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Matej Guid vs Miso Cebalo
Open Portoroz 04 (2004), Domen Lucija, rd 6, Apr-15
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation (B80)  ·  0-1

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Mar-06-06  Fezzik: This is a nice Monday puzzle.
Mar-06-06  AlexBabich: back rank... back rank
Mar-06-06  notsodeepthought: I don't know if 28 Bf3 might have kept white in the game - but Rc1 certainly didn't.
Mar-06-06  dzechiel: <notsodeepthought> I think both 28 ♗f3 and 28 ♕f1 keep white going a little while longer. It's surprising that white should overlook the obvious 28...♕xe1, I would expect C players to find that move.
Mar-06-06  mrvocab: The game was more or less even until 23. Qxd4, after which it was ( ). Better for White would have been 23. Rxd4 =.
Mar-06-06  ColoradoHamster: Wow, even for a Monday this was pretty simple. What was white thinking with 28 Rc1??
Mar-06-06  patzer2: My first Chess Book was a paperback copy of "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess." It mostly involved a simple progresion of "back rank" mates, and featured the popular "programed instruction" technique that was in fashion at the time.

I though I knew something about the game when I finished it, and was able to easily beat my friends who had no training in the game. Of course when I met tournament players who knew more tactics and strategy than simple back rank mates, I soon learned there was so more there was much more to learn about out little game -- more than I could master in ten life times.

Still, every time I see a back rank mate possibility, I think about that Book. So, when I saw today's monday problem, I thought is there any thing more to it than 28...Qxe1 29. Rxe1? Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1# when "Bobby Fischer teaches Chess." Well it's Monday, so I figured it was meant to be easy.

P.S. Of course White had to be kicking himself for allowing this easy tactic.

Mar-06-06  Cogano: Chess basics here, that's all: "Remove the guard, then proceed with mate!" I still think it instructive just the same. One can never get enough practice. One would think to themselves "sure I know this pattern now, I understand it", then miss it OTB, especially because they're so focused on realizing their plan. So they miss the opportunities that arise that give them sure wins (advantage in material, position or both)! Take care all & have a great day. Cheers! :)
Mar-06-06  patzer2: White needed to try 23. Rxd4 Qb6 24. Rf1 = to stay out of trouble. After 23. Qxd4? White started to drift and never recovered.
Mar-06-06  prinsallan: You know its monday when prinsallan solves a puzzle in less than a second.
Mar-06-06  simsan: For once, I also saw the right move on the first glance at the board and had it verified within 2-3 seconds.
Mar-06-06  ckr: I would chalk this up to white having moved too quickly. He probably saw it as soon as he touched the rook.
Mar-06-06  SgtSwanson: Yeay i got 1. - Can i have the title GM now?
Mar-06-06  EmperorAtahualpa: I didn't see Qxe1 right away..I needed 10 seconds or so. Still pretty easy. :)
Mar-06-06  EmperorAtahualpa: <Yeay i got 1. - Can i have the title GM now?>

<SqtSwanson> How about the MM (Monday Master) title?

Mar-06-06  NotABanker: Very easy took me a good 10 seconds to see it though.
Mar-06-06  marn0: This one was easy even for me!
Mar-06-06  playschessforlaughs: My first post is to announce that for once I got a Monday puzzle in seconds....! (Normally takes a while, and by Wednesday there's a lot of head scratching....)
Mar-06-06  notsodeepthought: <SgtSwanson: Yeay i got 1. - Can i have the title GM now?> Of course - that's what the Got Monday's title is for.
Mar-06-06
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  LIFE Master AJ: A little too simple, even for a Monday. But it is good to be reminded of the back-rank (motif) from time to time.
Mar-06-06  patzer2: Here's a couple of puzzles based on today's game:

1. An easy puzzle:


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[After 28. Kc1? (diagram above), find Black's (28...?) winning move(s).]

Hint: It's a mating attack.

2. A harder puzzle:


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[After 28. Bf3 (diagram position), find Black's best (28...?) move(s)]

Hint: Black no longer has a quick mate, as 28. Bf3 is White's best defense. However, Black can still gain an advantage.

Mar-06-06  RandomVisitor: Not only was 23.Rxd4 a missed opportunity for white, but he missed the following opportunities for an advantage:

18.Bg2 is better
19.Bg2 is better
20.Qe3 is better
22.Qe3 is better

Mar-06-06  Fezzik: User: patzer2 Thanks for the extra positions! Going directly to the second position, it seems that the straight-forward 28...Rd1+ 29.Rd1 30.Bd1 g6 should be good enough to win (due to the protected passer on f5), but you were probably thinking of something more spectacular.
Mar-06-06  Bobwhoosta: As I've always said (or once at least, right now), "Monday puzzles serve the purpose of helping us hopeless chessblind individuals feel good about our achievements, and provide a gentle reminder to those for whom the solution is impossible to find, that perhaps it's not quite the time to quit their day job."
Mar-06-06  patzer2: <Fezzik> Thanks! Glad you liked the puzzles. You've got the right idea in puzzle 2 -- simplify and squeeze the position for an endgame win. What do think of 30...h6 as opposed to 30...g6 in your line? Both look good, but was just curious as to why you chose 30...g6.
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