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May-31-11
 | | GrahamClayton: 23. ♖d8+! - great sacrifice.
23...♕xd8 24. ♕e6+ ♔f8 25. ♕f7#, while the prettiest variation is 23...♗xd8 24. ♕xh8! ♔xh8 25. ♖f8#. |
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Feb-13-14
 | | Phony Benoni: Historical perspective: here's Zukertort vs Lipschutz, 1886, after <23.Qg3> click for larger viewLipschutz actually missed the mate, but went on to win anyway. |
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Feb-13-14 | | lost in space: 22. Rd8+ is the shot! |
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Feb-13-14 | | andrewjsacks: Beautiful tactical shot. |
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Feb-13-14
 | | FSR: 22.Rd8+! is a cute shot:
22...Bxd8 23.Qxh8+ Kxh8 24.Rf8#;
22...Qxd8 23.Qe6+ Kf8 24.Qf7#. |
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Feb-13-14 | | devere: 22.Rd8+ is very pretty but also quite easy to see. |
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Feb-13-14 | | xthred: Thanks for the explanation <GrahamClayton> |
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Feb-13-14 | | Granny O Doul: I guess superior intellect does prevail over puny weapons from time to time. Eh, Khodos? |
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Feb-13-14 | | agb2002: White has a bishop and a knight for the bishop pair and a pawn. Black threatens 22... Q(R)xh3.
Pattern recognition finds two different mate positions:  click for larger viewand
 click for larger viewThey suggest 22.Rd8+:
A) 22... Qxd8 23.Qe6+ Kf8 24.Qf7#.
B) 22... Nxd8 23.Qxh8+ Kxh8 24.Rf8#. |
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Feb-13-14 | | patzer2: Pretty much a blitz move for me with today's Thursday solution of 22. Rd8+, which forces either one or the other of the two mate patterns pictured in the diagrams above by <agb2002:>. |
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Feb-13-14 | | legi: Interesting. This week, Monday was harder than Thursday. |
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Feb-13-14 | | diagonalley: (groan) .... didn't spot it... drat and double drat |
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Feb-13-14 | | Doniez: I found Rd8+. And now I can wait my next flight to come back home. |
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Feb-13-14 | | Diademas: Thursday seems to be the easiest puzzle this week. After feeling like an idiot all week, I'm now resdy to declear myself a genius (yet again ;)). |
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Feb-13-14
 | | OhioChessFan: The theme is the overworked defender, as the Queen has to protect d8 and e6. A check forces the Queen's hand, and Rd8+ ends the game. |
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Feb-13-14 | | DanielLam: I agree with Diademas --- the three preceding puzzles this week were actually tougher than this one... This one should have been the Monday puzzle instead :) |
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Feb-13-14 | | Nick46: I got today's POTD after bombing out Monday thru Wednesday. PS saw <Diademas> & <DanielLam> after writing the above. |
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Feb-13-14 | | Mendrys: This puzzle was much more forcing. The "yeah, but what if.." is either 22...Qxd8 or 22...Bxd8 both of which lead to a quick mate. The earlier puzzles this week all seemed to have several "what ifs" that often lead to a significant plus but no forced mates like today. |
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Feb-13-14 | | morfishine: I goofed up the move order, but it looks sufficient to win 22.Rd8+ Bxd8 23.Rf8+ (I groaned when I saw the game score overlooking 23.Qxh8+ and mate next move) 23...Kxf8 24.Qxh8+ Ke7 25.Qxg7+ Kd6 26.Qxg6+ Ke7 27.Bc5+ (the saving deflection) 27...Qxc5 28.Qe6+ Kf8 29.Qf7#
***** |
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Feb-13-14
 | | Richard Taylor: Fairly routine back rank theme. But beautiful! These only require practice to see quickly. |
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Feb-13-14
 | | Richard Taylor: 7. ... b5 looks unwise. Black needs to develop before commencing pawn advances etc 7. ... d6 looks better. |
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Feb-13-14 | | handro1104: Qxc8++ What am i missing? |
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Feb-13-14 | | Refused: 22.Rd8+ Qxd8 23.Qe6+ Kf8 24.Qf7#
22.Rd8+ Bxd8 23.Qxh8+ Kxh6 24.Rf8#
Somehow this feels like the easiest puzzle this week. Pretty straight forward. |
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Feb-13-14
 | | Benzol: <handro1104> <Qxc8++ What am i missing?> 22...Bxc8 perhaps? |
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Feb-13-14 | | Refused: <handro1104: Qxc8++ What am i missing?> 22.Qxc8+? Bxc8, my guess is you somehow thought that the B on f6 was pinned or something and that 23.Rd8+? would be mate. But 23.Rd8+? Bxd8 No idea if that's what you are missing. *shrug* |
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