| May-06-20 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: ... Re1+ pins one rook to the other. So ... Qxd7+ will recover a rook (up to two-rooks-vs.-queen), and Black's connected passed pawns will be decisive. |
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| May-06-20 | | drollere: 31. .. Re1+ 32. Kf2 allows a R vs. R ending with black two pawns up. |
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| May-06-20 | | agb2002: Black has two pawns for a rook.
White threatens Qxc6.
The rook on d1 is tied to the defense of the queen. Therefore, 31... Re1+: A) 32.Kf2 Qxd7
A.1) 33.Rxd7 Rxc1 - + [2p].
A.2) 33.Kxe1 Qe6+, followed by b4, looks winning. A.3) 33.Rxe1 Qc6 as in A.2 (34.Rb1 b4 35.Rxb4 Qc5+). B) 32.Rxe1 Qxd7 as above. |
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| May-06-20 | | Brenin: The position a move earlier, with the rook sac 30 ... Rxd7 Black's best line, might have made a more challenging Wednesday problem. After 31 ... Re1+ White would have had a better (but still losing) endgame with 32 Kf2 Qxd7 33 Rxd7 Rxc1 34 Rb7; he's two pawns down, but at least his rook is as well placed as possible, on the 7th rank and behind the passed pawns, whereas the line played is hopeless. |
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| May-06-20 | | saturn2: Saw black can remain with two connected plus pawns, either Q vs 2 R or R vs R |
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| May-06-20 | | stacase: 31... Re1+ looks to be the most productive. Over the board I might have tried that rather than give up. One of those little sayings when you post says, "Nobody ever won by resigning." But I didn't see a clear path to the win. |
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| May-06-20 | | TheaN: Okay I'm going to be honest here: winning queen for rook is Monday level <31....Re1+ 32.Kf2 (Rxe1 Qxd7) Qxd7>... finishing the game <everything that follows> seems a bit ridiculous for a puzzle. It's obvious Black's winning with two passers and queen vs rooks but are we supposed to see all that? Weird choice here. |
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| May-06-20 | | saturn2: I know the player Zinn from Boleslavskis's book on the Sicilian.
Zinn is mentioned there for lines in the f4 Sicilian. |
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| May-06-20 | | goodevans: <TheaN> I think the moves you posted are sufficient as a solution. We can't be expected to see the rest as white's moves are unforced and some are suboptimal. And yes, that makes it too easy for midweek. As <Brenin> says, starting the puzzle a move earlier might have made a more challenging Wednesday problem. Black to play, 30...? 
click for larger viewAnother good opportunity missed (it feels like that's happened a few times lately) and another sadly unsatisfying puzzle. |
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May-06-20
 | | chrisowen: I feel Lotharing no? |
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| May-06-20 | | WorstPlayerEver: Lutza Zinn |
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| May-06-20 | | JohnBoy: The local engine likes 16...de4, but I wonder about 16...b4. Can white show that black's Q-side pawns are hanging and a liability, or does black cramp white's style on the Q-side? I can't find any similar games. |
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May-06-20
| | chrisowen: Nasty cudgel keeps reminding me no? |
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May-06-20
| | chrisowen: Bernstein Capablanca no? |
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May-06-20
 | | gawain: I liked this puzzle. Black looks like he is going down a rook; he needs a clever combination to save the game. There is only one move that saves the game for black, but it sure delivers! |
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| May-06-20 | | mel gibson: White can't take the Rook -
the King must move to f2.
Stockfish 11 says:
31...Re1+
(31. .. Re1+ (♖e6-e1+ ♔g1-f2 ♕c6xd7 ♖d1xd7 ♖e1xc1 ♖d7-b7 c4-c3 ♔f2-e2 ♖c1-b1 ♔e2-d3 b5-b4 ♔d3-c2 ♖b1-b2+ ♔c2-c1 b4-b3 h2-h3 h7-h5 ♖b7-c7 ♖b2-c2+ ♔c1-b1 ♔g8-h7 ♖c7-c6 g7-g5 ♖c6-b6 ♖c2-b2+ ♔b1-c1 ♔h7-g7 ♖b6-c6 ♖b2-c2+ ♔c1-b1 ♔g7-f7 ♖c6-b6 ♖c2-b2+ ♔b1-c1 ♔f7-e7 ♖b6-c6 ♖b2-c2+ ♔c1-b1 ♔e7-d7 ♖c6-b6 ♖c2-b2+ ♔b1-c1 ♔d7-c7 ♖b6-b4 ♔c7-d6 ♖b4-c4 ♖b2-c2+ ♔c1-b1 ♔d6-d5 ♖c4-b4 ♖c2-b2+ ♔b1-c1 ♔d5-c5 ♖b4-b7 ♖b2-c2+ ♔c1-b1 ♔c5-c4 ♖b7-c7+ ♔c4-d3 ♖c7-d7+ ♔d3-e2 ♖d7-b7 ♖c2-b2+ ♔b1-c1 ♔e2-f3 ♖b7-b5 g5-g4 h3xg4 h5xg4 ♖b5-b8 ♖b2-c2+ ♔c1-b1) +7.40/40 80) score for Black +7.4 depth 40 |
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May-06-20
| | chrisowen: Yes erm and it was like Espig from al cart raz inn. |
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