Jun-18-20
 | | Predrag3141: I expected 26 … Rxg2+ 27 Qxg2 Rg8 28 Ng4 h5. |
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| Jun-18-20 | | newzild: 26 … Rxg2+ 27 Qxg2 Rg8 28 Ng4 h5
or 26 ... Rxg2+ 27 Kxg2 Rg8+ and now:
28. Kh1 Qd5+ +-
28. Kf2 Bh5+ recovers the exchange with a strong attack |
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| Jun-18-20 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: I "solved" this puzzle very quickly based on Spielmannesque faith. <Predrag3141>'s line was easy to find, and alternatives for White would also allow Black to have a blistering attack for little or no net material sacrifice. |
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| Jun-18-20 | | mel gibson: I didn't get this one.
Stockfish 11 agrees with only the first ply:
26... Rxg2+
(26. .. Rxg2+ (♖g8xg2+ ♕f1xg2 ♖a8-g8 ♘h2-g4 h6-h5 ♖e1xe5 d6xe5 ♔g1-f1
h5xg4 h3xg4 ♔h7-h6 ♔f1-e2 ♗f6-h4 ♖a1-h1 ♔h6-g5 ♔e2-d1 ♕f7-d7 ♕g2-e4 ♕d7-c6
b2-b3 ♕c6xe4 d3xe4 f4-f3 ♔d1-d2 ♖g8-h8 ♔d2-e3 ♗h4-f2+ ♔e3xf3 ♖h8xh1 ♔f3xf2
♖h1-h3 b3-b4 c5-c4 ♔f2-e2 ♖h3xc3 ♔e2-d2 ♖c3-d3+ ♔d2-c2 ♖d3-b3 b4-b5 ♖b3-e3
♔c2-d2 ♖e3-d3+ ♔d2-c2 b7-b6 ♔c2-c1 ♖d3-g3 ♔c1-d2) +8.05/38 246) score for Black +8.05 depth 38 |
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| Jun-18-20 | | stacase: Didn't see 29...Qd5 |
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| Jun-18-20 | | Brenin: The exchange sacrifice was easy to see. After 26 ... Rxg2+ 27 Kxg2 (Qxg2 worth trying?) Rg8+ I expected 28 Ng4 Nxg4 29 hxg4 Rxg4+, e.g. 30 Kf3 Qh5 with massive threats, but not as severe as in the game line, when Black also has the N on e5 to help attack the K. |
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Jun-18-20
| | Predrag3141: <Spielmannesque faith> (n): The belief that an attack is sound when one cannot enumerate every variation but sees only variations that work. That is how I felt when I clicked through. |
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| Jun-18-20 | | TheaN: I looked at 26....Rxg2 and discarded it instantly, because I thought White had enough defensive power after 27.Kxg2 Rg8+ 28.Kh1. Back to that later. For quite a long while (too long) I wanted 26....f3 to work, but in that case Black's lacking firepower. Ie 27.Nxf3 Rxg2+ (Rg3 is 0.00 apparently) 28.Kxg2 Rg8+ (Qd5 29.Re3 +- is quite simple) 29.Kh2 looks shaky but 29....Qh5 30.Nxe5 Bxe5+ 31.Rxe5! (Kh1 Rg3 -+) ± and White's up a solid pawn. That's very close though. I started looking at 26....Qh5 ∓ directly which apparently works after 27.Kh1 (anything else is horror) Rg3. But that's farfetched, making me believe it had to be <26....Rxg2+> anyway. And at that point did my eye fall upon <27.Kxg2 (Qxg2 Rg8 28.Ng4 h5 -+) Qd5+!?>. Not best but similar. But somehow I couldn't get Rg8+ to work. Black wins rather comfortably after <28.Re4 (Nf3 Nxf3 -+ 29.Qxf3? Rg8+ 30.Kf2 Bh4+ 31.Ke2 Re8+)> only now to still drop the ball with 28....Nxd3? 29.Qf3 ⩲. Of course, <28....Rg8+> I somehow seem to refuse to reload <29.Ng4 Nxg4 30.hxg4 Rxg4+ 31.Kf2> mind the beautiful 31.Kf3 Rg3+ 32.Kxf4? Be5+ 33.Rxe5 Qxe5#. Beauty in the eye of the beholder. <31....c4!>
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and the White position collapses under pressure. However, all of that is so unnecessary. Lets jump back to my first paragraph. "I looked at 26....Rxg2 and discarded it instantly, because I thought White had enough defensive power after 27.Kxg2 Rg8+ 28.Kh1.". 28....Qd5 29.Re4 Nxd3 -+. When you see a good move, look for a better one. But if the first move is best, use it. |
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| Jun-18-20 | | beenthere240: ...29 Qd5 is very elegant. It combines the brutal threat of Qxd3+ with the equally devastating prospect of Rg2+. |
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| Jun-18-20 | | Brenin: After 26 ... Rxg2+ 27 Kxg2 Rg8+ 28 Kh1 Qd5 29 Re4 Nxd3 it's not all over, and Black needs to tread carefully: 30 Re1 Nxe1 31 Qxe1 Re8 32 Ng4, and either capture on e4 loses to Nxf6+. Black must move the B on f6, e.g. 32 ... Bh4 33 Qxh4 Qxe4+; Black is the exchange and a pawn up, with a strong attack, but still has to keep an eye on f6 and h6. |
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Jun-18-20
| | Predrag3141: <After 26 ... Rxg2+ 27 Kxg2 Rg8+ 28 Kh1 Qd5 29 Re4 Nxd3 it's not all over, and Black needs to tread carefully: 30 Re1>
click for larger viewInstead of 30 … Re8, keeping the rook on g8 long enough for the bishop to be immune with 30 … Bh4 is a kill. The queen has to move, e.g. 31 Qe2, and
31 … Re8 wins the rook outright. |
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Jun-18-20
| | Predrag3141: Slight correction, there are two ply in-between so 30 … Bh4 was really 31 … Bh4, etc. |
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Jun-18-20
 | | chrisowen: Dangerous flashback no? |
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Jun-18-20
 | | thegoodanarchist: Easy puzzle for a Thirsty Thursday |
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| Jun-18-20 | | W Westerlund: I don't get it. What happens after 30. Kd1 for example? |
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| Jun-18-20 | | SpamIAm: <W Westerlund>, after 30.Kd1 Qb3+ 31.Kc1 (if 31.Ke2 Qc2# or 31.Kd2 Qxb2+ followed by 32...Qxa1+) Bxe1 32.Qxe1 Rg2 wins the knight with the threat of 33...Qc2#. Black will be a piece up. |
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Jun-18-20
| | Predrag3141: <What happens after 30. Kd1 > Maybe there's a shot we're missing. For example, 30 … Qb3+ might turn out to be a quick kill that I don't see and Stockfish would. But in the spirit of the question I'll forego Stockfish and put myself in White's shoes. A good reason to resign is that 30 … Bxe1 and 31 … Nxd3 starts dismantling White's position. |
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Jun-18-20
 | | WorstPlayerEver: 30. Kd1 Rg2 |
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Jun-18-20
 | | agb2002: The position invites to play 26... Rxg2+ followed by Rg8. Unfortunately, I haven't found the time to analyze the details. |
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| Jun-18-20 | | SpamIAm: Yikes, am I a fish. After 30.Kd1 Qb3+ 31.Kc1 Bxe1 32.Qxe1 Nxd3+ forking king and queen is even simpler. Methinks that white was quite correct to resign when he did. |
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Jun-18-20
| | thegoodanarchist: < SpamIAm: Yikes, am I a fish. After 30.Kd1 Qb3+ 31.Kc1 Bxe1 32.Qxe1 Nxd3+ forking king and queen is even simpler. Methinks that white was quite correct to resign when he did.> I thought the same.
<W Westerlund: I don't get it. What happens after 30. Kd1 for example?> Please refer to the post of <SpamIam> |
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Kibitzing
sac: 26...Rxg2+