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Evgeny Alekseev vs Sergey Karjakin
Tal Memorial (Blitz) (2008) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 8, Aug-29
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Variation Traditional Line (B92)  ·  1-0

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Sep-21-20
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  WTHarvey: White mates in 3.


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42. ?

Feb-26-24
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  Korora: Got it! ♗ sac and then it's lights out on move 44.
Feb-26-24  jffun1958: 42. Bxf7+
Feb-26-24  Mayankk: White Queen is en prise while Black is also threatening Qxf2+. However White can sidestep both these threats with impunity, using its Queen just as an enabler and letting other pieces take limelight.

42 Bxf7+ Rxf7 43 Re8+ Rf8 44 Rxf8#.

Black's 41 Rf5 was designed to prevent 42 Bxf7+ Rxf7 43 Qxf7+ and force 42 Bxf5 gxf5 43 Qxf5, after which Black has some breathing space although should still be lost. White decided to end it with a flourish instead.

Feb-26-24  TheaN: <42.Bxf7+ Rxf7 43.Re8+ Rf8 44.Rxf8#> is forced, but it shows an interesting combinatory concept: x-ray defense is pointless if attackers and defenders are even but one defender is the King. For both f7 and f8 it's 3:3, but due to Rf5 going last, Black's mated instead.
Feb-26-24  Allderdice83: Easy peasy. Took me about 15 seconds to see it all the way through, and I was sleepy. I like the theme of the queen remaining en prise and blocking the rook on f5 from defending f7 or f8. Just have to remember to take with the rook and not the queen at the end.
Feb-26-24  King.Arthur.Brazil: Monday is always a pleasure: 42. Bxf7+ Rxf7 43. Re8+ Rf8 44. Rxf8#.
Feb-26-24
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  takebackok: No think Monday yay!
Feb-26-24  mel gibson: Easy peasy. LOL
Feb-26-24
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  OhioChessFan: Seems a bit harder than most Mondays.
Feb-26-24  saturn2: Mate in three moves
Feb-26-24  saturn2: With 9.Bf3 white starts fighting for the square d5
Feb-26-24  stacase: Black threatens mate on the next move Sooo White has to say check check check mate or somehow take care of Blacks threat. There's only one reasonable way to say check and Black has only one way to get out of check. White's next move is obvious and Black tips his King over.
Feb-26-24  Damenlaeuferbauer: Even in a blitz/lightning chess game, the strong Russian GM Evgeny Alekseev finally found the mate in 3 moves with the nice bishop sacrifice 42.Bxf7+!,Rxf7 43.Re8+,Rf8 44.Rxf8#. In the middle game Sergey Karjakin was better, but everything can happen in games with 3 min. + 2 sec.
Feb-26-24
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  chrisowen: At it hull v bum it sew it gr q flick Bxf7+ it a faith photon it ae bob bait a buck it a ha it Bxf7+ it eel
Feb-26-24  Messiah: Poor lap dog of putin, he really had no idea how to defend against a mate-in-3!
Feb-26-24
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  Honza Cervenka: The last practical chance of black was 39...Rf5 40.Bxf5 Qxf2+ 41.Kh3 Qxf5+ 42.Qxf5 gxf5 etc. After 40.Be6! the game is over.

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