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| Oct-16-04 | | weirdoid: Hi all, and perhaps particularly <An Englishman> and <Shadout Mapes>, you may like to read this: http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/...
Find story no. 71. It even includes a few words from Jan Timman about this game (particularly on his view that 27. Bxg6 may not win). This Tim Krabbé guy (whom most of you - if you heard of him before - might know as a writer) turns out to know quite a few of other chess curiosities as well. Enjoy! |
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| Oct-16-04 | | ThomYorke: Great combination. All moves are forced... |
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| Oct-16-04 | | free4ever: I got all of them except for Rd8 |
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| Oct-16-04 | | themindset: it looks like white could have won much sooner with 20.Bxf5!! with a completely devastating attack. |
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| Nov-11-04 | | Gowe: No <themindset> If 20.Bxf5 Bxf5 and black is winning |
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| Jul-14-12 | | RandomVisitor: 28.cxb5 is good for white... |
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| Jul-14-12 | | Infohunter: <free4ever: I got all of them except for Rd8> Exactly my results. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | vardeep: first time i got a saturday puzzle's solution all the way till Rd8... a very beautiful combination... |
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| Jul-14-12 | | Gregor Samsa Mendel: Missed Thursday's puzzle, missed Friday's puzzle, but got today's puzzle. Chess can be very frustrating, but it can also be very satisfying. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | Patriot: 28.Bxg6 hxg6 29.Re7+ Rxe7 30.dxe7+ Kxe7 31.Rd8 Kxd8 (31...Kf7 32.h7  ) 32.h7 looks good! |
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| Jul-14-12 | | xthred: Wow. I actually saw this one. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | Shams: This one's in a Soltis book. "Inner Game of Chess", if memory serves. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | xthred: Would 28...Bb7 have stopped White's attack.? |
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| Jul-14-12 | | rilkefan: Per stockfish 28.cxb5 is much stronger than the game line. White threatens Ba4 and Bb3, which quickly lead to black being pushed off the board because he can't keep the rook on the f7 rank and defend e8 and hold up the b, c, and d pawns all at the same time. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | andrewjsacks: Worthy of a composed endgame study. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | EXIDE: Not sure if Queen vs rook and bishop can win and when you add all the black pawns. At my level I cannot :however I suppose it is possible. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | vinidivici: good puzzle!
Usually at saturday and sunday (esp Sunday) i just can guessed first and second moves correctly not the rest of the moves. Now i got fully. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | M.Hassan: "Very Difficult"
White to play 28.?
Forces are identical.
At first I tried 28.cxb5 which:
a) Repairs the distorted pawn structure
b) controls a6 & c6 squares thereby limiting movement of Black LSB and King.
The only problem with this move is that it is "very easy" and therefore could not be the first move of "very difficult" puzzle, but the following could be: 28.Bxg6! hxg6
29.Re7+ Rxe7
30.dxe7+ Kxe7
White entered into this venture to promote the h pawn. Now movement of Bishop will free the Rook and can capture the promoted pawn but White displays another spectacular move: 31.Rd8! Kxd8
Now two pieces have to move to free the back rank and h pawn has time: 32.h7 Kd7
33.h8=Q |
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| Jul-14-12 | | david p: hassan as usual your kibitzing is spot on |
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| Jul-14-12 | | ZeejDonnelly: Rd8 is a really cool move. I missed the finish, like some of our other kibitzers. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | TheBish: R Beyen vs Filip, 1971 White to play (28.?) "Very Difficult"
I saw the winning idea instantly, but it took a little more time to see the clinching move that makes the whole combination work. 28. Bxg6!! hxg6
Or 28...Rf6 29. Be8+ Kd8 30. Bc6 with dual threats of Bxa8 and Re8#. 29. Re7+ Rxe7 30. dxe7+ Kxe7 31. Rd8!
The key move. Not 31. h7? Bb7 and the h-pawn does not queen. 31...Kxd8 32. h7 bxc4 33. h8=Q+ Kd7 34. Qg7+ followed by 35. Qxg6, and White will win by picking off pawns and combining threats against Black's king and pieces with advancing his passed h-pawn. |
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 | | al wazir: I found the right moves but the wrong order, Re7+ before Bxg6. It makes a difference. But if white was so smart, why didn't he play 27. Bxg6 ? |
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| Jul-14-12 | | dick50: Bxg6 is possible on 27th move also, but Bc2 is played because of mating threat of Ba4.
28 cxb5 is replied with Bb7. With this Ra8 defends back row of Black and B attacks Rd5. Pawn d6 would be captured when white rook on d5 moves. White may still win later on. In comparison Bxg6 is more decisive. |
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| Jul-14-12 | | Deji: Tactic name: Interference aka Spanner-in-the-works!!! So before the rook can get to the pawn, 2 pieces have to be moved - both the King and the Bishop. By which time the pawn would queen! NEAT |
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| Jul-14-12 | | rilkefan: <<dick50>: 28 cxb5 is replied with Bb7.> 28.cxb5 Bb7 29.Rdd1 Bf3 30.Rd3 Bg4 31.Bb3 Rff8 32.Re7 and black can resign in good conscience. |
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