| Jan-23-05 | | dac1990: The pun doesn't even make sense! It's almost not worth me analyzing this game with Fritz. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | iron maiden: I could have sworn they used that joke before. Not that Bruzon doesn't have a very punnable name: "Lazaro Comes Forth," "Et tu, Bruzon," etc. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | dac1990: D52: Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 9.Rc1 h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.Bd3 cxd4 12.exd4 b6 13.0–0 last book move 13...Bb7 14.Bb5 Qxb5 15.Nxb5 Bxd2 16.Nd6+ Kf8 17.Nxd2 Ba6 18.Rfe1 g5 [18...N7f6 19.N2e4=] 19.Bg3 Kg7 [19...Rd8 20.a3=] 20.Nf3 [20.Be5+ Nxe5 21.dxe5 Kg6  ] 20...Rhd8 21.h4 [21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.dxe5 f5 23.exf6+ Kxf6  ] 21...g4 [21...gxh4!? 22.Bxh4 N7f6=] 22.Ne5± Nxe5 23.dxe5 h5 24.Red1 [24.f3 gxf3 25.gxf3 Rd7 ] 24...Rd7 25.Rd4 Rad8 26.b4 Kg6 27.b5 Bb7 28.Ra4 Ba8 29.Kh2 Ne7 30.Bf4 Nf5 31.Bg5 f6 32.Bxf6 [32.exf6 Deflection from d6 32...Nxd6] 32...Rxd6  33.Bxd8 Rxd8 34.Rxa7 Nxh4 35.Rcc7 Nf5 [35...Be4 36.Rf7 Kg5 37.Rg7+ Kf5 38.Ra4 Kxe5 39.Rg5+ Nf5 40.Rxh5–+] 36.Rd7 Rf8 37.a4 [37.Ra6 Rb8{ ] 37...h4 38.a5 [38.Rh7!? ] 38...g3+–+ 39.fxg3 [39.Kg1 gxf2+ 40.Kxf2 bxa5–+] 39...hxg3+ 40.Kg1 bxa5 41.b6 [41.Rdc7 Be4 42.Rd7 Rc8–+] 41...Bc6 42.b7 Rb8 43.Ra8 [43.Rc7 doesn't change the outcome of the game 43...Rd8 44.Kf1 Rd1+ 45.Ke2 Rb1–+] 43...Rxa8 [43...Bxd7?? a tasty morsel with a slight problem... 44.Rxb8 Kg5 45.Rf8  ] 44.bxa8Q Bxa8 45.Ra7 Bd5 46.Rxa5 Kg5 [46...Kg5 47.Ra7 Kf4–+] 0–1Analysis to the rescue once again! Study up kids, it makes you look smart! Okay, it's 1 a.m. I'm done now. |
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Jan-23-05
 | | lostemperor: Good game!
Beliavsky has been Cruisin' for a Bruzon'! |
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| Jan-23-05 | | GreenDayGuy: Why resign? White can keep his rook on the the fourth file and black cannot make any progress. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | kevin86: I agree-why resign so early? I see a fight ahead-it looks like the soon to be-extra pawn,will win. But it will not be easy. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | dac1990: Yes it will. You see, once the e-pawn falls, White really can't stop it. All rook activity is shut off by the minor pieces, and the king will be kept firmly under lock and key. Advantage, Black. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | niemzo: i dont get the pun.could someone explain it to me please? |
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Jan-23-05
 | | tpstar: "Cruising for a Bruising" = "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" = asking for trouble. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | patzer2: White's initial blunder appears to be 32. Bxf6?, after which Bruzon's reply 32...Rxd6! initiates a strong defensive combination. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | patzer2: In the final position, Play might continue 49.Ra7 Nxg2 50.Ra4+ Kf3 51.Ra7 Nf4 52.Rf7 Bc6 53.Rf8 Be4 54.Kf1 Bf5 55.Rg8 Bd3+ 56.Kg1 Nh3+ 57.Kh1 Be4 58.Rf8+ Ke2+ 59.Rf3 Bxf3# Technically of course, Black's 32...Rxd6! is a deflection (i.e. removing the guard) tactic, but I put it under defensive combinations because of the defensive technique required to parry White's try at Queening his pawn first. |
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| Jan-23-05 | | patzer2: Black also had a clear win after 35...Be4! 36.Rh7 Kg5 37.Rhg7+ Kf5 38.Rh7 Kxe5 39.Rxh5+ Nf5 40.Ra4 Kf4 41.Rb4 Rd2 42.Kg1 g3 43.fxg3+ Nxg3 44.Rh4+ Kf5 45.Kh2 Rxg2+ 46.Kh3 Nf1 47.Rh5+ Kf6 48.Rxe4 Rh2+ 49.Kg4 Rxh5 50.Rxe6+ Kxe6 51.Kxh5 Kd5 52.Kg4 Ne3+ 53.Kf3 Nc2 54.Ke2 Na3 55.Ke3 Nxb5 56.a4 Nc3 57.Kd2 Nxa4  |
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| Jan-23-05 | | suenteus po 147: <tpstar: ...= asking for trouble.> Just like the pun! |
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| Jan-24-05 | | kevin86: <dac>. I still see some play for white. There are possible stalemate traps-and black can easily misstep. I would play on a little longer. |
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| Jan-28-05 | | Ingolf: The pun attached to this game contains an obvious Pink Floyd reference. If you listen to 'Dark Side of the Moon' you'll hear a female voice saying "cruising for a bruising" in the interlude between 'Money' and 'Us and Them'. |
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| Apr-12-07 | | gambitfan: Cambridge Springs Variation |
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| Sep-28-24 | | Mayankk: Doesn't really qualify as a puzzle.
32 ... Rxd6 33 Bxd8 Rxd8 34 Rxa7 Nxh4 35 Rcc7 is just a typical and most obvious game continuation. Now Black has two minors for a Rook and a more active King while White has connected Rooks. Black's goal should be to exchange off one Rook and pressurise the White pawns to create his own passers. White can only defend. But most of it is strategic in nature. Not the tactical suggest you expect in a puzzle. |
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| Sep-28-24 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: The king proposes this line: 32...g3+ 33. fxg3 Rxd6 34. exd6 Rxd6 35. Be5 Rd2 36. Rg1 Ne3 37. Rxa7 Bxg2 38. Bf4 Bf3+ 39. Kh3 Bg4#. |
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| Sep-28-24 | | mel gibson: Too hard for me.
Stockfish 17 says:
32. .. Rxd6
(32. .. Rxd6 (1. ... Rxd6 2.exd6 Kxf6 3.Rxa7 Nxd6 4.a4 Nf5 5.a5 Be4 6.Rc4 Bd5 7.Rc2 Nxh4 8.axb6 Rb8 9.Rcc7 Rxb6 10.Rf7+ Ke5 11.Rh7 Rxb5 12.Rxh5+ Nf5 13.Rg5 Rb2 14.Ra4 Rxf2 ) +2.73/48 446) score for Black +2.73 depth 48. |
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Sep-28-24
 | | nizmo11: I tried to make ...g3+ and Rd2 to work, but it doesn't: 32...Rxd6 33.Bxd8 g3+? 34.fxg3 Rd2
35.Bg5 and Black needs to take the perpetual after 35...Rxg2+ 36.Kh3 |
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Sep-28-24
 | | chrisowen: I flubb c q draw its v its oy u x Rxd6 abe leeway its bio its c ia aae key its ao its game its ho its aco its acrid mid duff Rxd6 ebb |
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| Sep-28-24 | | vajeer: <Mayankk: Doesn't really qualify as a puzzle> Agree, vertainly not as a Sayurday puzzle. The initial idea is straightforward to see, the rest is a careful endgame. |
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Sep-28-24
 | | PawnSac: <dac1990: The pun doesn't even make sense! It's almost not worth me analyzing this game with Fritz. > Puns are intended to provide < additional entertainment >. But if you judge the value of a game based on the pun, we're happy about that; you can post your losses with great puns and we'll just smile. |
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Kibitzing
sac: 32...Rxd6