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David Navara vs Anna Dergatschova Daus
Ordix Open 2007  ·  Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07)  ·  1-0


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Aug-25-07   Mameluk: Nice final coup de grace.
Aug-25-07   contra: Mameluk,

Its more of a coup des grace.

Aug-25-07
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  Gilmoy: It's a Nowotny interference!
Nov-17-07
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  notyetagm: <Gilmoy: It's a Nowotny interference!>

It's not just a <NOVOTNY INTERFERENCE>.

Position after 36 Rc1-c6!!:


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The Black e8-queen cannot capture the White c6-rook because <BLOCKADERS DO NOT DEFEND> and the Black e8-queen must <BLOCKADE> the White e7-passed pawn. That is, 36 ... Qe8xRc6 allows the snap mate 37 e7-e8=Q+ Qc6xQe8 38 Qe5xQe8#.

So Navara's 36 Rc1-c6!! combines the <NOVOTNY INTERFERENCE> theme with the <OVERWORKED BLOCKADER> theme to create a truly masterful tactical blow.

Nov-17-07
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  notyetagm: Position after 36 Rc1-c6!!:


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Navara's 36 Rc1-c6!! puts his White c1-rook on a square where it can be captured by three(!) different Black pieces and is not defended at all(!!!).

The tactical point is that not one of the Black pieces that appears to control the c6-square can actually capture the White c6-rook

1) 36 ... Bb7xRc6 37 Qe5-e6# since the bishop capture <BLOCKED> the 6th rank and stopped the Black a6-rook from <DEFENDING> the e6-mating square


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2) 36 ... Ra6xRc6 37 Qe5-d5+ Rc6-e6 38 Qd5xRe6# since the rook capture <BLOCKED> the a8-h1 diagonal and stopped the Black b7-bishop from <DEFENDING> the d5-checking square


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3) 36 ... Qe8xRc6 37 e7-e8=Q+ Qc6xQe8 38 Qe5xQe8# since the Black e8-queen is needed to <BLOCKADE> the White e7-passed pawn


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Navara's 36 Rc1-c6!! is so brilliant that I want to give it the illegal !!!-annotation. Oh, what the hell.

36 Rc1-c6!!!

Nov-19-07
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  arsen387: <notyetagm: Navara's 36 c1-c6!! is so brilliant that I want to give it the illegal !!!-annotation.> Exactly the same with me. Incredible, terrific finish by Navarra!!!
Nov-19-07
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  notyetagm: <arsen387: ... Exactly the same with me. Incredible, terrific finish by Navarra!!!>

And this was a rapid(!) game!

Welcome to the Navara Fan Club. :-)

Apr-03-08
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  dabearsrock1010: i almost suspect this was somehow composed because its such an unbelievable tactic
Apr-24-08
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  positionalgenius: Rc6!!! What a move by Navara.
Feb-16-09   RobertLangdon: 36.Rc6!!! Is Incredible. I would never find it in a million years.
Feb-16-09
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  whiteshark: Tuesday puzzle!
Feb-16-09   MaxxLange: Harder to see than Tuesday...a really stunning blow!

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