May-22-25 | | Walter Glattke: I have 17.Rxh6 f5? !8.Qh1 mating no suggestion moves, but priority defense moves.17.Rxh6 gxh6 18.Qh1 Bg5 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.Qh7+ Kf8 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.Qf6+ Kd7 23.Qxf7+ Re7 24.Qg6 c4 25.Bc2 b5 26.Nxg5 Bb7 b) 17.Bxh7 f5 18.g5 c4 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qg1 Rh8 21.Bc2 Rxh1 22.Qxh1 Qh8 |
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May-22-25 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: The king feels tempted by the 2 possibles sacrifices: Rxh6 or Bxh6. For the first: 17. Rxh6 gxh6 18. Bxh6 f5 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Qg1+ Kf7 21. Qg7+ Ke6 22. Bb5 Bf6 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Ng5+ Ke5 25. Qc7+ Qd6 26. Bg7#. On the other option: 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Rxh6 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bh7+ Kf8 21. Qg6 and mate is near. |
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May-22-25 | | mel gibson: That wasn't hard.
Stockfish 17 says:
17. Bxh6
(17. Bxh6 (1.Bxh6 c4 2.Bh7+ Kf8 3.Bf4 Bc5 4.Bc2 Ke7 5.Bg5+ Kd7 6.Bxd8 Kxd8 7.b4 cxb3 8.axb3 b5 9.b4 Bb6
10.Nd4 Bd7 11.Bd3 a6 12.Qf1 Rf8 13.Qf4 Kc7 14.e4 Bxd4 ) +7.85/40 309) score for White +7.85 depth 40. |
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May-22-25 | | watwinc: <Walter Glattke> I went for 17 Rxh6 as well, which my Stockfish marginally prefers. |
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May-22-25
 | | scormus: Spoilt for choice. Which to play, 17 Bxh6, Rxh6, or g5? 17 Bxh6 was the first to come to mind, but I preferred Rxh6 to free h1 straight away and also to retain the DSB. I thought both would work, but if I was playing OTB in a team game I might have choen the less commital g5. According to SF they are all clerly winning, with a bigger advantage to W after 17 R/Bxh6 B and if B accepts sac on h6. About the same advantage to W if B declines. |
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May-22-25 | | murkia: <scormus>: Spoilt for choice indeed! Or even Bh7+ which according to the CG engine also wins. |
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May-22-25 | | Mayankk: The first idea which came to mind was the pretty 17 Bh7+ Kf8 ( 17... Kh8 18 Bxh6 gxh6 19 Rxh6 looks terrible) 18 Rxh6 gxh6 19 Bxh6#. Or course 18... gxh6 wasn't forced. But anything else and we have more tactics at our disposal like 19 Bg6, 20 Qxg6, 21 Rh8+ etc. So while the ending is hard to visualize, Black King is so lonely and helpless that most sacrifices work. |
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May-22-25
 | | chrisowen: I q grab knight few its u jolly its Bxh6 its acrid mid gift its ace its me its abbot its lab v Bxh6 do; |
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May-22-25
 | | chrisowen: Epoch a h6 èg |
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May-22-25
 | | chrisowen: Negligent hope x |
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May-23-25 | | mel gibson: Where is the new puzzle for today?
I hope the person who posts them is OK? |
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May-23-25
 | | chrisowen: El ju cad Bxh6 acrid mid its coffin abe its leeway its dub its chi abridge its lug Bxh6 do its; |
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May-23-25 | | AlekhineEnthusiast: I suspected that immediate sacrifices on the king side would win but I went with Bb5 first. That bishop is just in the way. Stockfish evaluates it as a win though not as strong as the game moves. But the variations are easier to see -- at least for me. |
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May-23-25
 | | scormus: Forget it <mel>, it's groundhog day |
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May-23-25 | | Walter Glattke: 17.g5 (>gxh6 gxh6 Qg1+) Bxg5 18.Bxg5 hxg5 19.Rh7 Kf8 20.Qh1 Qf6 21.Rg1 Rf8 22.Qh5 = no win forcible |
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May-23-25
 | | dheilke: My line is 17. Rxh6 gxh6 18. Qh1 Bg5 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Qh6‼ restricting the black king and offering a choice for ways to die.  click for larger viewAfter that, SF chooses 20. ... Ba6, which was absolutely not on my radar. Oh, well - 21. Bxa6 Re7 22. Rh1 f6 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Qxf6+ Ke8 25. Rh8+ Kd7 26. Rxd8+  click for larger viewand Black has the choice of 26. ... Kxd8 Bxg5 losing the pinned rook, or 26. ... Rxd8 27. Bb5+ getting murdered on the light squares. I think it's hilarious that the Bf4 gets to "taunt" the pawn on g5 for several moves, and black never has time to take it... |
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May-23-25 | | Walter Glattke: dheike: In my first comment I had 20.Qh7+ instead 20.Qh6. but there is nö mating after 20.- Qd7 (only Qd7) 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Bg6+ Kg8 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Bxg5 f6 25.Qh8+ Ke7 26.Qxf6+ Kd6 and Kc6 Sf would play 21.Bxa6 gxf4 22.Bd3 f5 23.gxf5 Qd7 -+ In my first line above white had better chances with 27.Nf7, but where is the mate so far? |
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May-23-25 | | Walter Glattke: I oversaw Pe5. 22.-f5 23.gxf6 e.p. Qd7 24.g5 e5 25.Rg1 e4 26.g6 exd3+ 27.Kd2 Re7 28.f7+ Rxf7 29.gxf7++ Kxf7 30.Rg7+ Kd8 RxQ wins |
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May-24-25 | | mel gibson: <scormus: Forget it <mel>, it's groundhog day> Nothing today either. |
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May-24-25
 | | chrisowen: I bums its q glad Bxh6 acrid mid its coffin abe its leeway its dub its chi cao its cj aah its hark its Bxh6 do its; |
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