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| Sep-27-12 | | PinnedPiece: Well this was more like a Monday. I Started straight off with checking the most forceful move on the board--Queen sac QxR+ Things rolled easily on from there. Going to be B v. R in short order. The only question, would this be so visible OTB?
I think today the answer for most of us would be "Yes". . |
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| Sep-27-12 | | Castleinthesky: I agree about the Mondayish comments, as this is my first full-credit of the week. |
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| Sep-27-12 | | MATTYMONKEES: I agree with the comments about difficulty level also. I'm a total amateur and this was also my first "full-credit," so to speak, of the week. |
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| Sep-27-12 | | Oxspawn: Hardly any time to look at this today; so, from the hip… <39…. Qxh3+
40. Kxh3 hxg+
If 41. Qxh6+ Kxh6
42. gxh> this leaves black with rook for bishop and a passed central pawn, and I suggest a won ending (even if I am playing it). If. <41. Kg2 Rh2+
42. Kf3 (or f1) Rxf2+> and the queen must sacrifice itself, this time leaving black with the same piece advantage and one extra pawn. I expect there are other more challenging responses from white, but I am happy with this five minute analysis (in a fool’s paradise no doubt) and I will post it. I am, however, suspicious as the puzzles seem to be getting easier as the week goes on… like those scenes in Alien where you think Sigourney has killed the beast… and it is about to plunge through the ceiling.
At least I avoided my first thought…
<39. hxg
40. Qxh6++ hello monster> |
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| Sep-27-12 | | Oxspawn: Well, I can join in the celebrations. It seems the monster is indeed dead. The trouble with Chessgames is there is always a sequel tomorrow, and the monster is back bigger and badder than ever... Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the chessboard... |
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| Sep-27-12 | | James D Flynn: I have now played over the game hoping to see Blacks winning plan after 31.Qxh6+ instead White played the pathetic 31.Kg2 |
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Sep-27-12
 | | gawain: I saw 39... Qxh3+ 40...hxg3+ and then 41... Rh2+. It seemed pretty straightforward. I am happy to know that my choice for move 41 is as good as the game continuation. |
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Sep-27-12
 | | chrisowen: I findings oh, eg ok in good variation for black after in hut approach b6 and bb7 to seeking brave the assualt free queene2 instead of 10.e5 sustenance in c3 and after nd7 knight idea nf1 or h4 im thinking Fischer used too employ a variation c3 and d4, c4 ok in effect weaken sent d3 and provides in g5 unsettling the balance in blacks favour position takes on an appearance in French tinkling the ivories white knights geed up flowing g4 and h6 allow ground for constricting play black has long gains as white is forced to part with his involvement rookd1 for knightd7 thus righting off record in kindly fashion it rooks have room for maneovreing kingside, the tool in 39...Qxh3 check in removing rook fix h3+ king taking back hxg3+ opens lines to xray rookh6 beats down file stop Ol i shine open *nose in front* g2 or entrance in h6 black will abruptly be another exchange up riding g8 survey it easy win chaplain c3- fire it her in d2 queens it hot in:
39...Qxh3+ each free dead 40.Kxh3 hxg3+ rook check extra 41.Kg2 rh2+ king bolt 42.Kf3 Rxf2+ open difficult route am i liking g1 then genial f1n+! |
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Sep-27-12
 | | paulalbert: Just got back from all day business meetings and looked at this. I immediately went for the game continuation, so in agreement with many comments that this seemed easy for a Thursday. |
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| Sep-27-12 | | Ratt Boy: Thank you, chrisowen, for clearing it all up for me. |
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| Sep-27-12 | | TheBish: Hracek vs A Kveinys, 1992 Black to play (39...?) "Medium", Black is up a rook for a bishop. This doesn't seem like it should be too hard, being ahead material, but there is at least one pitfall to avoid: Not 39...hxg3?? 40. Qxh6#. So how to convert our advantage? 39...Qxh3+! 40. Kxh3 hxg3+ 41. Kg2
White could return the queen with 41. Qxh6+ Kxh6 42. fxg3, but Black would have an elementary win, up an exchange with a passed e-pawn. 41...gxf2+!
Black could also win with 41...Rh2+ 42. Kg1 gxf2+! 43. Kxh2 f1=N+, simplifying to an exchange-up endgame. 42. Kf1 Rh1+ 43. Kxf2 Rh2+ 44. Ke3 Rxd2 45. Bxd2
Black will have no trouble winning this endgame. |
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| Sep-28-12 | | kevin86: White must allow black to queen or lose his own queen.I like how the pawn climbs the ladder with discovered check. |
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| Jul-25-24 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: Maybe, the best move is the sacrifice: 39...Qxh3+ 40. Kxh3 hxg3+ 41. Kg2 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 gxf2+ 43. Kxh2 f1=N+ 44. Kh1 Nxd2 45. Bxd2 Rg4 46. Kh2 Kg6 47. Kh3 Kf5 48. Be3 Rg6 49. Bf2 e5 50. Bg3 Rh6+ 51. Kg2 e4. Another try is: 42. Kf1 g2+ (43. Kg1 Rh1#) 43. Ke2 g1=Q and B wins. Other way is 41. Kg2 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 gxf2+ 43. Kf1 Rg1+ 44. Ke2 f1=Q+ 45. Ke3 Rg3+ 46. Ke4 Qf5#. |
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Jul-25-24
 | | takebackok: Yea queen sac Thursday, i went 39...Qxh3+ 40. Kxh3 hxg3+ 41. Kg2 Rh2+ 42. Kf3 Rxf2+ 43. Qxf2 gxf2 44. Kxf2 Kg6 and wining. |
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| Jul-25-24 | | geeker: Unusually, got this fairly quickly. Q sac and there's a pretty clear long variant leading to a winning Pawn ending. |
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| Jul-25-24 | | mel gibson: I saw that but I was looking for a quick checkmate
when there wasn't one.
Stockfish 16.1 says:
39. .. Qxh3+
(39. .. Qxh3+ (1. ... Qxh3+ 2.Kxh3 hxg3+ 3.Qxh6+ Kxh6 4.fxg3 Kg5 5.Kg2 Kg4 6.Be5 Kf5 7.Bc7 Rc8 8.Bd6 Rd8 9.Bf4 e5
10.Be3 Ke4 11.Bg1 Kd3 12.a3 e4 13.Bf2 e3 14.Be1 Rf8 ) +8.78/47 575) score for Black +8.78 depth 47. |
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Jul-25-24
 | | scormus: Continuing the theme of pawn takes something dis ch. I thought there might be # at the end but there isn't. But it's enough to win anyway. |
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Jul-25-24
| | chrisowen: I yap ms flick get Qxh3 abridge lit aoh jah a fog pug botch tack Qxh3 ebb; |
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Jul-25-24
 | | Teyss: Like <King.Arthur.Brazil> and <takebackok> I went for 41...Rh2+ which also ends with R+P vs B as in the game line. Note that in case of 42.Kg1 gxf2+ 43.Kxh2, not 43...f1=Q? because of 44.Qd7+ and White has perpetual, but 43...f1=N+. If it hadn't been a Thursday I wouldn't have spotted the underpromotion, but today I made an effort. Still, relatively easy for an end-week puzzle. PS: <takebackok>, is this user name family-site compatible? Oh, the split is after "back", not "bac". |
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| Jul-25-24 | | TheaN: Relatively simple Thursday due to lack of options. Black is up an exchange, so simplifying pieces is favorable, hence <39....Qxh3+ 40.Kxh3> Kg1 is actually a bit trickier than it looks because White keeps the king side closed for a bit longer, but 40....hxg3 41.Qd7+ Kg6 is fine as the queen defends e6, 42.Qd3+ Qf5 -+ <40....hxg3+>:
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Obviously here <41.Qxh6+> is best, but because Black has a passed pawn this endgame is almost trivially easy after <41....Kxh6 42.fxg3 Kg5 -+>: pile up on the g-pawn, sac the exchange back for the bishop and pawn, run e down the board. If instead 41.Kg2, Black will win the f-pawn flat out in addition to the queen. Couple of ways to do so, but I'd play 41....Rh2+ 42.Kg1 (else Rxf2+) gxf2+! without hesitation, finishing this with the beautiful 43.Kxh2 f1N+ -+:
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Jul-25-24
| | scormus: <Teyss .... 43...f1=N+> Yes, an amusing denouement. As I played the same line through and saw it, my thought was that <Gawain> might have appreciated it. |
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| Jul-25-24 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: Hi, dear <TheaN> B can reply the move 40. Kg1, forcing the line with Qh1+ 41. Kxh1 hxg3+ and so on. |
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| Jul-25-24 | | TheaN: <King.Arthur.Brazil: Hi, dear <TheaN> B can reply the move 40. Kg1, forcing the line with Qh1+ 41. Kxh1 hxg3+ and so on.> Hah, that would be low key quite brilliant, sticking to the theme. Didn't even consider that, to be honest. Of course, because 40....hxg3 is safe it's significantly better as Black's just going to mate White relatively soon: after 41.Qd7+ Kg6 42.Qd3+ Qf5 as I posted it's in fact #8 as White has nothing better here than QxQ+ and the two rooks decide swiftly. But 40....Qh1+ would be an almost unfair KO punch. |
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Jul-25-24
| | scormus: <TheaN: <King.Arthur.Brazil .... 40 Kg1 Qh1 etc>>
Cool. Well spotted! |
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Jul-26-24
| | Teyss: Hi Scormus,
I didn't know gawain was keen on underpromotions. After a quick search, it seems so: Search Kibitzing |
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