Feb-02-25 Shirov vs D Reinderman, 1999 
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buckmeister: It�s a variant of the �Greek Gift� which requires h7 only defended by the K. After Bxh7, followed by knight check, which usually makes way for the Q to infiltrate on h5 (this time h4). Nice work by Shirov. |
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May-13-24 M Ardaman vs M K Wong, 1984 
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buckmeister: Like Lambda I too found a solution starting Rf4:
27. Rf4+ Nxf4 28. Qe5+ Kg6 29. Qf5+ Kh6 30. Bxf4+ Qxf4 31. Qh5#
OTB the first forcing mate is best, though not as elegant. |
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Feb-05-24 W Hug vs M Quinn, 2008
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buckmeister: After 38. Rxe5 Qxe5, there are those who would say the queen is lost. But you don�t have to look much deeper to see that ignoring the queen leads to a quick mate. 39. Bf6+ Kf8 40. Qg7+ Ke8 41. Qh8+ Bg8 42. Qxg8#. |
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Jan-15-24 J Bellin vs Smejkal, 1965 
Jan-02-24 A Aleksandrov vs D Reinderman, 1992 
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buckmeister: If you find the forced mate (Rh7 etc), you need look no further. Whereas the Qh4 line requires a bit more work to be sure it works. |
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Oct-19-23 G Kantor vs M Warmerdam, 2022 
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buckmeister: JR I agree! Here�s one possibility:
23...Rxg2+ 24. Qxg2 Rg8 25. Bg4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Rxg4 28. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 29. Kh1 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qh2# There are many others, but none quite so elegant as the game continuation. |
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Aug-02-21 Robatsch vs A Kostjoerin, 1960 
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buckmeister: White can win the Black Q for a B with 28. BxRh8 Kxh8 29. Qe5+ K(any) 30. Ra3. Tough for a Monday but many good solutions in the end. |
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Dec-21-20 R Kempinski vs R Slobodjan, 2010 
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buckmeister: I found 31.hxg5 also works.
If 31..Qxc7 32.Qh5+ Kg8 33. g6 (any) 34.Qh7#.
Else if 31..Bxg5 32.Qxd6 wins the black Q. |
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