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Feb-11-11
 | | luzhin: 24...Ne4! is not so hard to find, but the final mating pattern is very pretty. |
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Feb-11-11
 | | sevenseaman: A smother mate, out in the open! |
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| Apr-11-11 | | Valmy: 27...Qg1+ would make a nice monday puzzle. |
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| May-23-11 | | VincentL: "Very Easy".
This is a very familiar mate.
27....Qxg1+ 28. Nxg1/Rxg1 Nf2 mate.
Too easy even for Monday. |
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May-23-11
| | sevenseaman: Lol, smother mate after a long time.
27...Q g1+ 0-1. |
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| May-23-11 | | IRONCASTLEVINAY: takes two seconds to solve. one second to read that its black to play |
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| May-23-11 | | VincentL: Perhaps black to play at move 25 would have been a better Monday puzzle. But in general I think CG do a great job with these puzzles. |
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May-23-11
 | | estrick: Ho-hum. How predictable. A queen sacrifice followed by mate the next move. |
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| May-23-11 | | zb2cr: Perhaps three seconds to see the variant on the smothered mate here. 27. ... Qg1+, and no matter whether White retakes with Knight or Rook, 28. ... Nf2# delivers mate. What a comedic final position. White is ahead by Queen and Rook vs. a Pawn--but the two heavy pieces are useless, as are White's minor pieces. Black has only 2 minor pieces, and they are collaborating perfectly to bring about checkmate. |
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May-23-11
 | | lost in space: 27....Qg1+ 28. Rxg1
(28. Nxg1 Nf2#)
28...Nf2#
I love Mondays |
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| May-23-11 | | Nullifidian: Simple.
27...  g1+ 28.  / xg1 f2# |
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May-23-11
 | | dzechiel: Black to move (27...?). White has a rook for a pawn. "Very Easy." A pretty two-mover, staring with the obligatory Monday Queen Sac: 27...Qg1+ 28 Nxg1
Or 28 Rxg1, the result is the same.
28...Nf2#
It's always fun to effect checkmate when down really serious material (in this case a queen AND a rook). OK, this is my last post for a few weeks, we leave tomorrow on vacation (see my forum for an itinerary). <scormus> will be filling in during my absence. |
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May-23-11
 | | M.Hassan: "Very Easy" Black to pay 27....?
Black is behind by a Rook for a pawn.
27............Qg1+
(RorN)xg1 Nf2# |
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May-23-11
| | estrick: Can't believe how White, a 2400, could play so poorly. |
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| May-23-11 | | psmith: Oh Monday, I'm dreaming of Monday... |
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May-23-11
 | | scormus: <estrick: Can't believe how White, a 2400, could play so poorly.>
neither can I, completely outplayed. e.g. as if he thought "I can win easy here with 15 Bxa6" Ooops! <dzechiel> thanks for the compliment. Too much for me to live up to. Help! |
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May-23-11
 | | patzer2: White's 20. Bb5 overlooks 20...Qe6!, threatening to win the Queen with a discovered attack with check after 21. Bxe8? Bh2+ 22. Kxh2 Qxa6  .Instead, 20. Nf3  offers some chance of holding the draw. Earlier 18. Qxc2! Nc2 19. Bb5  would have assured a strong advantage for White. The final smothered mate to solve the Monday puzzle provides a quick finish to the winning combination began with 20...Qe6! |
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| May-23-11 | | SamAtoms1980: 27 .... Qg1+ and that was enough to make mutton out of Mullon. |
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| May-23-11 | | mohannagappan: smothered mate 27. ...Qg1+ 28. Rxg1 or Nxg1 Nf2++ |
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| May-23-11 | | Dyonis: It's a wonderfull combination after 22. ... Rxe3 ! |
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May-23-11
 | | morfishine: This is, after-all, a Monday Puzzle, so I don't see where there's any room for complaining. Frankly, I think the game is quite interesting, especially the move-order: Its just thrust/counter-thrust, threaten/parry, right down to the smothered mate. |
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May-23-11
 | | DarthStapler: Got it easily |
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| May-23-11 | | APatzer: 27 ... Qg1+ followed by ... Nf3+
Game over. |
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May-23-11
 | | OhioChessFan: <patzer> I'm still trying to decipher this: <Earlier 18. Qxc2! Nc2 19. Bb5 would have assured a strong advantage for White.> |
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May-23-11
| | OhioChessFan: Okay, you had to have meant 18. Qxa7 Nc2 19. Bb5 |
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