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Anna Zatonskih vs Rose Atwell
United States Women's Championship (2024), Saint Louis, MO USA, rd 1, Oct-11
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  0-1

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Oct-12-24  BxChess: Atwell ends well
Oct-12-24
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  keypusher:


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Knowing there was a combination here, I was able to find the moves. But in a real game I wouldn't have been so confident in my position after the combination.

Oct-12-24
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  Sally Simpson: Hi KP.

I would not be 100% sure it was and a clear win either but you would have to go for it and have faith in the attacking powers of the Queen and Knight (and e5 pawn.)

The real point is would I have sacced with...


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26....Bxf7 that b3 Knight is covering d2 stopping a Rd2+ but what else. I think I'd have sacced on f7 and followed up with 27...Ng4+ I would not envisage that b3 Knight coming to c5 that is a mistake. I'd be figuring on White playing Rac1 instead. Maybe I'd have hit on 27...Qe6 because it does hold the c8 Rook and opens Qb6+ ideas. Good game.

Oct-12-24
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  perfidious: One point not to be overlooked is that Black was forced to go in for this idea once she played 20....Bb4 and plumped for the ensuing sequence, else she had a poor position. The bishop is offside after 23.c5 and already trapped.

Zatonskih might have asked herself why her opponent would enter the whole mess if it was bad for her.

Oct-12-24
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  Sally Simpson: That is why I can see no other move but 26...Bxf2+ (not 26...Bxf7 as I mentioned above?) and then you have to cheer yourself up because you have two pawns, one is a passer and a semi-naked King to plot against.

Looking at it again, I would have sacced on f2 but probably played 27...Ng4+

Oct-12-24
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  Williebob: I had posted the position <keypusher> gave on the tournament page with the comment, "Black to play and win", but I admit it was a bit cheeky for a player of my, er, caliber. <perfidious> confirms what I suspected - but I almost certainly would not have seen that far over the board.

Black's pawn on e5 appears to be the quiet hero of the combo, allowing the Q the crucial tempo 33.. Qd4+. Yet the win looks not so trivial after this.

I noticed last night that Stockfish didn't like 34.. e4, but have already forgotten what the digital beast recommended, and in any case it hardly threw away the advantage.
Thanks for the kibitzing on this one, all!
Jan-20-25  belgradegambit: Coming up Roses
Mar-09-25
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  sakredkow: Such a cool combination.


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Black sacs the Bishop for the f2 pawn, drawing white’s king one step closer to the barber, and after 27...Qe6 28. Nc5 follows up with the exchange sac 28...Rxc5. Is that all? No, that’s not all Crazy Eddie; THEN she sacs her rook at d2 for the family fork. Black was helped by 28...Nc5 can't be denied (what if 28...Rxc8) but it’s still fun.

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