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Nov-22-12
 | | Fusilli: <sevenseaman> 74490 1...Nf3+ 2.Kh3 Bc4!
Is this position from a real game? |
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Nov-23-12
| | Fusilli: <91827>
1.Qxe8+! Qxe8 2.Bc5 mate. |
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Nov-23-12
 | | sevenseaman: Thats well done <Fusilli>. Yes all CT problems are from real games but the source is revealed only to Premium Members, generally. I thought #74490 was slightly tougher of the two. |
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Nov-23-12
| | Fusilli: <sevenseaman> I am a premium member. I don't post as often as others, but I've been a premium member for years. :) I agree. Well, I would actually say that the difference in difficulty between the last two is larger than slight. And the one from the other day (the one that started with 1.Qxd5) was a lot harder than both. I think they all have the same common denominator, though. First identify the themes and visualize the likely mate or winning position, and then set about making it happen. For 74490, for example, I noticed that 1.Bg2 (which obviously fails because it blunders the rook) would threaten Nf3 mate. Then I realized that the bishop had to take h3 away from the king in some other way. |
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Nov-23-12
 | | hms123: <Fusilli> I think he meant premium member at Chess Tempo, not at cg. |
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Nov-23-12
| | Fusilli: <hms> Ah, thanks. |
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Nov-23-12
 | | Patriot: Hi <morf>! Rebuilding the position does take time but often necessary. That's one of the problems when really trying to analyze during even G/60. <The one thing I have to guard against is if I'm making a diagram and when I am typing in the FEN: I have to type fast, or I begin to forget the position!> You actually "type" out the FEN? That's a skill in itself! I felt much better about today's puzzle. I did misevaluate 21...O-O which is about even. |
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Nov-23-12
| | sevenseaman: #52146
With his Q and both Rs forked, Black is in a bind. However he has one move that transfers the bind to White.
click for larger viewBlack. |
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Nov-24-12
| | Patriot: <morf> Correct--I was talking about after 21.Bb5. About the FEN's, could you duplicate the tab and use one CG puzzle as a workspace for moving pieces? You could then copy the FEN from that position and paste the code into your comment on the other tab. |
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Nov-24-12
| | sevenseaman: #52146. <morf> you nailed it. |
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Nov-24-12
 | | perfidious: <morfishine> You posed a question on Geller here: Fischer vs Geller, 1967. While not having read back as far in the posts as I might, thus overlooking yours, I inadvertently responded. On another note, you are most welcome to drop by my forum at any time, whatever the reason. In these early days, it's a bit on the quiet side, but any form of discussion is encouraged there-even chess! |
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Nov-24-12
| | sevenseaman: #93677
Sometimes the key move is very obvious like 48...Qxg2 was in today's POTD. Here we have the complete antithesis. Though very logical, the key first move is very difficult to occur. If you fail to find it, don't be too disappointed. For you will be in good company, as GM Sax who was Black in this game missed it too. 
click for larger viewBlack. |
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Nov-25-12
| | Patriot: Hey <morf>! I wasn't completely clear on the Sunday problem after 23.Bxa6 bxa6 24.Qxa6 Kc7 and thought 25.Rb3 had to be winning. Black really doesn't have much going on, but white's pieces are swarming around black's king--that has to be good for white. I noticed you performed one of my maneuver's--reinstated a piece! <or 23...bxa6 24.Nd3 c5 25.Bb5 Bxb5 26.Qxb5 c4 27.Nc5 > 25.Bb5 is not possible since the bishop was captured on move 23. I've done this many times! When you mentioned 24.Nd3, it caught my attention as I wondered if it was slow enough for black to re-group with 24...Qa7 for example. I plugged it into Houdini and it says 24...Rc7 is equal. I feel that the knight is already on a nice square and it isn't forced to leave, so look for something that creates an immediate crisis. |
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Nov-25-12
| | Patriot: <morf> 23...c5 is indeed a good defense although white is doing well in that line. Houdini places it at #2, with 23...f6 in the #1 spot. Personally though, 23...f6 is easier to contend with in my opinion. I predicted 24.Bxb7! in response, to which Houdini confirms. There's no good way of dealing with this since 24...Kxb7 25.Qa7# or 24...fxe5 25.Bxc8 wins even more material. 25...Kxc8 26.Qa8+ Kd7 27.Ra7+ wins easily. And 24...Qxb7 25.Rb3 is easy enough. I had calculated 23.Bxa6 bxa6 24.Qxa6 Kc7 25.Qa5+ Kd6 but I just couldn't see what was next and certainly didn't anticipate 26.e4--a very difficult move to find, much less understand. By the way, I've been going over Alekhine's games in "My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937". Sometimes I get the feeling he is going out on a limb with some of the non-forcing lines in which he or his opponent obtains a "good game". You might say I'm skeptical. One game, he points out that his opponent should have played something else and would be winning but they didn't and gave him all the winning chances. During the last game I looked at, he said he was surprised that his opponent generated threats out of nowhere but that he had a winning reply. I've always thought of Alekhine as calculating like a machine, but the book gives a very human perspective to this great player. He doesn't always play what's best, sometimes errs, and is very honest about it. Of course, I also see the brilliance behind most of his play! Have you read this book? |
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Nov-26-12
| | sevenseaman: <morf> Your sol #93677; I just love the brilliance. |
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Nov-26-12
| | Patriot: Hello <morf>! <Alekhine had his detractors, and with the enhancement of engines over the past 10-years or so, errors have been found in his analysis. You know what? I could give a rats-a__ about all that nonsense. He was a great chess player and this is a great chess book.> That's my favorite comment and I agree 100%. But there is one thing I take away from the mistakes that engines sometimes point out. From what I've seen, the mistakes occur in many non-forcing positions where the player will point out a sequence of moves and then comment that one player has the better game. I'm quite a bit skeptical when a player can rattle off 5-10 moves that are not forced and predict who is better. The fact the moves are not really forced means there are probably a lot more permutations of moves than any human can calculate. But I still appreciate their imagination and experience that brings them to that conclusion. <One of the things I like about Alekhine is he's one of only two WC's to gain the title, lose it, then regain it. (Botvinnik was the other and he regained it twice!)> That's an interesting observation and there's a lot to be said about the players! By the way, here's a position from a game between an expert and an A-player in my club. It's black to play, and I was asked the question "What is black's best move?" Not being timed, myself and another club member weren't completely sure but we did begin analyzing the correct move. Here's the position--good luck! 
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Nov-26-12
| | sevenseaman: #64771
If you look at this puzzle long and deep you will most likely see mate threats only to yourself. But it is a problem for you to succeed; so if you look long enough you will see that you have a mate threat of your own-Eureka!
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Nov-27-12
| | sevenseaman: #43039
You gotta come up with a move that spells, 'Your Q or the game?' 
click for larger viewWhite. |
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Nov-28-12
 | | benjinathan: <morf> I am enjoying your work at my page! |
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Nov-28-12
| | Patriot: Hi <morf>! Both player's agreed that 1...d5 is forced. It looks like a really good move--it stops the 2.d5 fork threat and it opens the diagonal for the king bishop. However, it isn't the top choice! 1...Qg6 is Houdini's top choice! White has about a half pawn advantage, and after 1...d5 white has more than a pawn advantage (it may have been up to 1.50). You had the right idea with 2...Qf5 and 1...d5 was played. Black went on to lose after 2.a3 Na6 3.c5 Nab8 4.b4 etc. One variation goes 1...Qg6 2.d5 Ne5 3.Nxe5 dxe5 and 4...Nc2 is still threatened. I missed the fact that the b4-knight is still guarded--not by the pawn but the bishop! I also calculated 1...Qg6 2.d5 Nc2 3.dxc6 Nxa1 4.cxb7+ Kxb7 5.Na3 (trying to trap the knight). It appears trapped after 5...d5 6.c5. If 1...Qg6 2.d5 Ne5 3.Qxb4, then 3...Nxf3+ and white cannot recapture because of the pin. And 2.Na3 d5 gives black a good game. There are more variations, such as 2.Nh4 Qe4 which I thought very good for black. White must lose a tempo protecting the knight. I feel that book is helping me to improve though. I could almost hear Alekhine speaking to me during my last game. My opponent thought it was drawish after offering a trade of rooks. I knew that RxR had to be played and that I had all the winning chances! I went on to win the king and pawn endgame. I'll have to take a look at that last game you recommended! |
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Nov-30-12
| | sevenseaman: #52617 Possibilities galore!
click for larger viewWhite. |
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Nov-30-12
| | sevenseaman: Hi <morf >, good morning. Pretty! Your solution to #52617 is comprehensive. |
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Nov-30-12
| | sevenseaman: <morf> I give here two delicacies that are very subtle. They are like a world-famous dish; everything has to be right and planned before hand in good detail. #74505 Use kid gloves.
click for larger viewWhite.
#72606 A minefield.
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Dec-01-12
| | Patriot: Hi <morf>! On the Thursday problem, I missed the key move and so dismissed the whole line. 43...Kg6! was a nice find--good job!! By the way, my club played against another club. We suffered no losses and won 5.5 - 1.5. One of their player's is a retired pro basketball player and is apparently pretty good at chess for drawing one of our strong player's. |
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Dec-01-12
| | sevenseaman: #96562 Eco-friendly actions!
As White if you stared at this position for minutes you may remain clueless about how to proceed to extract an edge. 
click for larger viewNow suppose you execute two what I call eco-friendly moves; <1. Rxf8+ Qxf8 2. Bxe7 Qxe7> to transform the position into this good-looker. 
click for larger viewNow you know what you need to do to obtain a huge advantage. Life is like that; at every step you make a small little investment to turn the future in your favor. |
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