| Mar-13-07 | | Gantreel: The sequence starting with 20. d5 is just brilliant!
(Haven't yet analysed it closely to see if black had better options, though). |
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| Mar-13-07 | | laskereshevsky: .......Karel vs. Karel......
..... Kramer vs. Kramer?!
.........:-) |
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Dec-09-08
 | | Phony Benoni: Here's a chess study composed a few years later which may well have been inspired by the finish of this game:
Phony Benoni chessforum |
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| Dec-10-08 | | hackmate: Is that avatar supposed to be one of the muppets on speed Phony? |
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| Mar-16-09 | | Hugh the Drover: Not to be petty, but Chernev in Combinations: The Heart of Chess (1960), has Hromadka as White winning. There is a fine appreciation for the "miniaturizing" combination (which elsewhere is a puzzle by Kakovin). The last three moves are a gem. |
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| Mar-31-09 | | Hugh the Drover: But in the Fireside Book of Chess, Chernev has Opocensky winning, as here. |
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| Jun-03-12 | | Llawdogg: 25 Rxd5+! was a great move to begin a very pretty mate in three sequence. An exchange sacrifice, a knight sacrifice, and a pawn checkmate. This should be a game of the day or at least a puzzle. Fantastic! |
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Dec-25-12
| | Phony Benoni: Yay! I thought this had been picked since it disappeared off my Pun Submission List.
And I'm glad <chessgames> changed it from my "Christmas Karel". I've been kicking myself ever since submitting that version. By the way, I'm willing to bet somebody posts a certain endgame study before this day is over. Merry Christmas, and enjoy! |
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Dec-25-12
 | | Abdel Irada: A bit of telegraphy at work here? As soon as White played 31. g4, I knew how he was going to win. Then again, I suppose we've seen more than a few of these mid-board mating nets where a pawn delivers the coup de grace. |
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Dec-25-12
| | Phony Benoni: Edward Winter points out:
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... (scroll down to #3512)
That (1) Opocensky indeed had White, and won the game; (2) 24.g4 was a blunder allowing Black to escape by 24...Rd7; instead, 24.Rxd5+! cxd5 25.g4! would seal the mating net. |
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Dec-25-12
 | | RandomVisitor: 23...Ke7 24.Nxd5+ cxd5 25.Rxd5 Rc8 might be a better defense for black. |
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Dec-25-12
| | RandomVisitor: 9.0-0-0! |
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Dec-25-12
 | | Once: <Phony Benoni> Good spot. It seems we have a double blunder here. 24. g4 should have thrown away the win if black had found 24...Rd7 or Rd8. But as this was played at a Christmas tournament, both players were in magnaminous mood. Black repaid a mistake with a mistake, and white won after all. |
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Dec-25-12
 | | morfishine: Does anybody remember the Larry Evans game that mirrors this? |
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| Dec-25-12 | | Kikoman: position after 24. g4
click for larger viewInstead of 24....Re8?? Black is in positional advantage with this move 24....Rd7! If 24...Rd8? White can offer an exchange of Rooks 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxd8 and it seems playable for both sides. :)x |
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Dec-25-12
 | | Garech: Happy Christmas everyone!
-Garech |
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Dec-25-12
| | RandomVisitor: After 23...Ke7:
click for larger view Rybka 4.1 x64:
[+0.16] d=27 24.Nxd5+ cxd5 25.Rxd5 Rc8 26.Rxb5 Rxc3+ 27.Kxe4 Kf8 28.g4 Kg7 29.Kf4 h6 30.h5 g5+ 31.Ke4 Re7+ 32.Kd4 Rxc2 33.Rf5 Rf7 34.Ke3 Rc3+ 35.Ke2 Rb3 36.Re6 Rc3 37.Rb6 Ra3 38.Rd6 |
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| Dec-25-12 | | master of defence: <Phony Benoni> Thank you so much for these puzzles that you posted in your chess forum. Unfortunately, I'm not a premium member. But you're looks a very good player. |
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Dec-25-12
 | | WannaBe: <master of defence: .. Unfortunately, I'm not a premium...> Not sure what you mean by that, you can still see/read/post on Prem. Member's forums, just go: Recent Chessforum Activity and see the latest posts, or click on the picture of that member to read/post on their forum. It's just like another game/tournamet/player profile page, anyone can read them and post on them. (Unless that user have you on ignore list, then you can read, but not post... =) |
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| Dec-25-12 | | Llawdogg: Merry Christmas! |
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| Dec-25-12 | | Maladetta: The gift that keeps on giving mate. |
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Dec-25-12
 | | YouRang: <Once: <Phony Benoni> Good spot. It seems we have a double blunder here. 24. g4 should have thrown away the win if black had found 24...Rd7 or Rd8. > Yes, after <23...Ke5?> the forced (and pretty) mate-in-3 was
click for larger view
24.Rxd5+! cxd5 25.g4! Re7 (to prevent Re6#) 26.Nd3+! exd3 27.f4# |
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Dec-25-12
| | YouRang: <Phony Benoni: Yay! I thought this had been picked since it disappeared off my Pun Submission List. > Excellent pun! Obviously, cg.com was saving it for the appropriate occasion. :-) |
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Dec-28-12
 | | kevin86: White gives up two pieces to mate with a baby pawn.
Merry Christmas! |
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sac: 25.Rxd5+
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