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| Apr-07-06 | | goldenbear: <OBIT>I think you miss the point. All other moves lose quickly so there is no alternative. The 'only move' need not be calculated. This occurs very frequently in late middle-game and end-game. |
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| Apr-07-06 | | schnarre: Even I saw Qxc6! |
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| Apr-07-06 | | HELLOHELLOWATER: hey im new at this |
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| Apr-07-06 | | HELLOHELLOWATER: just checking if my kibits actaully works, so if you can read this message, type I CAN READ IT |
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| Apr-07-06 | | Jim Bartle: Nope, sorry, can't read it. Welcome. |
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| Apr-07-06 | | dakgootje: Okay everyone, raise your hand if you cant read that comment! No the other one! no not the other hand! the other message! Only if you cant see the message which you cant see at the moment! Your guys are making fun of that poor guy over there, he is still counting hands but you all raise your hand even if you can read the message! A hopeless people... |
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Apr-07-06
 | | OBIT: <GoldenBear> Oh, please... White is only losing a pawn in this position, so you can hardly say "all other moves lose quickly". If the combo doesn't work (moving the Black h-pawn from h7 to h6 is enough to bust it), play 33. Ne4 and force White to demonstrate his endgame prowess. Furthermore, note that the knight went to d6 on the previous move. Clearly, Sliwa saw the whole combination BEFORE he played 32. Nd6. If you DON'T see the whole combo before you play 32. Nd6, then the move is simply a blunder. |
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Apr-07-06
 | | Gypsy: <OBIT: ... If the combo doesn't work (moving the Black h-pawn from h7 to h6 is enough to bust it), play 33. Ne4 and force White to demonstrate his endgame prowess.> The defense after 33.Ne4 Qg6 
click for larger viewcould be tricky, against Stoltz. But I suspect that Sliwa had a pretty good idea where this was all heading when he played his <29.b6> already. And it is practically certain he saw it all when the <32.Nd6> came. To my taste, this would be just another rather pretty combination overall, but its punchline <37.Nb7!!> turns it into a rare jewel. I personally have not seen a deflection like that before. A great win over a great oponent.
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| Apr-07-06 | | kevin86: A very different kind of game-with back rank threats by both sides! It looks like black steals a queen for rook and knight---but then it's white's turn, The back-rank mate threats force black's queen into a pin. Alas for him,his own pieces prevent a back rank mate BY BLACK. The extra knight wins it in the end! |
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| Apr-08-06 | | Hektor: Unless he prefers to remain a minor piece down, black's best moves are more or less forced between 33.... bxc6 and 36... Qxb8. While 33. Qxc6 appears to show promise, white accomplishes nothing without seeing through to 37. Nb7! This really was a pretty sacrifice: I bet that black was nearly jolted out of his seat! |
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| Apr-08-06 | | goldenbear: <OBIT>All I know is that I would have played Qxc6 without thinking in OTB play. I guess I just like suprises. Maybe this explains why in about 50 tournament games I have only two draws, one being a botched king and queen vs. king endgame! Yep, I stalemated him. |
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| Apr-09-06 | | who: I don't know where the last point black could have salvaged a draw, but I suspect that 26...Bxb5 27.Rxb5 Nxb5 28.Qxb5 is still a draw. |
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Apr-10-06
| | Gypsy: <who: I don't know where the last point black could have salvaged a draw, but I suspect that 26...Bxb5 27.Rxb5 Nxb5 28.Qxb5 is still a draw.> Black to play,
click for larger viewEven if Black can hold it, and I am not sure that he can, he is in for a long, grym defense; winning chances seem to be only with White. |
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Apr-12-06
| | LIFE Master AJ: < <Eric Schiller>
"I tend to sacrifice whenever it looks attractive, and readily admit that I didn't work out the entire combination in E Schiller vs Mike Arne, 1995. It was just too good an opportunity to pass up!"> Thanks for that bit of honesty from a fellow master ... and thanks also for sharing the game with us. |
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Apr-12-06
| | LIFE Master AJ: <all>
On the same note ... I have made some sacrifices where I worked it all out in advance. (In every detail.) In others, it just looked good, and I played it mostly because I never found an easy refutation. |
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| Apr-13-06 | | suenteus po 147: <chancho> He was a premium member before; his avatar was a butterfly. |
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Apr-13-06
 | | Gregor Samsa Mendel: <chancho> Actually I was a premium member between September 2004 and 2005 but let it expire when I went through a 5-month-long non-kibitizing phase. My old avatar was the butterfly now used by Marmot PFL. |
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Jul-23-06
| | LIFE Master AJ: This was given as the puzzle for the day ... with White to play ... on his 33rd turn. I would have to say that you should not have gotten credit until you saw at least as far ahead as 37.Nb7, and maybe just a bit more. |
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| May-12-23 | | jimx: I CAN READ IT |
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May-12-23
 | | HeMateMe: White had a Guardian Angel... |
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| May-12-23 | | goodevans: <jimx> Too late. I don't think he's coming back. |
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| May-12-23 | | goodevans: Starting with 7...Bf8 what stands out is the number of retreats Stoltz made with his pieces to the back rank. Somewhat ironic then that his fatal mistake was to take one off the back rank when he should have left it there. <31...Rxd5?> when 31...exd5 would have been fine. Nice game. |
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| May-12-23 | | nalinw: Great - and unusual - back rank combination - and good pun .... though I also immediately thought of the Guardian Angels .... "There must be an Angel ..." - for a double '80s reference? |
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May-12-23
 | | Check It Out: <jimx> lol, someone finally followed the directions. Fun game to play through. |
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| May-20-23 | | syracrophy: The final combination is like the sum of two Monday puzzles:
click for larger view(33.?)
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click for larger view(37.?) |
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sac: 33.Qxc6