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| UdayanOwen: <MostlyAverageJoe: <UdayanOwen: After 26.Bxg6, if black tries 26...Kh8 ... I think 27.Bh7 is the right move, preventing 27...Rg8 and threatening mate. ... A sample line: 26.Bxg6 Kh8 27.Bh7 f5 28.Qh5 Rf7> Black can play 28...Rxc4! (with the idea of 29...Rh4) and have small advantage.> Dude, I so shouldn't be doing this.... I'm back in the naughty chair doing kibitzing, and as is typical, I'm up way to late, and you tell me it's time to go back to the drawing board!!!! Chess is Godlike in its beauty, yet evil when it comes to interfering with 'real life' responsibilities. I really want to solve your puzzle but I think I'll have to come back to it tomorrow if time permits..... Please post some analysis at some point for the position, because I will want to check mine |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| UdayanOwen: <kevin86: I looked for a sacrifice to make it look Mondayish- I even tried something cute like moving to Rd4 immediately,but then black stops the mate by Rf7.> Or more to the point, if Rd4 immediately, doesn't black just win the queen? |
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| gawain: Like others here, I was too hasty and assumed that 30 Rxd7 was the winner after the queen exchange. Shame on me. Rxd7 actually throws away the win because after 30 Rxd7? Kh6 31 Rd4 black now defends successfully with Rf5. |
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| patzer2: For today's Monday puzzle solution, Tea Bosboom-Lanchava pulls off a
mating attack with 29. Qxh7+!Kxh7 30. Rd4  . See <dzechiel>'s post for more detail on this mate-in-five. |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| DarthStapler: Got it easily |
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| MostlyAverageJoe: This post refers to the derivative puzzle described here: Bosboom-Lanchava vs W Spoelman, 2005 <UdayanOwen: I really want to solve your puzzle but I think I'll have to come back to it tomorrow if time permits..... Please post some analysis at some point for the position> The analysis is here: MostlyAverageJoe chessforum |
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| TheaN: 1/1
29.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (OMG no sac) 30.Rd4+! (Rxd7+?? Kh6 31.Rd4 Rf5  ) Rf6 31.exf6 Rc5 32.Rh4+ Rh5 33.Rxh5#. Was looking too much at Qxf8, Rxd7 and Qf6. Didn't work. |
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| wals: Making note of my internal thoughts
whites rooks have clear files and rookd1tod7 looks the winner
no that not right as the black queentakes the white queen with
no reply if queen takes queen king takes queen
rookd1 to d7+ rookf8-f7 Rd7 x f7+ King h6 Rookf7-g7
should end the matter having a look now
Good grief I missed out ....
Wal my boy, you will have to get your remaining brain cell to work harder! |
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| whiteshark: <NakoSonorense: <It took me at least 3 minutes to get the solution. I refused to give up on a Monday puzzle.>> What about the Tuesday puzzle ?? :D |
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| TheBB: <kevin86: I saw the answer immediately. It was an exchange rather than a sac that smokes the king out.Then I looked for a sacrifice to make it look Mondayish- I even tried something cute like moving to Rd4 immediately,but then black stops the mate by Rf7.> Or simply Qxh6. |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| Lastwarrior: I thought 29 rg8+ rxg8 30 qf6+ rg7 31 rxd7 |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| CaptGeorge: I been working a lot lately.
Nice to be back with an easy problem for a change. Pretty straight forward, although I admit I had to look at it for a minute or two. |
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| keypusher: Took me some time, too. Very nice combination by Ms. Bosboom-Lanchava. |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| NakoSonorense: <whiteshark> What Tuesday puzzle?!?!? Today's Monday! |
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| whiteshark: And tomorrow ? It was a kind of advanced question - See you/it tomorrow ... Gd  |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| Vicao: it took me (too) long to find this. I guess I have a blind spot for mating on the g- and h-files. I was able to solve this because this was a problem, and I knew there had to be a winning continuation. However in a regular game, I am pretty sure I'd miss this plan and would probably lose this position. |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| uuft: This was not too difficult for a Monday in my view. I missed it. Good. Good reminder of the fact that 'Very easy' still doesn't mean 'No calculation needed like whatsoever'. :) |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| Larsker: The puzzle for tomorrow will be: How do you dig a hole in the ground with a spade. On the eleganto-meter it'll beat this puzzle by several lengths. |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| vibes43: <cu8sfan: Man, it took me forever to find the solution. I'm glad to say I finally did. As it's Monday I was looking for an instant kill, a one-mover. I finally realized that White has enough time to bring the rook to d4 and deliver mate.> ditto that for me. |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| cionics: Thought hard and...missed it. Ouch, I'm bad! |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| MaxxLange: <Vicao> Just remember the end of Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900 and you will have trouble seeing these mates never again |
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| GannonKnight: Wow ... Kinda tough for a Monday. I thought hard and missed it, too! I hate to see the rest of the week. |
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| kevin86: Oops,I really goofed this one. I ought to be put on chess suicide watch for even thinking 29  d4??? -met of course by  xh6. A case of chess blindness but also chess stupidity. |
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| Jan-26-08 |
| newzild: MostlyAverageJoe:
27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.Qh4
Am I right? |
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| MostlyAverageJoe: <newzild: MostlyAverageJoe:
27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.Qh4
Am I right?>
Alas, no. For the solution, see: MostlyAverageJoe chessforum |
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sac: 26.Bxg6
