Jul-09-06
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| RandomVisitor: White could have improved with 23.Re2 or 23.Bf4. Possible play is 22...Qf5 23.Re2 Re8 24.Rxe8+ Nxe8 25.Bf4 Bxc3 26.dxc3 Qxc2 with Black still winning. |
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Jul-09-06
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| RandomVisitor: 20.Qd3 would have improved over 20.Bd6? and avoided this mess. |
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Jul-09-06
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| dzechiel: I actually considered the key move and even saw that the c2 pawn would be loose, but gave up on the line as impractical. That' why I'm never going to be a grandmaster. :( |
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Jul-09-06
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| patzer2: After 20. Bd6? White falls into a trap to "win the exchange," but Black proves that this "obvious" tactic leaves the White Kingside weakened and the Queen and Bishop too far out of play on the Queenside. So with a strong Black followup, the Sunday puzzle solution 22...Qf5! results in a decisive assault on the weakened Kingside position. The final followup move results in mate after 27. Nxd5 Qe2+! |
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Jul-09-06
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| al wazir: I thought I had this one nailed: 22...Nc7 23. Qa5 (23. Qa7 Qc6+ 24. Ne4 Rd8 25. Be7 c4, and white's Q is a goner) Qc6+ 24. Ne4 Re8 24. d3/Kf3 Rxe4 seems to win material. But white has a rejoinder: 25. Qd8+! Nf8 26. Qxf8#. Damn. |
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Jul-09-06
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| al wazir: No! I think my line actually works:
22...Nc7 23. Qa5 Qc6+ 24. Ne4 Re8 24. d3 Rxe4. Now if 25. Qd8 then 25...Re8+ wins the  . |
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Jul-09-06
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| al wazir: OK, so the move Guseinov played wins. Or does it?
What does black do after 26. Rg1 ? If 26...Qf3+ then 27. Rg2. If 26...Bxg1 then 27. Kxg1 Kxf8 (27...Qxc3 28. Qd8, and I think black has to settle for a perpetual) 28. Qxc5+ Ke8 29. Kg2. The best I can see is 27...Qxg3+ 28. Kf1 Qxh3+ 29. Ke2 Qxc3 30. Bxc5 h6. An advantage of two or three  s should be enough to win even with s on the board. |
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Jul-09-06
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| RandomVisitor: <al wazir>26.Rg1 Qf3 27.Rg2 Ng4! is mate in 9.
1: I Badjarani - G Guseinov, Iranian Team Championship 2005
click for larger viewAnalysis by Rybka 2.0 Beta 8 mp:
1.  (-#9): 28.hxg4 Qxg4 29.Qf6 gxf6 30.Rh2 Qf3+ 31.Rg2 Qf5 32.g4 Qf1+ 33.Kh2 Be5+ 34.Rg3 Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Bxg3 2. (-#9): 28.Qf6 gxf6 29.hxg4 Qxg4 30.Rh2 Qf3+ 31.Rg2 Qf5 32.g4 Qf1+ 33.Kh2 Be5+ 34.Rg3 Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Bxg3 (, 09.07.2006)
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Jul-09-06
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| RandomVisitor: <al wazir>if you mean 22...Nd7 (22...Nc7 is illegal) 23.Qc7 gives white the advantage. |
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Jul-09-06
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| al wazir: <RandomVisitor>: You're right. I completely missed 23. Qc7, the obvious move. Too bad; it would have been a beautiful solution. As for 26. Rg1, well, a mate in 9 is no worse than what white got with the move he actually played. |
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| Jul-09-06 |
| Fezzik: I really liked this position. My first attempt was to find a sacrifice that would work. Then, when I began to realise that Black didn't have anything obvious I settled down and tried to figure out what I would play if I had the position at the board. It was only then that I came upon the idea of 22...Qf5! Black's idea of letting the Rook go was almost a given. Finding the necessary tactics to back it up was much harder. Again, nice choice, cg.com! |
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Jul-09-06
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| ahmadov: It is really very interesting: two Azeri guys playing against each other in the Iranian team championship. |
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| Jul-09-06 |
| EmperorAtahualpa: Totally, utterly, completely missed this! Now I know for sure it's Sunday. :) |
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Jul-09-06
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| dakgootje: Went for 22. ...Nd7 23. Qa5 b6 24. Qa3 Qc6 25. Ne4 Re8, completely missing 23. Qc7 |
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| Jul-09-06 |
| Sasquatch777: White only made three queen moves, and managed to get her completely out of position. Good to see a GM is human after all!! |
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| Jul-09-06 |
| blingice: Huh, I thought it was Monday, and I got it instantly with the continuation. Have fun, <LMAJ>. |
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Jul-09-06
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| outplayer: First I tried to consider all black pieces moves. I failed to see 22...Qf5!! because I didn't consider only one queen move. I was worried about losing the exchange so I looked at 22...Re8? and discover that OTB I would prefer 22...Nd7?! 23.Qa5 Qc6+ winning the white bishop. Now i know 22...Qf5!! is much more powerful and I should have thought more time to see it. I should have considered one move for the queen. Playing too many blitz games and frequently analyzing with computers as I do doesn't help to improve one's thought process. I like to try to solve CG puzzles because they tell me where I am going wrong in my chess thought process. Thanks CG for the nice Sunday puzzle. |
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Jul-09-06
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| benveniste: I saw 22. ... f5, but it looks like black only gains a pawn: 23.  e2 e8
24. xe8  xe8
25.  f4 xc3
26. dxc3 xc2+
Is there anything better for black after e2?
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Jul-09-06
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| Honza Cervenka: If 27.Qd8, then 27...Ne3+ with mate: 28.Kf3 (28.Kh2 Nxf1+ 29.Kg2 Qxg3+ 30.Kxf1 Qf2#) Qxf1+ 29.Ke4 Qf5#. |
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| Jul-09-06 |
| babakova: I got the puzzle. I saw the line in the game but 23.Re2 looks juicy... Maybe black can try going 23...Qxc2 24.Bxf8 and now something like 24...Qc1 threatening Qg1 Qf1 mating... |
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Jul-10-06
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| kevin86: Question:do three straight al wazir comments mean the we have a three dog night? Black pieces are organized, whites are not-guess who won? |
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