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Leinier Dominguez Perez vs Levon Aronian
World Rapid Championship (2016) (rapid), Doha QAT, rd 12, Dec-26
Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)  ·  1-0

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Nov-05-18
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  Phony Benoni: Well, of course 26.Qxf7+ Qxf7+ 27.Rxe8+ and 28.Bxf7 winning the exchange is the first thing you think of in positions like this? But why not simply 26.Rxe7 Nxc4 27.Rxe8+ and 28.Bxc4, really cashing in?

Because Black has a resource: 27.Rxe7 Rxe7! followed by ...Re1+, ...Nf1+ and ...Ne3+ with a perpetual check unless White gives the queen back.

Nov-05-18  lost in space: 26. Qxf7+ Qxf7+ 27. Rxe8+ Kg7 28. Bxf7 Kxf7 and white is up the exchange.
Nov-05-18  agb2002: White has an extra pawn.

Black threatens Qxe1+ and Nxc4.

The obvious 26.Rxe7 is met with 26... Rxe7 with the double threat Nxc4 and Re1+ with perpetual.

Therefore, 26.Qxf7+ Qxf7 (26... Kh8 27.Qxe8+ wins) 27.Rxe8+ Kg7 28.Bxf7 + - [R+2P vs b].

Nov-05-18  Cheapo by the Dozen: White is up a pawn.

The obvious Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess try doesn't force quick mate, but it does win the exchange and another pawn, while removing material from the board.

Nov-05-18  saturn2: First I thought white can swindle after
26. Rxe7 Rxe7 with

27. Qxf7+ Rxf7 28. Nh6+ Kg7 29. Nxf7 and white is 2 pawns up

but alas 27.. Nxb3 0-1

So better 26. Qxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxe8+ Kg7 28. Bxf7 Kxf7

Nov-05-18  saturn2: meant 29...Nxb3
Nov-05-18  Walter Glattke: B)26.Rxe7 Rxe7 27.Qxc5
Nov-05-18  malt: Have 26.Q:f7+ Q:f7 27.R:e8+ Kg7 28.B:f7 K:f7
winning the exchange.
Nov-05-18  areknames: Mondays are much harder these days, not a bad thing either.
Nov-05-18  Walter Glattke: Seeing, not Bd6 brings perpetual, but 27.Qxc5 Re1+ 28.Kh2 Nf1+ no escape
Nov-05-18  zb2cr: White wins the exchange after 26. Qxf7+, Qxf7; 27. Rxe8+, Kg7; 28. Bxf7, Kxf7.
Nov-05-18  Mayankk: I of course saw Qxf7+ idea to win the exchange. But I kept wondering what’s wrong with the very simple Rxe7 till I read PB’s explanation...

Quite tricky.

Nov-05-18  jrredfield: Tricky for a Monday. While I saw the solution for today, I actually figured out the first few moves of Sunday's puzzle quicker than this Monday one.
Nov-05-18  PJs Studio: See? Super GMs don’t always see many moves ahead. Sometimes one move is tough.

I feel better about my wood pushing today. Thx!

Nov-05-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Jimfromprovidence: After 26. Qxf7+, Qxf7; 27. Rxe8+, Kg7; 28. Bxf7, Kxf7, white should win another pawn right away after 29 Rd8, below.


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Black has to move the knight and white follows with 30 Rd7+, giving him the exchange plus three pawns advantage at least.

Nov-05-18
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  Penguincw: Reminds me of one of my compositions:


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Solution: Game Collection: Chess Puzzles

Nov-05-18  thegoodanarchist: <Phony Benoni: Well, of course 26.Qxf7+ Qxf7+ 27.Rxe8+ and 28.Bxf7 winning the exchange is the first thing you think of in positions like this?>

Not me. That was the second line I thought of. The first was your second suggestion:

<But why not simply 26.Rxe7 Nxc4 27.Rxe8+ and 28.Bxc4, really cashing in?>

Exactly. So I clicked on the game just to see which winning line was played.

Nov-05-18  richardschulz12: Did Levon see the Aronian of his ways?

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