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Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Wei Yi
"Peace, Peace, Thou Hippopotamus!" (game of the day Apr-09-2023)
Grand Prix Jerusalem (2019), Jerusalem ISR, rd 4, Dec-22
Formation: Hippopotamus (A00)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-09-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  Korora: Peace? More like an impasse.
Apr-09-23  Brenin: 23 Bxb6 was the way to protect g2: White was up by 2N, so he could afford to give back the B, with advantage.
Apr-09-23
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  Teyss: Aw c'mon <thegoldenband>, Nepo is not that fat.

To avoid users looking as I did: it's a poem by Ogden Nash.

Apr-09-23  Brenin: Thanks, <Teyss>, I didn't know that poem. The Hippopotamus Song by Flanders and Swann is rather more entertaining.
Apr-09-23
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  Teyss: <Brenin> What do you mean? Let's admire this eternal masterpiece:

Behold the hippopotamus!
We laugh at how he looks to us,
And yet in moments dank and grim,
I wonder how we look to him.

Peace, peace, thou hippopotamus!
We really look all right to us,
As you no doubt delight the eye
Of other hippopotami.

No it's not an excerpt, that's it. Note how the last verse rhymes with both players' names.

Hem. You're right.

Apr-09-23
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  OhioChessFan: You can't go wrong with Ogden Nash.
Apr-10-23
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  OhioChessFan: <Brenin: 23 Bxb6 was the way to protect g2: White was up by 2N, so he could afford to give back the B, with advantage.>

I can't claim I'd have seen it, but a GM should have found it.

Apr-12-23  Chris Bennington: What am I missing? It looks like a forced win for white after:

27. Kh1 Bxf5
28. Qh2 Qf3+
29. Qg2 Qxg2#

or

27. Kh1 Bxf5
28. exf5 Qxh3+
29. Qh2 Qf3+
30. Qg2 Qxg2#

Apr-12-23  goodevans: <Chris Bennington: What am I missing? It looks like a forced win for white after: 27. Kh1 Bxf5...>

Obviously you mean 'for Black'.

Anyhow, I might not have got to it so soon if it wasn't for the fact that these GMs agreed a draw so it's highly likely there isn't a forced win for either side here.

So what other defences are there against 28...Qxh3+?

I'm quite pleased that a little after midnight and after a nice bottle of wine I could still see quite quickly that 28.Re3 snuffs out Black's attack and wins for White.

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