Cornel Samarian vs Giuseppe Gennari (2005) The Good Samarian

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Cornel Samarian vs Giuseppe Gennari
"The Good Samarian" (game of the day Jun-17-2013)
World Seniors Championship (2005), Lignano Sabbiadoro ITA, rd 9, Oct-07
English Opening: Symmetrical. Fianchetto Variation (A36) · 1-0

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Jun-17-13		al wazir: I would have played 41. Qf8+ Kh7 42. Rf7+. I guess I'm a bad Samarian.

Jun-17-13		chessworm: How 41.Qg5 is better than Qf8+? The only thing better than taking a Q off the board for a R is mate, but I am not seeing any !

Jun-17-13		hedgeh0g: It was played in the World Seniors' Championship, so I wouldn't rule out that White suffered a stroke before move 41. Regardless, his position is still winning.

Jun-17-13		avlad8784: It looks like Qf8+ is obviously better. It would be very interesting to know, why did black resign after Qg5?

Jun-17-13		goodevans: <avlad8784: ... why did black resign after Qg5?> Good question. White's last move not only missed a simple win but also allows black to snatch a pawn, either immediately or after playing Qd6+ first. Either way I don't see an immediate win for white and certainly nothing as simple as 41.Qf8+. Given how white has just messed up once there would seem to be every reason for just snatching a pawn and seeing how things pan out.

Jun-17-13		Abdel Irada: In spite of White's less than stellar exploitation of his advantage, he still should win fairly easily. Black has no time for pawn-snatching: 41. ...Qd6† 42. e5!, Qxd5? 43. Qe7†, Kh6 44. Qf8† . He may be able to hold out longer with more careful play, but I think his resignation was not premature. ∞

Jun-17-13		whiteshark: ...but parable-wise Samarian wasn't <the Good Samaritan> here.

Jun-17-13		The Long Diagonal: Whiteshark, my thoughts too... in the Bible, the Samaritan helps a guy who has been beaten by others. In this modern version, Samarian beats a guy. Therefore, we consider him good.

Jun-17-13		YoungEd: Wouldn't 32...♕e8 hold things together a bit better?

Jun-17-13		Sastre: <YoungEd> 32...Qe8 33.Kxh3.

Jun-17-13		kevin86: Either white will mate soon or exchange queens,both deadly for black.

Jun-17-13		gofer: White threatens Qe7+ mating, so black cannot take the loose pawn. 41 ... Qxa4 42 Qe7+ Kh6 43 Qf8+ Kg5 44 Qf4+ Kh4 45 Rg2 ... Threatening Rxg4+ and Qf6+ mating... But really black is in real trouble. The two central pawns are a force to be reconned with, so if black tries to check white can simply exchange into a winning endgame... click for larger view Play 41 Qg5 against <Crafty EGT> and see for yourself... http://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-t...

Jun-17-13		Gilmoy: <41.Qg5> does quietly threaten Rf6 and Black's K-side crumbles. Hence Black basically needs a tradeless mate or perpetual right now. White will happily offer 3 pawns for 3 free tempi, and Black will decline all 3 for the same reason. So their nakedness is irrelevant, and actually underscores White's dominance. Defending g6 is hopeless: White will just push naked d6-d7 and deflect. Winning material is fine, but a GOOT is plenty strong too.

Jun-17-13		sfm: If 29.a4 was a trap it was a damned sly one. Blacks position looks a bit better - good bishop, c-file dominance. So why not grab the h3-pawn with 29.-,fxe 30.dxe, Bxh3 And so he does. A fatal mistake. 31.fxe,dxe 32.Qg5! Wham! Two center pawns gone, and the black king has more problems than the white. In the ending position it is over. After 40.-,Qd6+ I like the all-forced 41.e5,Qxd5 42.Qe7+,Kh6 43.Qf8+,Kg5 44.Qf4+,Kh4 click for larger view And here I found a mate in 5 moves starting with...?

Jun-17-13		sfm: Ah, I now realize that Goofer found the same, even though he didn't mean "and Qf6+ mating..."

Jun-17-13		bischopper: very good I like this game

Jun-17-13		AnotherNN: 39.Rc1 threatening to win Black's Q or mate would have been so much better.

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