Erik Bankert vs Ralf Ehrler (2007)

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Erik Bankert vs Ralf Ehrler
Friedrichroda op (2007), rd 3, Aug-09
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Archangelsk Variation (C78) · 0-1

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Jul-27-15		Cheapo by the Dozen: Smothered mate in three.

Jul-27-15		offramp: IT JUST wasn't Erik's day.

Jul-27-15		Mating Net: A smothered mate without the need for a discovery.

Jul-27-15		dfcx: Monday and the first move is not a sac. Smothered mate in three, 12...Qxf2+ 13.Kh1 Qg1+ 14.R/Nxg1 Nf2#

Jul-27-15		jhoro: This took me a good 5 min knowing it was a puzzle. Not easy for me at all.

Jul-27-15		jith1207: I love smothering. Twice on Mondays if given a position as a puzzle. I love smothering. Tis' like putting on your opposition a muzzle.

Jul-27-15		lost in space: I love Mondays! 12...Qf2+ 13. Kh1 Qg1+ 14. N/Rxg1 Nf2#

Jul-27-15		Steve.Patzer: Took me a minute to get it.

Jul-27-15		patzer2: White's first (and likely decisive) mistake was 10. cxd4? Instead, 10. h3! (+0.46 @ 21 depth, Deep Fritz 14) as in Navara vs M Keller, 2000 would have refuted 8...Ng5? and left White with a clear advantage. White's second error was 12. Nf3? Instead, 12. Be3 Qxh2+ 13. Kf1 Qh1+ 14. Ke2 Qxg2 15. Qc1 Nxf2 16. Rg1 Nd3+ 17. Rxg2 Nxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Bxd4 19. Nc3 (-0.70 @ 22 depth, Deep Fritz 14) would have maximized resistance.

Jul-27-15		M.Hassan: Black is a Knight down for a pawn but White has to pay the price of underdevelopment: 12..........Qxf2+ 13.Kh1 Qg1+ 14.(N/R)xg1 Nf2# What is it called?, Anastasia or smothered mate?

Jul-27-15		An Englishman: Good Evening: 8...Ng4 and 9....exd4 set a trap that White can avoid with either 10.h3 or the curious 10.Bxf7+ (S Osbourne vs K O'Flaherty, 2005). Fond memories of the Archangelsk; nearly adopted it as my primary defense to 1.e4.

Jul-27-15		diagonalley: excellent puzzle for the novice

Jul-27-15		LucB: When it's Black's turn to play, I have to flip the board otherwise I simply don't see anything. Am I the only one that does this?

Jul-27-15		agb2002: Black has a pawn for a knight. White threatens 13.Nxh4. Black wins with 12... Qxf2+ 13.Kh1 Qg1+ 14.N(R)xg1 Nf2#.

Jul-27-15		jith1207: <LucB> that's a good problem to have. I always feel good to look from White's Perspective. Imagine how I would play when I have Black's pieces!!

Jul-27-15		jith1207: <offramp> Going by the single game in the database, Erik clearly didn't have a very good day on the only day he got.

Jul-27-15		Cybe: 10. h3 and White should win; strong russian engines give +1 for White: 10... N:f2, 11. K:f2, 11... dc, 12. Kf1, 12... cb, 13. B:b2 - White has a piece for 4 pawns, but their attack is quite strong, however for the human the position is not so clear.

Jul-27-15		scormus: I was sure this was POTD a few years ago, but no post before today. I suppose a similar positions occur from time to time .....

Jul-27-15		Once: White dies with all his queenside pieces still undeveloped. There ought to be a chess term for that.

Jul-27-15		Squire49: Quite difficult for a Monday:-)

Jul-27-15		starry2013: This was tough. I got a smothered eventually when I worked it out against a computer. Qxf2+ 2.Kh1 Qg1+ 3.Nxg1 Nf2# I did work out eventually the queen is en pris and you have to do something with it pretty quick. And I realise Mondays are normally a queen sacrifice, but I was looking more at h2. F2 seemed a nice square for the bishop to land on, but that probably goes nowhere. The white knight was annoying me no end. I wanted to get rid of it, but seeing that happen on on g1 is a bit of a leap for my mind to make. This ends up being a queen and knight combination of moves, so the pieces need some movement before the mate is achieved, more so than on most Mondays I think.

Jul-27-15		Nick46: Jeepers, it took me half an hour to find the Blanket.

Jul-27-15		nisharaj31: This puzzle is more suited to a Tuesday

Jul-27-15		Sniffles: 9. H3

Jul-27-15		morfishine: Cool Game <patzer2> Navara vs M Keller, 2000 showing the correct treatment of the position with <10.h3>; even as late as move 12 White improves with <12.Be3> which is also what I thought For those who took more time than normal for a Monday, try viewing the position from the Black side <Once> Nomovezwang *****

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