David Navara vs Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (2024) Navara's Immortal

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David Navara vs Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux
"Navara's Immortal" (game of the day Feb-10-2025)
Budapest Olympiad (2024), Budapest HUN, rd 3, Sep-13
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Variation (B12) · 1-0

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Sep-15-24		Honza Cervenka: 15...Qxc3? loses, 15...b5 or 15...0-0-0 were better options. 27...g4 leads to a quite pretty model mate after 28.Rxh7+ Rxh7 29.Rxh7+ Kg5 30.Nxe6# (diagram). click for larger view It is aestethically very pleasing.

Feb-10-25		Breunor: Wild tactics! I kept on having to check with the computer to understand the moves!

Feb-10-25		Check It Out: I had no idea what was going on and loved the thrill-ride. I showered bitcoin all over the board.

Feb-10-25		Teyss: It's generally a no-brainer to name a game "This player's immortal" or "That nation's immortal", but in the present case it might be appropriate. <15.Rb1!?> provoking 15...Qxc3? <17.d5!> opening the file for the WQ. <18.Bxe7!> If 18...Bxe7, 19.Bxc6+: 19...Bxc6 is impossible because of 20.Rxe7+! and if 20...Kxe7 21.Qd6+ wins. <19.c3!> Very calmly protecting the key LSB. <20.Bxc6+!> Same as above if 20...Bxc6. <21.Bxd5!> The LSB had its purpose, time to trade it. If 21...exd5, 22.Nd4 with a dominant position. <22.Bxc4!!> The nail in the coffin, the icing on the cake, the bouquet final, the... well, you get it. Six great moves out of six. And the final touch <27.Bd3!> The final position showed by <Honza Cervenka> is a model mate: pure mate (the BK is attacked only once and prevented from moving for one reason per square) and economical mate (all of White's pieces contribute).

Feb-10-25		Teyss: I go so carried away I forgot <25.Nd4!> threatening 26.Nxe6+! followed by mate. It's better than an immediate 25.Rxf7+.

Feb-10-25		Sally Simpson: <Hi Teyss,> I think (though you never can be sure considering some of the warped reasoning behind a few puns on here) that Navara has to be twisted and linked to Nirvana which, among meanings is reaching an immortal state in Buddhism. Wonderful game revolving around Rxe7 tricks. The Queen sac does suggest itself but it is far from clear. It could have ended ugly if Black had played had played here; click for larger view 24...Qa3 my choice trying to hold up the attack with back rank cheapo's. White goes into an easy to judge won ending with 25.Rxe7 As Black after 24...Bd8 and White played 25.Nd4! you realise your opponent is in da Vinci mode and this game will one day be framed in a gallery. (that day has come, there is no higher accolade than 'Game of the Day.' on chessgames dot com.) A game by Rodrigue-Lemieux was recently sent to me after I did a blog showing a Queen Sac, Knight check and Knight mate combinations. https://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-bl... This is the game I was sent S Rodrigue-Lemieux vs M Pikus, 2025 click for larger view White played 23.Qxf6 Bxe1 what happened next.

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