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| Jul-21-17 | | ChessHigherCat: Holy Moly! I saw that if Qe3+ Bd2 Bxc3 was complicated after Bxb2+ but I never would have foreseen the whole follow-up. |
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Jul-21-17
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Mieses had a gift for using the Scandinavian as a winning weapon, even though at the time it was considered inferior. One of those occasions when temperament triumphs over theory. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | Ariogermano: 23.bxc3 ?! |
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| Jul-21-17 | | agb2002: The material is identical.
White threatens Rxd8+, simplifying the position, and Qh3+, creating coordination problems. Black has four piecrs to attack the white king, starting with 21... Qe3+: A) 22.Bd2 Bxc3
A.1) 23.Bxe3 Bxb2+ 24.Kb1 Bd4+ 25.Kc1 Bxe3+ wins a piece and a pawn (26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Qxd2 Bxd2+). A.2) 23.bxc3 Qc5
A.2.a) 24.Rdf1 Qa3+ 25.Kd1 Qxc3 wins decisive material (26.Kc1 Qa1#; 26.Ke1 Rb1+ 27.Kf2 Rxd2+, etc.). A.2.b) 24.Rfe1 Qa3+ as above.
B) 22.Kb1 Bxc3 23.Bxc3 Qxc3 wins a piece (24.Qh3+ Rd7). C) 22.Rd2 Rxb2
C.1) 23.Kxb2 Qxc3+ 24.Kc(b)1 Qa1#.
C.2) 23.Nb1 Rxa2 wins two pawns at least.
C.3) 23.Ne4 Rxd2 (23... Nxe4 24.Qh3+) 24.B(Q)xd2 Qa3 wins two pawns at least. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | gofer: <21 ... Qe3+>
22 Qd2? Rxd2 
22 Kb1? Rxd1+
23 Nxd1 Rxb2+
24 Ka1 Qc1#
22 Rd2 Rxb2!
23 Qe2 Rxc2+! (Kxb2 Qxc3+ mating)
24 Kb1/Kd1 Rc1+! (Kxc2 Qxc3+ mating)
25 Kxc1 Qxc3+ mating!
click for larger view<22 Bd2 Bxc3!>
23 Bxe3 Bxb2+
24 Kb1 Bd4+
25 Kc1 Bxe3+
26 Rd2 Bxd2+!
27 Qxd2 Rb1+
28 Kxb1 Rxd2 
click for larger view<23 bxc3 Qc5>
<24 Rde1 Qa3+>
<25 Kd1 Qxc3>
click for larger viewOuch! Black is only a pawn down, but can resign... |
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| Jul-21-17 | | NBZ: Was initially tempted by Rxb2, but after Rxd8+ Kxd8 Qd2+! White is just fine. Then Qe3+ Kb1? Bxc3 winning a piece suggests itself. Of course Qe3+ meets with Bd2 but here Bxc3 wins: in particular if bxc3 Qc5! and if Bxe3 Bxb2+ and Bd4+. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | Whitehat1963: Jaw-dropping sequence! |
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| Jul-21-17 | | Walter Glattke: I have B2) with 21.-Qe3+ 22.Kb1 Rxb2+
23.Kxb2 Qxc3+ 24.Kb1/c1 Qa1/b2#
B2a)22.-Ka1 23.Rxd1+ Nxd1 24.Qc1# |
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| Jul-21-17 | | et1: FANTASTIC ! Wonderful combination. Mieses was a genious |
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Jul-21-17
 | | Willber G: I had:
21...Nd5
22.Bf2 Bxc3
23.Bxc5 Bxb2+
24.Kd2 Nf4+
25.Ke1 Re6+
26.Kf2 Nxg2
27.Kxg2 Rxd1
28.Rxd1 Rc6
which wins a couple of pawns. Not as good as the actual game, though. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | Tiggler: <Willber G.>
I went for 21...Nd5 too, but we both overlooked 22.Na4, which ends up with white only one pawn down and drawing chances. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: I had a hallucination in which White could somehow get his king to a3, after which Black had a dangerous attack but no quick mate. So I won't say I accurately solved this. :( |
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| Jul-21-17 | | kevin86: After all the attack, black ends up a knight ahead! |
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| Jul-21-17 | | whiteshark: SS FF
So sad - Friday frustration
:( |
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Jul-21-17
| | Willber G: <Tiggler: <Willber G.> I went for 21...Nd5 too, but we both overlooked 22.Na4, which ends up with white only one pawn down and drawing chances.> Darn. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | petemccabe: "Falling to Mieses"
You know, in case we need another pun. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | swclark25: <NBZ: Was initially tempted by Rxb2, but after Rxd8+ Kxd8 Qd2+! White is just fine.> I also went with 21)...Rxb2, but after NBZ's explanation of White's response, I see its weakness. I assumed White would follow with 22)Kxb2 which would not be best. Great attack sequence by Mieses! |
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| Jul-21-17 | | swclark25: Would 20)Qh3 have been better for White than 20)Qg2? It would have slowed down Black's Rb6 and following attack. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | NBZ: I rather liked the Rb1+ touch at the end. It doesn't change the material balance at all but ensures Black ends up with a rook on the 7th rank == zero counterplay for White. |
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Jul-21-17
 | | takchess: An expert at the Vienna ,Center Game , the King Gambit and various Gambits . Mieses was quite the player, |
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| Jul-21-17 | | patzer2: For today's Friday puzzle solution, it's not too difficult finding and following the game winning line <21...Qe3+!! 22. Bd2 Bxc3 23. Bxe3 Bxb2+ 24. Kb1 Bxd4+ .> However, if Black replies 23. bxc3 (instead of 23. Bxe3) it gets a bit more complicated. Stockfish 8 gives the winning line 23.bxc3 Qc5! 24.Rde1 Nd5! when play might continue 25.Qh3+ Kb8 26.Bg5 Nxc3 27.Bxd8 Rb1+ 28.Kd2 Qd4#. For a Black improvement, instead of 19. g3?! allowing 19...Be5  , White can keep it about level with 19. Qg1 when play migt go 19.Qg1 Qxg1 20.Rdxg1 b5 21.a3 Be5 22.Rd1 c5 23.g3 Kb7  to = (-0.27 @ 33 depth, Stockfish 8) with only a slight Black advantage. Early in the opening, I strongly prefer the popular move 5. Nf3  over 5. Bd3 =. White's winning percentage is far better with the more flexible 5. Nf3. |
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| Jul-21-17 | | JimmyRockHound: That was nice! |
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| Jul-21-17 | | patzer2: Correction: For a <White> improvement, instead of 19. g3?!, allowing 19...B35 , the first player can keep it about level with 19. Qg1... |
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| Jul-23-17 | | ColeTrane: ...pretty straight forward.... |
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| Jul-14-22 | | Saniyat24: Mieses didn't miss his Queen much...! |
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