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| Jul-02-08 | | Xeroxx: White must play 17. Bxf6 |
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Sep-16-12
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| Jun-29-18 | | clement41: Soltis variation of the Yugoslav |
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| Jun-26-20 | | dhotts: This game certainly offered a new concept for the Dragon, 13. Rc5!...Very intriguing with a queen sac to boot. |
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| Jun-26-20 | | Ironmanth: What a slaughter! Thanks, chessgames. Y'all stay safe out there, PLEASE, and continue to play great chess. |
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| Jun-26-20 | | faulty: when I see such games with royal travellers, I immediately remember the song voyage, voyage :) |
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Jun-26-20
 | | An Englishman: Good Morning: Can remember when Soltis (author of The Art of Defense in Chess) surprised the chess world with the ...h5 idea in the Dragon. Even more surprising: after almost 50 years, the idea still hangs around. |
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Jun-26-20
 | | catlover: Nice pun, <FSR>. I love that song by Peter, Paul, and Mary. |
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| Jun-26-20 | | thegoodanarchist: <catlover: Nice pun, <FSR>. I love that song by Peter, Paul, and Mary.> Based on Black's powerful play, he may have been referring to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougl... |
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| Jan-30-21 | | The17thPawn: Frankly found this more straight forward than Friday's puzzle. Denuding the white kings pawn cover with all pieces pointed at the stranded king and a killer pawn on the second rank begs for the sack. |
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| Jan-30-21 | | landshark: What <The 17th Pawn> said |
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| Jan-30-21 | | stacase: Aren't Queen Sac puzzles to occur on Monday?
Well anyway, All of Black's major pieces were lined up for the kill. The c Pawn through most of White's death throws was pinned. I would have done 24...f5+ rather than waiting 4 more moves - I love discovered attacks, unlike saying mate, it can occur multiple times during a game. (-: Some moves like castling Queen side and saying check to a displaced King at the same time has some real charm to it. |
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| Jan-30-21 | | Walter Glattke: A) 22.Rxe6 cxb3 23.cxb3 f5 24.Rc1 B) killing the magic Dragon, then the land of Lemon Tree strikes back and wins by the sea with 22.Na4, even if 22.-cxb3 23.Nxc5 bxa2++ 24.Ka1 Qxc5 the dragon wins, C) 23.Nxb6 cxa2+ 24.Ka1 f5+ 25.c3 (Bxc3+? 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.Rxe6) Rxc3 26.Rxe6 Ra3+ 27.Qd4 Rxb6 28.Rd1, was won ending after 28.-Rb1+ 29.Rxb1 axb1Q+ 30.Kxb1 Kf7 31.Rxc6 a5 32.Ra6 Rg3 but 24.Ka1 seems to be better than 24.Ka3, no threatening of a1Q |
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| Jan-30-21 | | Brenin: What <The17thPawn>, <landshark> and <stacase> said. I surprised my Saturday self by getting this one as far as 28 Ka5, and concluded that the exposed K, Black's 2R+2B attack and his promotable P more than compensated for the sacrificed Q. |
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| Jan-30-21 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: I just went with 23 ... Rxc2+ for the material advantage. |
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| Jan-30-21 | | saturn2: I deviated at move 26
22...cxb3 23.Nxb6 (axb3 Qxb3 and the Rc5 is tabu) bxa2 24. Kb2 Rxb6+ 25. Ka3 Ra6+
26. Kb2 f5+ when white can interpose the rook. |
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Jan-30-21
 | | chrisowen: Pivots cxb3 either aah ivorys hark fiddle accumulate ivorys mackum pivots womads ivorys coffin virulent brandy mythin let gelt quick and hazy jastha its lay within honeus hentus i rev vastum luv let tips rev i nest piffle flip fitz duck vanguard date cotton on crocks backum ivory divide wrench bodyum totups faints give it edifice ivory jastha wrong allows cxb3 cub. |
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Jan-30-21
| | chrisowen: No doubt pb3 grey goose no? |
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| Jan-30-21 | | Refused: 22...cxb3 looks promising, as the pawn will just eat its way thru the queen side.
23.Nxb6 bxa2 24.Kb2 Rxb6+ 25.Ka3 Ra6+ 26.Kb4 f5 and I am reasonably happy with how things went. Black has just too many threats. |
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| Jan-30-21 | | agb2002: Black has the bishop pair for a knight.
White threatens Nxb6, Rxe6, Nxc5 and Qxd6.
Black can attack the white king with 22... cxb3: A) 23.Nxb6 bxa2
A.1) 24.Kb2 Rxb6+
A.1.a) 25.Ka1 f5+
A.1.a.i) 26.c3 Rxc3 27.Qd4 (27.Rxe6 Rc1#) 27... Rc1+ 28.Rxc1 Bxd4+ 29.Rc3 Bxc3#. A.1.a.ii) 26.Qd4 Bxd4+ 27.Rxd4 Bf7 followed by Rcb5. A.1.b) 25.Ka3 Ra6+
A.1.b.i) 26.Kb2 Rb5+ 27.Kc3 Ra3+ 28.Kd4 f5+ 29.Re5 dxe5+ 30.fxe5 Bxe5#. A.1.b.ii) 26.Kb4 Rb6+ with perpetual at least (26.. Rc4+ 27.Kb5 Bd7? 29.Qd5+). A.2) 24.Qd4 f5
A.2.a) 25.Qxc5 dxc5 26.Kd2 Rxb6 wins decisive material. A.2.b) 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.Kd2 Rxb6 wins decisive material (27.Rxe6 Rb1). A.2.c) 25.Rxe6 Bxd4 wins decisive material (26.Kd2 Rxb6). B) 23.axb3 Qxb3 wins decisive material (24.Qd3 Qa3+ 25.Kd2 Rd5). C) 23.Nxc5 bxa2 24.Qd4 dxc5 followed by f5 wins decisive material. D) 23.Rxe6 bxa2 24.Qd4 Qb1+ 25.Kd2 Rxc2+ is winning (26.Ke3 Rb3+; 26.Ke1 Qb3). |
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| Jan-30-21 | | 20MovesAhead: The Dragoon in all its glory |
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Jan-30-21
 | | Breunor: Walter 22 Rxe6 does not work.
22 Rxe6 cxb3 23 cxb3 black plays Rbc8 and white is lost. 1) -5.57 (27 ply) 23...Rbc8 24.Rxd6 Rxc3+ 25.Kb1 Qb4 26.Rd4 Qc5 27.Rd5 Qe7 28.Qd4 Qe2 29.f5 gxf5 30.Qf4 Qc2+ 31.Ka1 Qxg2 32.Qd2 Rc2 33.Qxg2 Rxg2 34.R1d2 Rc1+ 35.Kb2 Rxd2+ 36.Rxd2 Rh1 37.Kc3 Rxh4 38.Rd7 Rg4 39.Rxa7 h4 40.Rd7 h3 I'm not sure I'm following your line - how can white play 24 Ka1? Do you mean 25 Ka1? Stockfish gives 25 Ka1 as forced mate in 29 although a human probably wouldn't find all of it, but nonetheless after f5 white loses his queen. |
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| Jan-30-21 | | saturn2: <agb2002 22...cxb3 23.axb3 Qxb3 wins decisive material 24.Qd3 Qa3+ 25.Kd2 >
In your line after 24.. Qa3 white can take the queen 25. Qxa3..
But 24...Rxc2+ 25. Qxc2 Rc8 should be enough. |
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| Jan-31-21 | | agb2002: <saturn2: <agb2002 22...cxb3 23.axb3 Qxb3 wins decisive material 24.Qd3 Qa3+ 25.Kd2 > In your line after 24.. Qa3 white can take the queen 25. Qxa3.. > ... assuming White wouldn't have a lapse like mine... But seriously, thank you for pointing out this mistake. |
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| Jan-31-21 | | TheBish: Amazingly, 9 out of 10 games in Sosonko's "most notable" list have him playing Black, including 2 draws. Makes me want to study his black repertoire. |
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