| May-07-23 | | EasilyConfused: I think 24 .. Kd8 gives Black a better chance of salvaging the game |
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| May-07-23 | | Brenin: 22 fxe5 cxb3 23 axb3 Nc5 seemed fairly obvious, and then I planned 24 exd6 Bxd6 25 Rhe1, with threats of nasty discovered checks, along with Qf6. I didn't expect 25 Rhf1, which gives Black a problem in defending f7. |
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| May-07-23 | | Mayankk: White's Knight is en prise but moving it will expose its King to Rxb2+ and Qxc2. And allowing cxb3 safeguards the b file temporarily at least. So we ignore the en prise Knight and attack the uncastled Black King instead. 22 fxe5 cxb3 23 axb3 Nc5 24 Rhf1. Now White is threatening Qxf7+. If 24 ... Rf8 then 25 Bxh6 looks good for White. Else if 24 ... Bd8 then 25 exd6 and suddenly White has a double attack on the Black Queen as well as Knight. Definitely not a won game yet but a promising position with good chances. |
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| May-07-23 | | stacase: The first move jumped out at me, I just love it when a lowly Pawn has an opportunity to pull off a fork i.e., 22...dxe5 23. d6 forking Black's Queen and Bishop. Well that didn't happen and the rest isn't all that straight forward. But I'm happy to get the first move on a Sunday puzzle(-: |
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| May-07-23 | | Mayankk: I know it's a matter of taste at this point, but isn't 35 c3 a much simpler win than 35 h8 = Q ? The former allows the new Queen to live after the Bishop either sacrifices itself or leaves the long diagonal. The latter gives White a won endgame but there is still some play left. |
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May-07-23
 | | beatgiant: <Mayankk> After 35. c3 Qd7 36. cxd4 Qxf5 37. h8=Q e3+, White will have to endure a fairly long string of spite checks, and that takes more time to calculate during rapid play. |
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| May-07-23 | | mel gibson: I didn't know what to play.
Stockfish 15 says:
22. fxe5
(22. fxe5 (f4xe5 c4xb3 a2xb3 Rh8-f8 e5xd6 Qc7xd6 Rh1-e1 Qd6-f6 Qf2xf6 Be7xf6 Be3-d4+ Ke8-d7 Bd4xf6 Na4-c5 Bf6-g7
Rf8-g8 Bg7xh6 f7-f5 Re1-e5 Rg8-h8 Bh6-g5 Rb8-e8 Re5xf5 Rh8-f8 Rf5xf8 Re8xf8
h4-h5 Rf8-f5 Bg5-e3 Nc5-e4 h5-h6 Rf5-h5 Rd1-g1 Kd7-d6 c2-c4 Kd6-e5 b3-b4
Rh5-h4 Rg1-e1 Rh4-h5 Kb1-a2 Rh5-h3 Be3-c5 Rh3xh6 Ka2-b3 Ke5-f5 Kb3-a4
Rh6-h2 d5-d6 Rh2xb2) +7.99/42 884)
score for White +7.99 depth 42. |
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| May-07-23 | | Cecco: Being this a rapid game, it seems remarkable to me that white quickly chose the winning 21 Bxc4, which brilliantly sacrifices the knight, leading to the puzzle position, while it was possibile 21 Bc1 to protect b2. |
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| May-07-23 | | jrredfield: I had no trouble seeing 22 fxe5 cxb3 but wasn't sure after that. Opening up the f file is crucial for White to make progress, but the rest certainly is typical Sunday fare, above my current chess IQ. |
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May-07-23
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Could not see an immediate win, and White does have a problem down the b-file. Found the text move and the key follow-up Rhf1. In a rapid game, White could not possibly have seen the answer to every defense (e.g., 24...Rh7 and 24...Bf8), but then again, Black had plenty of chances to make mistakes. A miserable 2/7 for the week, but did solve Sunday. Someone please point me at the nearest Monday. |
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May-07-23
 | | scormus: I got rather lost in this one, with the various alternative possibie moves by both W and B.
I got fixated with attacking on the e-file and overlooked the f-file. Also anxious about what might happen on the squares around the WK. What I like about the Najdorf, never quite know where stuff is really going down |
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May-07-23
 | | chrisowen: I wake questioned fxe5 abluff frazzled axiom jah a fog peg it was boa tab fxe5 dog :) |
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| May-07-23 | | agb2002: Black threatens cxb3 and, if the knight moves, Nc3+ or Rxb2+. The uncastled black king suggests 22.fxe5:
A) 22... cxb3 23.cxb3
A.1) 23... Nc5 24.exd6
A.1.a) 24... Bxd6 25.Bxc5 (25.Qf6 Be5), followed by Qf6 and Rhe1, looks good for White. A.1.b) 24... Qxd6 25.Bf4 Qb6 26.d6 (probably better than Bxb8) must be winning (26... Bf8 27.Qf6 Rh7 28.Rhe1+ Kd7 [28... Ne6 29.d7#] 29.Qf5+ wins decisive material). A.2) 23... Nb6 24.exd6 looks similar to A.1.
B) 22... dxe5 23.d6 Bxd6 24.Qf6 Kd7 25.Qxf7+
B.1) 25... Kc6 26.Qd5+ (or 26.Qxc4+) 26... Kd7 27.Nc5+ Nxc5 28.Bxc5 wins decisive material. B.2) 25... Kc8 26.Qe6+ Qd7 (else 27.Rxd6 looks winning) 27.Qxc4+ wins decisive material. B.3) 25... Kd8 26.Qf6+ Kd7 27.Rhg1 looks winning (27... Rg8 28.Rxg8 Rxg8 29.Qf7+; 27... cxb3 28.Rg7+). C) 22... Nxb2 23.Kxb2 (23.exd6 Qxd6 24.Kxb2 Qa3+, followed by cxb3, and Black seems to take the initiative) 23... dxe5, unclear. |
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May-07-23
 | | OhioChessFan: This is beautiful chess... |
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May-07-23
 | | Jimfromprovidence: It was beautiful chess. Look at 34 Rf5 for example. Here's another move to ponder. It's 34 Rf4!?, threatening 35 Rxe4. 
click for larger view |
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| May-07-23 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: As the position shows, it is quite immediate that is "insane" 22. fxe5 . Black will capture the ♘ with 22... cxb3 , and White must capture the ♙, otherwise 23. exd6? bxc2+ 24. Ka1 cxd1=Q+ 25. Rxd1 Qxd6... winning or 24. Qxc2 Qxc2 25. Kxc2 and White is a ♘ less. Therefore, the 2nd move is 23. cxb3 (cause you need the "c" column). 23... Nc5 (better than Nb6). 24. Thf1 Bf8 25. Rde1 dxe5 26. d6 Bxd6 27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. Qf6 Rf8 29. Rxe5+ Be7 30. Rfe1 Rb7 31. Rxe7+ Qxe7 32. Qc6+ Kd8 33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Qd6+ ( Rd7 35. Qxf8+) Ke8 35. Qb8+ Kd7 36. Qxf8. Let's see what has happen this time. |
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| May-07-23 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: Yes, my friend of Jim. Black could avoid the capture the ♙ d6. The line, after: 28...Qd7 29. Qxc5 Rb5 30. Qc7?!... has its drawbacks. Although: 30... a5? 31. Qxd7+ Kxd7 32. Rxf7+ Ke8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. d7, end.
But, maybe, 30... Rb7!?, when 31. Qxd7+ Rxd7 32. Rf6 Bg7! (33. Rg1! Kf8! and Black escapes!). Therefore, it will be better to get back with 30. Qf2 threatening 31. Qf6 and later 32. h6 as the original plan. |
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Kibitzing
sac: 22.fxe5
