James Rizzitano vs Sam Sloan (2013)

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James Rizzitano vs Sam Sloan
US Senior Championship (2013), Tarrytown New York USA, rd 2, May-31
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack. Dynamic Attack (E76) · 1-0

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Mar-02-21		Granny O Doul: If White only trades down, he needn't bother to rescue the bishop after ...Rg8 as Black only threatens to achieve a dead-lost K+p ending.

Mar-02-21		Walter Glattke: One can play 24.Rxg4 Kh6 25.Qc1+ Kg7 26.Nxf6 Qxf6 27.Bd3+ Kf8 / 24.Qxf6+ Qxf6 25.Nxf6 Rf8 26.Rxg4 Rxf6 27.Bd3+ - the suggested mate does not happen.

Mar-02-21		drollere: 24. Rxh4 Nxh4, after which the Q chases the K around the bishop maypole.

Mar-02-21		Brenin: 24 Rxg4, followed (if 24 ... Nxg4) by the rather comical K and Q chase around the B on g6, leaps out to the eye. Any other N move also allows 25 Qf7+, leading to a slightly quicker mate on h7. Black has nothing better than 24 ... Qf8, when White can exchange on f6, going into an endgame a piece and a P up.

Mar-02-21		Dionysius1: Hi <Brenin> It's better than that. After 24...♕f8 25. ♘xf6 a mate's still on.

Mar-02-21		mel gibson: I didn't see it and it is a mate in 10 so not that easy. In the text above Black makes a blunder to lose in 3. Stockfish 13 says: 24. Rxg4 (24. Rxg4 (♖g3xg4 ♕d8xd5 c4xd5 ♖b8-f8 ♖g4-g5 b7-b6 ♗g6-c2+ ♔g7-f7 ♕f1-f5 ♖f8-e8 ♖g5-g6 ♔f7-e7 ♕f5xf6+ ♔e7-d7 ♗c2-f5+ ♖e8-e6 ♕f6xe6+ ♔d7-d8 ♕e6-d7+) +M10/63 13) mate in 10.

Mar-02-21		AlicesKnight: I found Rxg4 and the dance around the bishop, as well as the mundane swap-offs on f6. I'm puzzled by 15. ... Ne5, allowing his K-side to be denuded, when ... Bxf5 might have prevented this.

Mar-02-21		saturn2: <AlicesKnight> 15...Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 (gxf5 yiekds bad pawn structure) 17. g4 black loses exchange after 17...Rxf3 Also the blacks Pd6 is unguarded.

Mar-02-21		Brenin: <Dionysius1>: Ah, yes, a pleasant choice for White, between an easily won endgame after 28 Rxg4 Qf8 29 Nxf6 Qxf6 30 Qxf6+ and a mate after 30 Bh5+ etc.

Mar-02-21		TheaN: Somewhat disappointing Tuesday because it's not an exclusive line. Technically <24.Rxg4> is probably best, given it presents Black with a mountain of problems. 24....Nxg4 leads to the game line, 24....Nxd5 does so too but mates on move 26 instead. Black's best (biggest delay) seems to be 24....Qxd5 +-. As already posted though, 24.Qxf6+(/Nxf6) win because White will pick up Bg4 without repercussions; 24....Qxf6 25.Nxf6 Kxf6 26.Rxg4 Rg8 27.Bh5 +-, or 25....Kxg6 26.Nxg4 +-. Stockfish comes with a destructive sneaky alternative: 24.Bc2! click for larger view Opening up the g-file partly, leading to 24....Qf8 25.Qf5! +- and Black's pieces are sitting ducks.

Mar-02-21		mel gibson: <Stockfish comes with a destructive sneaky alternative: 24.Bc2! > Yes - Black loses badly there. I tried out various moves with Stockfish 13 and the best other move was 24. Bh5 (24.Bh5 Nxd5 (♘f6xd5 ♖g3xg4+ ♔g7-h8 c4xd5 ♕d8-f8 ♕f1-c1 ♕f8-f6 ♗h5-g6 ♔h8-g7 ♗g6-f5+ ♔g7-f7 ♗f5-e6+ ♕f6xe6 d5xe6+ ♔f7-e7 ♖g4-g6 ♔e7-d6 e6-e7+ ♔d6xe7 ♕c1-g5+ ♔e7-d7 ♕g5xe5 ♖b8-e8 ♖g6-g7+ ♖e8-e7 ♕e5xe7+ ♔d7-c8 ♕e7-c7+) -M14/60 62) mate in 14.

Mar-02-21		King.Arthur.Brazil: I don't slept so well, so I am modest with: 24. ♗f5 (to win the piece) ♘xd5 25. cxd5 ♕xd5(?) 26. ♖xg4+ ♔h6 ( ♔f6 or ♔f7 lose the ♕ with ♗e4+). 27. ♖g6+ ♔h5 (Again ♔h7 lose the ♕ with 28.♖d6+). 28. ♕e2+ ♔h4 29. ♕g4#. (<TheaN-melgibson) Stockfish> wouldn't ever think about it, but the King always try to keep eyes in the opponent's queen, two heads thinking! Maybe, eat her can be very nice!

Mar-02-21		eternaloptimist: IMHO this puzzle is easier than yesterday’s puzzle (even though yesterday’s puzzle was obviously easy). 24.♖xg4 was “screaming” to b played. IM Rizzitano wrote a pretty good book (“Understanding Your Chess”) but it’s misnamed b/c more than anything else it’s a collection of his games. There r some good games in his book but it’s misnamed for sure

Mar-02-21		chrisowen: Tang ivory Rxg4 goodness luft crazy vant rig guv tangy zyxin ivory fang mids marquis it ok break wept pew photon beam ovid bint chop just its exit zarathustra gaff vest crown mends dobby ruler white ivory iffy goods glocked it ok ovid totups dutch ivory munch crick faith Rxg4 etc;

Mar-02-21		acapo: I found this when I first looked (no board) 24. Rxg4 Nxg4 25. Qf7+ Kh6 26. Qh7+ Kg5 27. h4#

Mar-02-21		little ernie: If published by Ishi press, the solution would be 24. RxB NxR 25. Q-KB7+ K-KR3 26. Q-KR7+ K-KN4 27. Q-KR5#. To further challenge you, the font would be small and the diagram tiny.

Mar-02-21		Refused: <FSR: My first impulse was to trade down with 24.Nxf6 Qxf6 25.Qxf6+. But I'm sure chessgames will want me to play 24.Rxg4!, when 24...Nxg4 leads to mate: 25.Qf7+ Kh6 (best) 26.Qh7+ Kg5 27.Qh5#.> My first lazy impulse was just collecting spare wood with 24.Bf5 24.Rxg4 is obviously superior.

Mar-02-21		Nullifidian: 24. ♖xg4 wins a piece outright because 24... ♘xg4 loses in a game of Ring a Ring a Roses: 25. ♕f7+ ♔h6 (♔h8 26. ♕h7#) 26. ♕h7+ ♔g5 and now white has the pleasing choice of mating with either 27. ♕h5# or ♙h4#

Mar-02-21		johnnydeep: Like Monday's puzzle, I thought this Tuesday puzzle was also very easy, but I see from other posters that there was complexity that I missed, but that is typical for me. I wonder what Wednesday will bring?

Mar-02-21		Damenlaeuferbauer: After long thinking, the American IM and chess book author James Rizzitano finally found the nice "petite combinaison" (J.R. Capablanca) 24.Rxg4!,Nxg4 (24.-,Nxd5 25.Qf7+,Kh8 26.Qh7#) 25.Qf7+,Kh6 (25.-,Kh8 26.Qh7#) 26.Qh7+,Kg5 27.h4/Qh5#. Some years ago, I tried to buy his highly praised out-of-print book about the Queen's Gambit Accepted, but it was REALLY expensive on the internet, so after my only game, which I lost, I decided not to play this opening from the black side anymore, because I did not have the necessary understanding and ability to play that opening correctly like T. Petrosian, my compatriot R. Hübner, V. Anand or the late G. Kasparov. Sometimes, to quote the American GM Benjamin Finegold, "truth hurts".

Mar-02-21		gawain: White has so many ways to win! The game continuation is prettiest. The queen chasing the king around the back of the bishop is fun to watch, and the way the white knight covers two escape squares f4 and f6 is pleasing. Black could have prolonged his agony with different choices at move 24. I'm glad he didn't.

Mar-02-21		RandomVisitor: After 12.a4 black is ok click for larger view Stockfish_21013116_x64_modern: <41/62 06:48 -0.12 12...b6 13.f5 gxf5> 14.exf5 exf5 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bh4 Nb4 17.Qd2 Qd7 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Rad1 Qg7 20.Bb1 Be6 21.Qxd6 Bxc4 22.Rfe1 Kh8 40/53 06:48 0.00 12...Nd4 13.Be3 Ng4 14.Bd2 Nf6

Mar-02-21		HeMateMe: Did rizzitano play skittles with Fischer? I thought I saw that somewhere

Mar-02-21		Breunor: Agree this was easier than yesterday.

Mar-02-21		NM JRousselle: There are too many solutions to today's puzzle. ANY bishop retreat wins. Capturing twice on f6 wins. I'm beginning to wonder if there are more winning moves than losing moves in this position!

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