-e3 and Nge2. After Nf3, both the Knight and the square on which it stands become targets. If the Knight were on e2, a well-timed f2-f4 will hamper Black's advance. Of interest is the fact that Black eschews the usual 7...Nc6 in favor of starting the usual K-side counterattack one move sooner. This is risky--for one thing, he allows the immediate central advance 8.d4--but pays off nicely in this game. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| misguidedaggression: I solved this to move 22 but I forgot that the King went to h1 so I calculated 23.Bh1 figuring that the bishop was so out of play that it might as well be off the board. Still, that was a great way to end fork week. |
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Aug-08-04
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| chessgames.com: We have reason to suspect that the game might have ended after 24. Bh3, as Informator's Encyclopaedia of Chess Middlegames shows "24.Bh3 0-1" Nevertheless, the extra moves seem to be well thought out (with the exception of 25.Qd1?), and 25.Qc1 seems to be the only move that allows the rest of the moves to make sense. We'll go with 25.Qc1 for the time being, until we're able research this further. |
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Aug-08-04
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| chessgames.com: I found this note on the web: <SAHOVSKE KOMBINACIJE * Lewi - Adamski: 1) ..., Dxc3!!, 2) Lxc3, Sxe2+, 3) Kh1, Sxc3, 4) Db3, Sxb1, 5) Dxb1, f3!, 6) Lxf3, gxf3, 7) Tg1, Lh3 i crni dobiva!> Can any of our Czech speaking members tell me what "i crni dobiva!" means? |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| minimaxing: Got it up to 22... f3, but then wasn't completely sure how white would respond. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| minimaxing: To the people who wonder why black didn't play 27... Nxf2+, I think it is because the knight is protecting the bishop from the rook through a potential fork. After Nxf2+ and Kg1 (threatening the knight), black loses either the bishop or the knight. Also, the knight is in a perfect place for the very nice king-queen fork threat at the end. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| Dick Brain: Like everyone else I saw Black could win two pieces and a rook for a queen, and then I could easily tell White had no good countershots at the end of it so I guessed that it was probably winning for Black. But I'm pretty nervous about combinations that unbalance the material in that way. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| Autoreparaturwerkbau: chessgames.com:
link is in serbian language.
"sahovske kombinacije" means "chess combinations" and "i crni dobiva" means "the black is in winning position" otherwise Dama=Queen, Lovac=Bishop, Skakač=Knight, Tula=Rook, Kralj=King. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| greystar69: The reason 27 ... Nxf2 is not played is because black cannot finish so easily after the forced 28. Kg1. Playing e4 opens up the long a1-h8 diagonal allowing the bishop to join the attack (a sign of mastery). It is the control of this diagonal which allows the crushing 28. ...Ra1 and prevents white defending the knight with 30. Qc3. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| ruylopez900: I solved Black's first two move, unfortunately though I was looking for a mate and not a fork on the queen-side so I overlooked it. I'll be more open-minded next time. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| onthebeat1971: I did it!!!!!!!!! until the move 22....f3. I'll be happy for all day. Maybe it's the first Sunday puzzle that a I can answer in many weeks. To know that it was the fork week helped me a bit. |
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Aug-08-04
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| patzer2: The position for today's Sunday puzzle (18...?) is listed as number 995 in Chess Informant's 1980 Encyclopedia of Middle Games. It is classified under the tactical theme "double attack," of which the Knight Fork is a subcategory. However, it might also be classified under what Rhinefeld called the "trapped man" theme, since a key to solving this puzzle is visualizing the continuation 22...f3! to see that the trapping of the financhettoed Bishop with the pawn provides a decisive material and positional advantage. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| Granite: Very instructive series of puzzles this week, I even got a chance to pull a queen sack/knight fork and won a pawn in a real game this week only because I had learned to look for them! I was able to see the matieral win and took it hoping it was the right continuation and sure enough it was. Great puzzles this week, thanks again for helping my game! :) |
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Aug-08-04
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| patzer2: After 22...f3!, slightly better for White, but still losing, is 23. Kg1!? (23. Qb3!? fxg2+ 24. Nxg2 Re8  ) 23...fxg2 24. Nxg2 Be6 . |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| bob725: I got it from move 18 until 24. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| Calculoso: As with many of the other kibitzers, I got a partial solution (move 23). A very nice combination. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| Calculoso: Also, even if black didn't have a "winning combination," the queen for rook, bishop and pawn is not that bad of a deal - at least something that I would try in a speed chess game for fun. |
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Aug-08-04
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| kevin86: A fork followed by a fork followed by a Noah's Ark trap on white's KB on g2! Not bad!! |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| Dudley: Could the white queen be trapped after 18...Rd8? |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| John Doe: I actually got this up to move 22 at which point, I stopped calculating. I figured he would lose another piece. I also looked for the possibility of a trapped queen, just in case chessgames was being cute. I thought Be6 was good until I realized Qc5 saved the day. I haven't analyzed Rd8 yet, what do you guys think? |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| Nickisimo: A very strong move. Even if White had been able to quell the mating threat, 3 minor pieces and the exchange for a queen is a trade i'll take any day. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| MatrixManNe0: <Dudley> I believe that 18... Rd8 could be followed up by 19. Nb5! and the rook cannot take the queen, lest Nxc7, forking the two rooks and winning the exchange. Therefore, black must exchange knights (19... Nxb5 20. Qxb5). However, I'm not sure whether or not this variation leads to an advantage. |
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| Aug-08-04 |
| MatrixManNe0: Not only that, but black's combination here is pretty, and ensures a win, whereas the move suggested (18... Rd8) loses the initiative. |
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Nov-11-07
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| sallom89: one of the best games ;O |
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sac: 18...Qxc3