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Tjomme Klop vs Daniil Kolodkin
Leiden (2013), Leiden NED, rd 2, Jul-13
Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation. Petrosian System (D91)  ·  1-0

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Sep-09-13
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  Dionysius1: Yes indeed!
Sep-09-13  Oxspawn: Nice of Kolodkin to leave half the team in the changing room. 21 Qxh6+ Kxh6,
22 Nf6+ followed by Nxd8 and black seems doomed.
If 21 …. Kg8
22. Qg6+ followed by mate on f7 with the queen if the king goes to f8 and mate on f7 with the knight if the king goes to h8. Is it just me or have Mondays got more interesting
Sep-09-13  psmith: <cocker> and <offramp> Both moves win. 21. Nf7 wins more quickly but requires more foresight from the White player, so 21. Qxh6+ is the one almost any human would play.
Sep-09-13  psmith: For that matter, it looks like 21. Bd3 (idea of 22. Rh1) and 21. Nxg4 are also winning, according to Fritz.
Sep-09-13  YetAnotherAmateur: The joys of Monday queen sacs:
21. Qxh6+ Kxh6
22. Nf6+ wins back the queen.

Refusing the sac makes things worse:
21. Qxh6+ Kg8
22. Qg6+ and black is doomed.

Sep-09-13  Everyone: What <FSR> said.
Sep-09-13  Everyone: and what <chrisowen> said.
Sep-09-13  kevin86: EZ-white captures the bishop with the queen-then regains the queen with a fork.
Sep-09-13  bubuli55: 21. Qxh6+ Kxh6 21. Nf7+ wins a piece.
Sep-09-13  soberknight: Haha yeah!
Sep-09-13  patzer2: <scutigera: Of course, it isn't really over until 23 .. Kf8 24 exd5 securing the knight's escape.> Many years ago I can recall playing a much higher rated player and passing up a winning Knight Fork similar to this one.

I thought surely a strong class A player rated three hundred points higher must have a deep plan for trapping my knight with his King and winning the resulting end game.

Even so, I managed to draw the game. And the next time I had an opportunity to play a winning Knight fork, I didn't hesitate to pull the trigger.

Sep-09-13  Shamot: <chrisowen: fins knight sand shodding king up queen it pander info ok fiscali wag in prodding g7 h6 accumulated queen dippings a damp g5 g4 bad finish came giving knight can delve at good g7 enough fun knight kinggame bishop going>

I totally agree.

Sep-09-13  MountainMatt: Trying this again...21. Qxh6+ wins a bishop, and that's good enough for me.
Sep-09-13  TheTamale: The hardest thing about this puzzle is exhausting all other options--Black's development is so shoddy that it seems White should be able to pull off better than the win of a piece!
Sep-09-13  ajile: Easy sacaroony.
Sep-09-13  Nullifidian: 21. ♕xh6+ ♔xh6 22. ♘f7+ any move 23. ♘xd8 wins a piece.
Sep-09-13
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  Dionysius1: Re ChrisOwen. I think the emperor is absolutely stark bollock naked. It's just attention seeking drivel.
Sep-09-13
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  Penguincw: If 21...♔g8 22.♕g6+ ♔h8 (22...♔f8 23.♕f7#) 23.♘f7# forks both the king and queen, along with delivering mate.


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Sep-09-13
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  offramp: < Dionysius1: Re ChrisOwen. I think the emperor is absolutely stark bollock naked. It's just attention seeking drivel.>

I agree totally. How can he NOT be on everyone's Ignore List?

Sep-09-13  thegoodanarchist: At first I thought the knight was trapped after taking the Black queen, but then saw after 23...Kf8 24.Nxd5 with the threat of Nxc7. To avoid losing the rook Black can play 24...a5 but then 25.Nxc7 Ra7 (...Ra6?? 26.Bxa6) 26.Nde6+ and it's over
Sep-09-13  thegoodanarchist: <offramp: < Dionysius1: Re ChrisOwen. I think the emperor is absolutely stark bollock naked. It's just attention seeking drivel.>

I agree totally. How can he NOT be on everyone's Ignore List?>

His posts often get compliments!

Sep-09-13  Abdel Irada: <Shamot: <chrisowen: fins knight sand shodding king up queen it pander info ok fiscali wag in prodding g7 h6 accumulated queen dippings a damp g5 g4 bad finish came giving knight can delve at good g7 enough fun knight kinggame bishop going>

I totally agree.>

So do I, apart from a few reservations about the <accumulated queen dippings>. These must be rigorously and properly disposed of, on at least a daily basis, before they ferment.

Sep-09-13  dark.horse: Wasted a lot of time looking for a quick mate, got it quickly though after I gave that up.
Sep-11-17  Saniyat24: <chrisowen> has already given the pun for this game..."King up Queen it"...!
Sep-11-17  Saniyat24: ...or "Three and a half Knights".
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