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Henrik Danielsen vs Tiger Hillarp Persson
Reykjavik Open (2010), Reykjavik ISL, rd 4, Feb-27
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Two Knights Line (A37)  ·  1-0

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Apr-20-10
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  Domdaniel: Danielsen's 37.Qd8! is a beautiful resource: he must have seen the possibility several moves in advance. The mate threat snuffs out Black's counterplay, and then Ne6-g5xh7 leads to a total collapse. Black's Nf6 is effectively pinned by the threat of Qh4#.
Apr-20-10  Gilmoy: Pinned and doubled!!

33..Nxc5 34.Qxa5 <not 34.Qe5+ Kg8 fizzle> leads to unfavorable complications:

- Black can't just defend: 34..Q(d6,e7) 35.Qxc5 is a <Chinese trident>: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNg8....

- Retreating is bad: 34..Ne6 35.Nxe6+ Qxe6 36.Qc7+ Qf7 and White's 2-1 majority means Black's K cannot defend weak d5 forever.

- 34..Ne4 35.Qc7! is the same footrace, but with cavalry support -- it must favor White, since Black's K is so far out of the box.

Hence Persson's lemming-walk <33..Kh6> just to unprong himself. But <35.Qb6!> threatens 35..Qxc5 <Nxc5?? 36.Nxf5+> 36.Nxf5+ Kh5[] 37.Qxc5 Nxc5 38.Nd6 is even worse. <35..Kh5?> avoids that Tuesday puzzle (35..Kg7 36.Ne6+ Kg8 37.b4 ), but it steps into a swallowtail mate pattern, which makes <37.Qd8> possible. "Perhhaps 33..Kg8= ..."

Apr-20-10  howlwolf: Gilmoy,
you could also consider 33. . . Nc5 34 Qc3 Ne4 the only move that guards the knight and the discovered check 35Nf5 double check Kg8 36Nh6+ Kf8 37Qh8+ Ke7 38Qh7+Kd8 39Qg6 and white should be able to win easily.

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