Andrei Maksimenko vs Igor Glek (1995)

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Andrei Maksimenko vs Igor Glek
Copenhagen BSF (1995), Copenhagen DEN, rd 3, Mar-??
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (C00) · 1-0

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Dec-19-12		sarayu: First two moves were pretty easy. Didn't anticipate black's counterattack, so couldn't predict past #32. Some credit, i guess.

Dec-19-12		rhickma4: 32. Re8+ leaves Black with two unpalatable choices. Take the R and lose the Q, or play Kc7 and lose to 33 Rf8 Qxf8 34.Qf4+ to be followed with a N check winning the Q outright.

Dec-19-12		12.12.12: Easy enough. 32. Re8+ if 32. ... Kb7, then white plays NxQ followed by QxR. if 32. ... Kc7 33. Rxf8 Qxf8 34. Qf4+ Kb7 (or Kc6) 35. Nd6+ (or Ne5+) winning the queen and of course, the actual game continuation.

Dec-19-12		Jamboree: I looked at 32. Re8+ immediately -- first move I considered -- and didn't even bother analyzing the obviously horrible 32. ... Rxe8??. Instead, I spend the whole time puzzling how white can win after 32. ... Kc7. I eventually rejected 32. Re8+ because I could find no obvious win after that obvious reply. In fact, I STILL can't see the win. What am I missing? Here's the main line I came to a dead end with: 32. Re8+ Kc7 33. Rxf8 Qxf8 34. Qxd5 Bc5 35 35. Qd7+ Kb8 ... and then what? White can't move the knight because the pawn on f2 would hang with check and mate. Black seems to have enough bishops and queens criss-crossing all the diagonals that all the mate threats are thwarted. An alternate line 34. Qf4+ Kc6 35. Qxd4 Qxf7 also seems to go nowhere. Obviously I must be missing something, or this wouldn't be a puzzle of the day, but what is it? Help!

Dec-19-12		Conrad93: I thought it was black's turn...? Another messed up puzzle.

Dec-19-12		Dr. J: <rhickma4: 32. Re8+ Kc7 33 Rf8 Qxf8 34.Qf4+ to be followed with a N check winning the Q outright> Not precisely correct. Black can play 34...Be5 and hold his immediate losses to one piece. He is, of course, still completely lost.

Dec-19-12		Jamboree: Ahhhhh, while I was typing two different people gave the answer! In my "alternate line," after 34. Qf4+, black faces a dilemma -- he can't move to any black square, and whichever white square he chooses, he ends up with a different unpleasant reveal-fork: if 34. ...Kc6, then 35. Ne5+!; and if 34. ... Kb7, then 35. Nd6+! Either way the queen is exposed and is lost for a piece. Clever. But definitely harder than a 2-star puzzle!

Dec-19-12		rilkefan: <Jamboree>, after 34.Qf4+ Kc6 35.Ne5+. 34...Kb7 35.Nd6+ and the queen holds d6.

Dec-19-12		rilkefan: Or what everybody said.

Dec-19-12		TheBish: A Maksimenko vs Glek, 1995 White to play (32.?) "Medium/Easy", White is down a pawn. White wins with 32. Re8+! Kc7 (if 32...Rxe8 33. Nxd6, or 32...Bc8 33. Rxc8+! followed by 34. Nxd6) 33. Rxf8 Qxf8 34. Qf4+, winning the queen after 34...Kb7 35. Nd6+ or 34...Kc6 35. Ne5+.

Dec-19-12		Patriot: First I considered 32.Nxd6 Rxf3 33.Re8+ Kc7 and white's attack looks to be over. So then I looked at 32.Re8+ Rxe8 33.Nxd6 Re1+ 34.Kh2 and black looks dead.

Dec-19-12		M.Hassan: "Medium/Easy" White to play 32.? White is a pawn down. 32.Re8+ <if...Rxe8 33.Nxd6 and Black Queen is lost> 32...........Kc7 33.Rxc1+ Rxc1 34.Nxd6 Rd8 35.Nf7 White wins the Queen for a Rook and should win

Dec-19-12		Helloween: <M.Hassan> 33...Bxc8 wins for Black in your line.

Dec-19-12		stacase: Took me way too long to see the obvious.

Dec-19-12		Bartimaeus: Brute force 32. Nxd6 doesn't really work. Then tried 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Nxd6 which wins the queen but remembering yesterday's puzzle, it seemed wise to look again before i leapt and this took me to 32. Re8+ Kc7 33. Rxf8 Qxf8 34. Qf4+ Be5 35. Qxe5+ and white has a winning position. Well, the game line seems to have taken a different route. Must congratulate CG on its choice of puzzles this week. Its like peeling onions, you take out a layer and find another beneath. Worth the tears though :)

Dec-19-12		Abdel Irada: <<•>The Thirty-Second Move<•>> Our puzzle is set at move 32, and it takes about 30 seconds to find and provisionally verify the key move: <<•>32. Re8†...> Now Black has to decide: to take, or not to take? First, let's assume he does. <(1) 32. ...Rxe8> Note that the pin is now broken. This means we can take the queen without losing our own. <33. Nxd6...> We now have a queen for a rook and pawn, but this doesn't mean the game is over. First, we must meet Black's counterplay. <33. ...Re1† 34. Kh2, Re2> Black threatens to even the score with ...Rxf2†. But now it's our turn again. <35. Qf8†, Kc7 36. Ne8†!...> Since 36. ...Rxe8 is obviously hopeless, Black has four king moves to consider. <(1.1) 36. ...Kb8? 37. Qd6† > Black will be mated: (a) 37. ...Kb7?; 38. Bc8†!, Ka8 (38. ...Kxc8?; 39. Qc7#); 39. Nc7†, Kb8; 40. Nxa6††, Ka8; 41. Qb8# or Qc6#, or (b) 37. ...Ka8; 38. Qd8†, Bc8 (38. ...Kb7; 39. Qc8#); 39. Qxc8#. <(1.2) 36. ...Kd8 37. Nf6†, Kc7 38. Qf7† > More mayhem: (a) 38. ...Kd8??; 39. Qd7#. (b) 38. ...Kd6; 39. Qxd5†, winning another piece. (c) 38. ...Kc6; 39. Qxd5†, ditto. (d) 38. ...Kb8; 39. Nd7† and one of (d.1) 39. ...Kb7; 40. Qxd5†, Kc7; 41. Qxd4, or (d.2) 39. ...Ka8; 40. Qg8†, Kb7 (40. ...Bc8??; 41. Qxc8#); 41. Qxd5†, Kc7; 42. Qxd4, or (d.3) 39. ...Kc8; 40. Nc5†, Kb8 (40. ...Kd8??; 41. Qd7#); 41. Nxa6†, Ka8; 42. Qxd5#, or (d.4) 39. ...Kc7; 40. Ne5† and now (d.4.1) 40. ...Kd8??; 41. Qd7#, or (d.4.2) 40. ...Kb8?; 41. Nc6†, Ka8; 42. Qxa7#, or (d.4.3) 40. ...Kd6; 41. Qd7†!, Kxe5 (41. ...Kc5; 42. Qc6#); 42. Qe6#. <(1.3) 36. ...Kc6 37. Qd6†, Kb5> Or (a) 37. ...Kb7?; 38. Bc8†!, mating as in variation (1.1), note (a). <38. Bf1 > Black loses everything. <(1.4) 36. ...Kb7 37. Qf7† > Cannon to the left of me...: (a) 37. ...Ka8; 38. Qxd5† and either (a.1) 38. ...Kb8; 39. Qd8†, Bc8 (39. ...Kb7; 40. Qc8#); 40. Qxc8#, or (a.2) 38. ...Bb7; 39. Qd8†, Bc8; 40. Qxc8#. (b) 36. ...Kc6; 37. Qc7†, Kb5; 38. Bf1. As we have now confirmed, Black can't give up the queen and survive. Let us therefore examine the lines where he doesn't. <<•>(2) 32. ...Kc7> Not (a) 32. ...Bc8?; 33. Nxd6, Rxf3; 34. Rxc8#. Nor (b) 32. ...Kb7?; 33. Nxd6† . <<•>33. Rxf8 > White has won at least a piece. <<•>34. Qf4†, Be5> Alternatives: (a) 34. ...Kc6?; 35. Ne5†, winning the queen. (b) 34. ...Kb7?; 35. Nd6†, again winning the queen. <<•>35. Qxe5† > click for larger view [The position after 35. Qxe5†] Black is already a piece down, and his tribulations continue. But I doubt you'll need thirty seconds to see that.

Dec-19-12		Abdel Irada: Interesting. With the subtraction of the move-pair 33. ...Re1†; 34. Kh2, the game followed my variation (1.3).

Dec-19-12		agb2002: White has a bishop and a knight for the bishop pair and a pawn. The black rook pins the knight. This suggests 32.Re8+ to divert or eliminate it: A) 32... Rxe8 33.Nxd6 Re1+ 34.Kh2 and Black has no compensation for the material loss. B) 32... Kb7 33.Nxd6+ and 34.Qxf8 is a massacre. C) 32... Kc7 33.Rxf8 C.1) 33... Qxf8 34.Qf4+ C.1.a) 34... Kb7 35.Nd6+ wins the black queen. C.1.b) 34... Kc6 35.Ne5+ wins the black queen. C.1.c) 34... Be5 35.Qxe5+ and White has a knight for a pawn and a winning attack against the black king. C.2) 33... Bxf2+ 34.Qxf4 Qxf8 35.Qf4+ is even worse than C.1.

Dec-19-12		sushijunkie: #$~!#@~, got move order wrong. ZERO.

Dec-19-12		Abdel Irada: To variation (2) in my solution post please substitute: <<•>33. Rxf8, Qxf8> (in lieu of "<<•>33. Rxf8 >"), while noting that not taking the rook simply leaves Black a rook down.

Dec-19-12		morfishine: Looks like a pure tactical problem. My first candidate is 32.Re8+ <32.Re8+ Kc7> 32...Rxe8 33.Nxd6 Re2 34.Qxd5 and White wins <33.Rxf8 Qxf8 34.Qf4+> and White wins: click for larger view (a) 34...Kb7 35.Nd6+ winning the Black Queen (b) 34...Kc6 35.Ne5+ winning the Black Queen (c) 34...Be5 35.Qxe5+ White winning handily ********** So, Black did take the rook and White followed with 34.Qf8+ (stronger than my 34.Qxd5). Interesting series of moves

Dec-19-12		gofer: A nice example of how looks can be deceiving. Black looks okay, but... <32 Re8+ Kc7> <33 Rxf8 Qxf8> <34 Qf4+ Be5> <35 Qxe5+ ...> 35 ... Kb7 36 Qxd5+ Kc7 (Kb8 Bg2 ) 37 Qd7+ Kb8 38 Nd8 36 ... Kc6 37 Qf6 Kc5 (Kc7 Qf4+ or Kb7/Kb6 Nd6+ ) 38 Qc3+ Bc4 (Kb5 Bd7#) 39 Qb4+ Kc6 40 Qxc8 ~~~ I can see why black gave up her queen for the rook (given the alternatives above), but either way its a pretty forlorn hope that black can win or even draw after that...

Dec-19-12		wlg: 32.Re8+ Kc7 33.Rxf8 and white wins If 33....Qxf8 34.Qf4+ 35.N+ and 36.Qxf8 Interesting to see too: If 12....Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.Bf4 Qd5 15.Nf6+ and white wins Nice Tactical game!

Dec-19-12		Kikoman: <Re8+> and that's it. Weather Black takes the Rook or not, he lose. :)

Dec-19-12		Bengambit: 33...Re1+ could buy some time for black,but the well centered Knight at d6 has all of the board on lock down.

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