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May-29-18 | | Mayankk: I think it should have been 25, White to move. Eliminate the defending knight first and then sac our Rook. With the Black knight already eliminated, the Rook sac is probably at an easy Monday level. |
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May-29-18 | | agb2002: White has a bishop and a knight for the bishop pair. Black threatens fxg5, fxe5 and Rg7.
The only shield of the black king is the bishop on h7. Therefore, 26.Rxh7+ Kxh7 27.Qh4+ Kg7 28.Qh6#. |
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May-29-18 | | stacase: <Penguincw: Some more comments: these Olympiad games do make for easy puzzles. White's rating is 1964, black's rating is 1438. Wow!> I'm that 1400 rated player and going up against a 1900 rating is a certain loss for me. The final position is easy to see. What led up to that final Rook for Bishop sacrifice is not so easy. |
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May-29-18 | | bachiller: After 27. .. Kg7, white might play 28. Bxf6+, Kf8, 29. Bxe7, Qxe7, 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8, 31. Qxe7 Much funnier than the prosaic mate 28. Qh6. |
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May-29-18 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: This is a holiday week with, in effect, two Mondays. |
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May-29-18 | | schachfuchs: Hm, not a game to remember.... |
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May-29-18 | | glad121: 23 ...g6 could have saved the game for black |
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May-29-18 | | malt: Has to be
26.R:h7+ K:h7 27.Qh4+ Kg7 28.Qh6# |
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May-29-18
 | | Richard Taylor: Very good. White was in a hurry to win that one! |
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May-29-18
 | | Richard Taylor: Black needed to play a bit more carefully and White's attack would have fizzled...or he would at least be equal. He overestimated White's abilities and plans I think... Such is chess...and life... |
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May-29-18 | | Lambda: <These Monday and Tuesday puzzles are supposed to be for beginners> That's not really true. A puzzle for beginners might look something like (white to move)  click for larger viewYou've then got another level of stuff which would be beyond beginners but easier than Mondays, like (for either side)  click for larger view |
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May-29-18 | | scholes: I have been solving puzzles here more than 10 years here. Lambda what you post such puzzles never been problem of the day. |
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May-29-18
 | | takchess: Happy Tuesday. |
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May-29-18 | | zb2cr: <<saturn2>: With 28 Bf6+ it is mate in 5 from Rxh7 on.> What a luxurious choice to have--between a mate in 5 and a mate in 3. |
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May-29-18 | | cocker: Sorry Mr Potter, but 23 … a4 doesn't look too clever (it's the sort of move I might play). |
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May-29-18
 | | gawain: Another one with the heavy artillery pointed at the Black king. But this time the doubled major pieces are not relevant! The rook on g1 is a mere bystander. |
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May-29-18 | | landshark: A Monday-ish Tuesday puzzle I think. |
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May-29-18 | | Once: I think we can do a little better.
To be sure, white mates quickly with 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Qh6#  click for larger viewBut that feels a little ... obvious. For a little more spice we could take a slightly longer route. 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Bh6+ Kh7/ Kh8 29. Bf8#
 click for larger viewI know, I know, I know, it's one move longer so it's not as "correct" as the shorter mate. But there is something unspeakably satisfying about giving mate whilst parking your bishop on your enemy bishop home square. 29. Bg7# also works but doesn't have so much of the giggle factor. |
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May-29-18 | | Pchief: list of mates after 27...Kg7:
28.Qh6#
28.Bh6+ Kh7/Kh8 29.Bf8/Bg7#
28.Bxf6+ Kf8 29.Qh6+ Rg7 30.Qxg7#
28.Bxf6+ Kf8 29.Qh6+ Rg7 30.Qh8+ Rg8 31.Rxg8# |
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May-29-18 | | morfishine: <Once> or 27.Qh4+ Kg7 <28.Bxf6+> 28...Kf8 29.Qh6+ Rg7 30.Qxg7# ***** |
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May-29-18
 | | Willber G: <Mayankk: I think it should have been 25, White to move. Eliminate the defending knight first and then sac our Rook. With the Black knight already eliminated, the Rook sac is probably at an easy Monday level.> I agree. |
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May-29-18 | | Once: <morfishine> I like it! Then there's this one ... 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Bxf6+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Rg7 30. Bxg7+ Kg8 31. Bf6#  click for larger viewIt's good to give the rook on g1 something to do. |
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May-29-18 | | morfishine: <Once> When a rat is cornered, there's plenty of ways to finish him off |
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May-29-18 | | patzer2: Black's 22...Rg8, allowing today's three move mate beginning with 22. Rxh7+, made it easy for White. However, Black was busted no matter what 22nd move he made. For example, if 22...c5, it's mate-in-seven after 23. Bxf6 (Stockfish 9 analysis of move 23.?). |
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May-29-18
 | | Bubo bubo: As yesterday, mate-in-3: 26.Rxh7+ Kxh7 27.Qh4+ Kg7 28.Qh6# |
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