Dec-05-20
 | | Stonehenge: 27. fxe5, I don't think I ever saw white pawns on e3, e4 and e5 before. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | Brenin: White has Q+2R aimed at Black's K, and 31 e6, bringing in the B on b2, is the final straw. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | mel gibson: That's pretty easy -
does anyone need a Stockfish 16 analysis? |
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Aug-31-23
 | | perfidious: A far from uncommon phenomenon is observed again: two players meet with similar styles, with both (particularly in their early careers) preferring offbeat openings and being excellent tacticians. Ljubo had Bellon's number, particularly after becoming a top-class grandmaster. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | Nov8: This kind of puzzle just waste our time. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | Allderdice83: 32 ... Bxg7 is a blunder, but Black's losing anyway after 32...Qxg7 33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. Bxg7 Bxg7. 31 e6! is a nice shot; 31 ... Qxe6 32 Qxg3, or 31 ... Rxe6?? 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Qxf8#. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | agb2002: White is one bishop up.
The rook on e8 is defenseless. This suggests 31.e6 (31.Qxf7+ Kh8 32.Qxe8 Rxg2+ and mate next): A) 31... fxe6 32.Rxg7+ Bxg7 (else loses decisive material) 33.Qf7+ Kh8 34.Qxe8#. B) 31... Rxe6 32.Qxf7+ Kh8 33.Qxf8#.
C) 31... f6 32.e7 increases the material advantage (32... Bxe7 33.Rxe7 Rd8 34.Rxg7+ Qxg7 35.Rxg7+ Rxg7 36.Qxf6). D) 31... Qxe6 32.Qxg3 wins.
E) 31... Kh8 32.Rxf7
E.1) 32... Bd6 33.Rxg7 looks winning (33... Qd1+ 34.Qf1 Qxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Rxg7 36.Rxg7). E.2) 32... h5 33.Rxf8+ Rxf8 34.Qxf8+ Kh7 35.Rxg7+ wins. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | TheaN: I played this directly with Rxf7, setting up Rxg7+ and e6 and it works fine... kind of wondering why this is a puzzle. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | TheaN: The reason I prefered Rxf7 was that after 31.e6 f6, I thought Black was kind of holding the fort. I missed the e7 idea, though I think more wins. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | Refused: Black as some pressure on the white king, but his own kings is far from safe.
The most direct attempt with 31.Qxf7+? is just too slow as black has for now sufficient cover of g7.
31.Rxf7 Qd1+ is a complication I'd like to avoid (might work, but too lazy to calculate it) 31.e6! seems cleaner as the rook still cover d1 and just brings another attacks into play (well, two attackers actually the bishop and the pawn on e6). Now black as sufficient fire power on g7 and also simply threatens exf7-fxe8 31.e6 fxe6 (obviously not Rxe6 32.Qxf7+ Qnd Qxf8#) 32.Rxg7+ Qxg7 (Rxg7 33.Qf7+ Kh8 34.Qxe8#) 33.Bxg7 curtans b) 31...Qxe6 32.Qxg3 is not worth looking at.
c) 31...f6 might be relatively best. However after 32.e5 this is utterly resignable. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | jffun1958: Nice combo
31. e6 fxe6 32. Rxg7+
a) 32...Qxg7 33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. Bxg7 Bxg7 with won endgame Q+wB vs R+bB for W.
b) as in the game 32. ... Bxg7 and so on.
It's a matter of taste.
Stockfish prefers line a) |
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Aug-31-23
 | | chrisowen: Wrap quibble e6 feel its ho acrid mid duck e6 aka x |
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| Aug-31-23 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: I guess that even B knew what would occur: 31. e6 which cannot be captured by: ♕: 31... Qxe6 32. Qxg3 (lose a ♖), nor ♖: 31... Rxe6 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Qxf8#. Even for 31... fxe6 32. Rxg7+ Bxg7 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Qxe8# (or Kh8?? 33. Rxg4+ Bg7 34. Rgxg7 Rxg7 35. Qf7 Rg8 36. Bxg7+ Rxg7 37. Qxg7#). Therefore, the ♙ is unattainable. For the forced 31... f6 (or Tb8) 32. e7 (B lose another ♗) 32... Bxe7 33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Rxe7 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Rg5 36. Bh3 or Bf3 or e5. W has 2 extra ♗ and B has no perpetual check. |
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| Aug-31-23 | | varishnakov: Everything wins as usual in these puzzles.
I went with e6 but I could just have well played Bc3 or Ba1. |
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Kibitzing
sac: 32.Rxg7+
