Jorge Sammour-Hasbun vs Jay Bonin (1991)

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Jorge Sammour-Hasbun vs Jay Bonin
19th World Open (1991), Philadelphia, PA USA, rd 5, Jul-??
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System (C07) · 1-0

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Given 12 times; par: 29 [what's this?]

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Jul-04-06		chancho: I thought White's name was Jorge Zamora Hasbun. (He later changed his name to George Sammour Hasbun) This game was published in "Chess Life" in 1991. Young Zamora said in the magazine article, that he was trying to play like Morphy in this game.

Mar-12-22		Check It Out: Monster attack.

Mar-12-22		fredthebear: I wanted to play an early Greek gift 10.Bxh7+ but it does not work here. Black was O.K. until he re-adjusted his knights, cutting off the development of his Bc8 by 18...Ne6? Then comes the kingside wrecking ball: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

Oct-31-22		fredthebear: Check It Out - Monster Attack!

Aug-16-23		Rzhev7: What if: 18. c3, then Qe5, instead Ke6?

Mar-06-25		mel gibson: I saw the first ply but it was only a gamble. Stockfish 17 says: 21. Rxe6 (21. Rxe6 (1.Rxe6 fxg4 2.Re2 Be6 3.Be3 Bxe3 4.Qxe3 Rf6 5.Qd4 Qe7 6.Bc2 Qf7 7.Re5 b6 8.Bb3 Rd8 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Rxd5 Rxd5 11.Qxd5 Rxf2 12.Qd8+ Qf8 13.Qxf8+ Rxf8 14.Rd4 Re8 ) +4.11/42 367) score for White +4.11 depth 42.

Mar-06-25		takebackok: Here we go Thursday, white is up a pawn developed & attacking. 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. Bxg7 (Kxg7 is suicide) fxg4 23. Qh6 (big threat Bg6) now (Bxf2+, Rxf2, Bf5 or Rf5) not! Qd7?? 24. Bh7+ and #2.

Mar-06-25		Breunor: I don't usually do well at the puzzles but for some reason I got this one right away. That knight in e6 is so strong, it defends everything, and Bxg7 calls out to be played.

Mar-06-25		perfidious: <chancho: I thought White's name was Jorge Zamora Hasbun....> It was, yes. First POTD I have seen in a while featuring two former opponents.

Mar-06-25		Teyss: Ah well, again the optimal line doesn't give a walkover, just a strong position whilst the game line is an immediate crunch. But we're getting closer.

Mar-06-25		chrisowen: I c jaw its z its hilt bank its q rug v Rxe6 abridge lug its huh its adagio its nug bey its Rxe6 etc x

Mar-06-25		FM David H. Levin: In contemplating this puzzle, I became absorbed in the following flight of fancy. <21. Bxg7> (Intending 21...Nxg7 22. Qh6 with two pawns and pressure for the piece, White's knight's being immune owing to 23. Bh7+.) <21...Ng5> click for larger view (Cutting off the critical c1/h6 diagonal while threatening 22...Nf3+.) <22. Bxf8 Nf3+ 23. Kg2 Nxd2 24. Be7> click for larger view <24...Qc7> (Apparently the only move.) <25. Nf6+> (Safeguarding this piece with tempo, thereby providing time to recapture Black's knight.) <25...Kf7 26. Rxd2 Be6> click for larger view (Trapping the e7-bishop and thereby compelling a further sacrifice.) <27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. Re2+ Kf7> click for larger view At this point, I stopped analyzing, as it became clear that this was almost certainly not the game continuation. After 29. Nxd5 Qc6 30. c4, White has B + N + 3Ps + coordination for the queen. I was then about to examine 21. Rxe6, but I decided I'd had enough mental exercise for one puzzle.

Mar-06-25		paulalbert: I lost a game in a simul many years ago in NY City to him when he was a youngster. I am not sure whether I still have the score. It was possibly something arranged to raise funds for him, maybe organized by the American Chess Foundation where I was a Trustee.

Mar-07-25		perfidious: Days after this game, I just missed doing battle with the lad for the first time, as he and Tony Saidy played the second section of four in the blitz event while I faced the top twelve players. We would meet in New York a year later.

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