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| Feb-05-10 | | Illogic: Great win by Lenderman over the very strong GM Fridman. Beauty of a final move. |
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| Feb-05-10 | | Alphastar: Yes, would make a nice monday puzzle. |
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Feb-05-10
 | | whiteshark: I think <41...Ne3!!> is a fine shot and a real knock-out move here. 
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| Feb-06-10 | | znsprdx: Would someone please explain 33.Bxg7 giving up the extra piece...Is White's position really unsalvagable? |
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Feb-06-10
 | | wordfunph: <znsprdx>, white is actually better after 33.Qc7.. Fridman - Lenderman, Gibraltar Caleta ENG 2010
click for larger viewAnalysis by Fritz 9:
1. ± (1.31): 33.Qc7 e5 34.Bxe5 Rc8
2. ± (1.22): 33.Qc5 Qb3 34.e5 Rd8
3. = (-0.24): 33.Qc6 Rd8 34.Qxa6 Rxd4
33.Bxg7 is a big mistake.. |
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| Feb-15-10 | | Formula7: Got it easily. 48...Qh3+ 49.Bxh3 Rh2# |
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Feb-15-10
 | | notyetagm: <Formula7: Got it easily. 48...Qh3+ 49.Bxh3 Rh2#> A lovely <ARABIAN MATE>. 
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| Feb-15-10 | | zooter: It's an easy Monday....Monday means the sac of the queen! 48...Qh3+ 49.Bxh3(only move) Rh2# |
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Feb-15-10
 | | dzechiel: Black to move (48...?). Material even. "Very Easy." When I first glanced at the diagram, I started to solve for white. After a few moments I thought to myself, "Wow. I don't see any good threats for white, and the white king looks under a lot of pressure." That's when I checked to see who was on the move, and instantly saw 48...Qh3+
The most forcing move on the board, as white has only one legal reply... 49 Bxh3 Rh2#
A pretty checkmate and a nice way to end the game. |
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| Feb-15-10 | | Brandon plays: Very easy indeed. Qh3+ Bxh3 Rh2# |
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Feb-15-10
 | | al wazir: I too found it, using <dzechiel>'s mantra: "Find the most forcing move on the board." Funny thing, though. When I play chess against an opponent now I keep looking for the most forcing move on the board, but it never seems to win. |
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Feb-15-10
 | | lost in space: I love Mondays!
48. Qh3+ Bxh3 49. Rh2#
Arabian mate |
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| Feb-15-10 | | Nullifidian: Back to a mate on Monday:
48...  h3+ 49.  xh3  h2# |
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| Feb-15-10 | | jokerman: <znsprdx>
White doesn't have an extra piece:
White has 2 bishops and black has a knight and a bishop. White played Qa7 treatening blacks bishop on a6.
In respons black plays Rd8, treatening white's bishop. So 34. Qxa6 Rxd4 and they just traded.
But white plays Bxg7 winning a pawn first before taking the bishop. Hope this answers your question. |
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Feb-15-10
 | | peyote: does 48...Qxg3 win (this is what my tired brain saw under quick look/beer mode) |
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Feb-15-10
 | | goldfarbdj: 48 ... Qxg3 is met by 49 Qxg3. |
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Feb-15-10
| | peyote: but then rook checks & mate inevitable? |
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Feb-15-10
| | peyote: Or just pawn up |
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| Feb-15-10 | | zooter: <peyote> 48...Qxg3 49.Qxg3 Ra1+ 50.Bf1 jettisoning the bishop and escaping via g2-f3 |
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| Feb-15-10 | | zooter: <peyote> actually 49.Qxg3 is check..... |
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Feb-15-10
| | peyote: Excellent...much thanks - pedestrian Arabian Mate it is >: |
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Feb-15-10
 | | scormus: Never thought I'd say it but .... thank goodness its Monday |
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| Feb-15-10 | | SamAtoms1980: Hey Alex, can we call you Aladdin? That is no ordinary queen you have there on g4. It is also a lamp! Sacrifice it, and the Genie will grant you your wish. |
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Feb-15-10
 | | Once: Yup - easy peasy. A hamburger after yesterday's nouvelle cuisine. I found it using the "fantasy position" method ... it's a bit like the rhythmn method but not as risky. From the starting position, all the action (for black) is clearly down in the bottom right hand corner. We could mate in 1 with any of these impossible moves: Rg1, Qg1, Rh2, Qh2. The g1 mates don't look particularly promising because white can block with Rb1, so let's focus on h2. If only the white bishop wasn't there, I could play Rg2#. How can I deflect the white bishop? Ah yes, 48...Qh3+ 49. Bxh3 Rh2#. This might sound longer than the "suck it and see" method of examining every check and capture, starting with the most forcing move you can find. But it's a lot quicker to do than to explain. And as a method it can help to find combinations that start with a quiet move. |
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Feb-15-10
 | | cocker: Like Shirov vs Dominguez last week, this position has been in the news recently. Makes it easy! |
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