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May-09-18
 | | Phony Benoni: Can we play <31. .Rxh2+>. Let's see: <32.Kxh2 Be5+ 33.Kh1 Kg7> makes way for the rooks, and White's desperate checks look ineffective. |
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| May-09-18 | | dumbgai: Easier than yesterday. |
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| May-09-18 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: What <Phony Benoni> said, except that I didn't even bother evaluating the spite checks. :) 31 ... Be5 also wins, but it's inferior, since White can sac a piece to "achieve" a lost position that however does not doom him to a quick mate. |
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| May-09-18 | | stacase: What dumbgai said |
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May-09-18
 | | FSR: What <Phony Benoni> said. |
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| May-09-18 | | NBZ: I did like the humour of 34. a5!! |
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May-09-18
 | | Penguincw: This puzzle does seem easier than yesterday's puzzle. I was almost not going to attempt it. I got 31...Rxh2+ 32.Kxh2 Be5+ (33.Kh3 Qg3# 0-1) but did not see 33.Kh1. Love the king lift.
And love the "nothing type of move" of 34.a5. Who cares about pointless checks like 34.Nf5+? For a similar type of puzzle, try my composition: White to move and mate in three
click for larger view(solutions are more puzzles here Game Collection: Chess Puzzles) |
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| May-09-18 | | ChessHigherCat: 31...Rxh2 32. Kxh2 Be5+ 33. Kh1 (or Kh3) Kg7 threatening Rh8#. White can sac the knight with Nf5+ but it vont do him no goot. |
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| May-09-18 | | Walter Glattke: 34.Nf5+ gxf5 35.Rd3 Qxd3 36.g3 Rh8+
37.Kg2 Qxg3+ 38.Kf1 lasts longer.
31.-Be5 32.Ng4 Qg3 wins, but less spectacular than the match continuation, so does 34.Nf5+. |
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| May-09-18 | | ChessHigherCat: That was much easier than yesterday! I guess we complained too much, so they had to throw us dogs (and cats) a bone. |
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| May-09-18 | | ChessHigherCat: Penguin: Qc6+ Rhg7 (Rgg7? Rf8#) Kh6 and it's zugzwang for the R on g1 followed by Qxg2#
Very clever, no wonder you can bring Gotham City to its knees! |
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| May-09-18 | | Cybe: A "little better" 31. Ng4 and 31. Q:e4. |
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| May-09-18 | | landshark: <CHC> <so they had to throw us dogs (and cats) a bone.> And some fish to us sharks - |
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| May-09-18 | | agb2002: Black has a bishop and two pawns for a knight.
White threatens Qxe4.
The square h2 looks vulnerable. This suggests 31... Rxh2+ 32.Kxh2 Be5+ 33.Kh1 (33.Kh3 Qg3#) 33... Kg7: A) 34.Nf1(g4) Rh8+ 35.Nh2 Rxh2#.
B) 34.Qxf7+ Kxf7 35.Rxb7+ (35.Rf1 Rh8#) 35... Ke8 wins. The alternative 31... Be5 is much slower because is met with 32.Nf1. |
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| May-09-18 | | landshark: <Walter Glattke> <34.Nf5+ gxf5 35 Rd3> Rh8+ 36.Rh3 rxh3+ 37.gxh3 Qh2# |
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| May-09-18 | | Mayankk: Definitely easier than yesterday, probably easier than Monday as well. I did waste some time in making 31... Qg3 and 31... Be5 work, just to add some confusion. But once you settle on Rxh2, its all forced thereafter. 2/3 this week. |
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May-09-18
 | | Richard Taylor: Yes. It was easier I saw it all but was wary for any sidewinders but nothing. Nice combination. |
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May-09-18
| | Richard Taylor: I have been solving or in a lot of cases trying to solve Barden's puzzles which are in our local paper but also in the Manchester Guardian I think. I found some going right back to 1987 and two of them I spent about a week on it driving myself mad (his other ones vary in difficulty, some quite complex and subtle ones, either games or studies etc I have solved without moving pieces around). But some of the ones he had in 1987 drove me nuts. Some I did solve but others I just took me too long. What really annoyed me is that two that I failed to solve were so beautiful. I should post them on here some time. I think such things are good for the mind somehow and good for tactics ability over the board. So are these problems here. I used ideas from tactics problems to win games and also from a FIDE Master who used to show his games on YouTube (Dennis Monokroussos). One I used to win a "brilliancy" OTB. Of course there is more than tactics to chess but it is a large part. |
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May-09-18
| | Richard Taylor: <Penguincw> I am fairly sure I know the solution of your puzzle. Those two rooks together by the way remind me of the tactic where a Q can draw when two rooks are by the King... |
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| May-09-18 | | AlicesKnight: Got it - ...Rxh2+ followed by ....Be5+ and the 'quiet' ...Kg7 (a lovely touch). White's final a5 was a generous gesture. |
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| May-09-18 | | ferri1234: I agree with Dumbgai |
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| May-09-18 | | leRevenant: I got moves 31 and 32. Drat. |
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| May-09-18 | | gofer: Yesterday's I miss. Today's takes 3 or 4 seconds. 2/3 for the week... |
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| May-09-18 | | Walter Glattke: landshark: I only thought up to Rh3, thanks for seeing the consequences. |
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| May-09-18 | | paavoh: An easy Wednesday. Rxh2+, Be5+ and Kg7 with Rh8 to follow was quite obvious. |
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