| Apr-19-05 |
| fgh: Lol, now this is a funny mate :) |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| dac1990: I agree. |
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Apr-19-05
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| iron maiden: It's not really a mate, but Black does lose all his pieces. |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| Milo: What happens after 25...Nf5 ... ? |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| fgh: <Milo>: 25. ... Nf5 26. Qg6# mate! |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| notsodeepthought: After 25 ... Nf5, 26 Qg6 (mate) looks - er - persuasive. |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| soberknight: What if 19...cxd5 20 exd5 Bd6 (not ...Bxd5? 21 Qf5 mate), or 20...Bd7? White then has three pawns for a weak knight, which should be good in the endgame, but can White force the mate now? |
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Apr-19-05
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| An Englishman: Good Evening: soberknight, I'm working without a board, but it appears that 20.exd5 also clears the e4 square for the Queen; hence, 21.Qe4+ is a threat. 21...Qd7; 22.Qe4+,Bf5; 23.Rxf5,cxd5; 24.Rf7++ and mate is one possible line, I think. |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| catfriend: As <iron maiden> said, it's not a mate, the forced line goes like this:
26..Bxf7 27.Rxf7+ Rg7 28.Rxg7+ Kh8 29.Rxe7+ Kg8 30.Rxd7  |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| kugely: What if 15...black goes NF6 instead of K H7? Will that stop the savaging attack of the white? |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| aw1988: Nd5 is a funny move. I think what white meant was that he has two forms of attack, one requiring the knight and one not, the latter being if he sacrifices the attack still works. Even funnier is that it looks like the best try. I see no immediate win other than Nd5. |
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Apr-19-05
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| crafty: 26. ...  xf7 27.  xf7+ g7 28. xg7+  h8 29. xe7+ g8 30. xd7 dxc4 31. d5 f8 32. d6 e8 33. h7 d8 34. d7 a6 35. f6+ c7 36. d8= + c6 37. c7+ b6 38. b8+ a5 39. c3+ a4 40. xc4# (eval Mat14; depth 14 ply; 250M nodes) |
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Apr-19-05
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| kevin86: The title of the pun is ironic,since Marciano never lost a bout-in fact white's play is a lot like Rocky's fighting style-quick and brutal knockouts.In this case after:27...xf7 28 xf7+ g7 29 xg7+ h8 30 xe7+ g8 31 xd7 a TKO at best! |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| schnarre: Thought that name sounded familiar! |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| tnrao: What if black plays Rf8 instead of C6 in move 21? Would this help in saving the game? |
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| Apr-19-05 |
| aw1988: Rf8 Qxf8 wins the rook. |
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| Apr-20-05 |
| backyard pawn: After 12...bxc6, Black remains a piece ahead for the rest of the game, but he never develops his QR.
24...Ne7 really seemed weak, giving up the Knight's protection of f6, and screening his Queen's protection of f7.
First-timer. |
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| Apr-21-05 |
| schnarre: <backyard pawn>By move 24 Black didn't have much left to go on, & you're right about the QR. ...Rc8 could probably have been played at some stage to at least activate the piece. |
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Apr-25-05
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| patzer2: White's 26. Qf7+! is the gift that keeps on giving, including setting up a series of deflections & checks and a discovered check to wipe out all of Black's pieces. After the smoke clears (i.e. exchanges), White's extra piece (the Bishop) is good for an easy win. |
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| Apr-25-05 |
| schnarre: True enough! |
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Apr-25-05
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| patzer2: Black's 19...Bd2?! was a mistake, since his last chance to hold was 19...Rf8!? White might still win, but this move gives him a lot of problems to solve, while giving Black practical drawing chances. After 19...Bd2?! 20. Qxd2!, White precisely weaves a web of decisive moves, with 23. c4! and 24. h5! being essential, to prepare the final blow 26. Qf7+! |
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| Apr-27-05 |
| schnarre: 19...Rf8 is definitely stronger, since exchanging (20. Qxf8 Qxf8 21. Rxf8 Bxf8 etc...) will leave Black a piece majority. Black' g8 Knight is a major factor in the defense. |
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| Jun-18-07 |
| Jake Robertson: wow, marciano didnt even compare |
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| Jan-01-09 |
| WhiteRook48: not a checkmate. Rocky? Rocky Mountains? LOL
White |
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Jul-28-09
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| sleepyirv: <fgh> Odd that you said that, I actually laughed when I saw the final position- something I never do. |
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sac: 7.Nxf7