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Victoria Schweitzer vs Leonid Kernazhitsky
Kiev Championship (1999), Kiev UKR, rd 1
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-31-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  PawnSac: 26.Bh6 is the move, but it requires good instinct to play over the board. The sac'er had to trust that the opening of the back rank would produce a winning attack. Cudos to Victoria for her imagination and resolve.
Aug-31-24  mel gibson: I saw the first few moves straight away.

Stockfish 16.1 avoids a fast checkmate with stronger play:

26. Bxh6

(26. Bxh6 (1.Bxh6 gxh6 2.Qxh6 Nh7 3.Qg6+ Kh8 4.Ng5 Re7 5.Nf7+ Rxf7 6.Qxf7 Rf8 7.Qc7 Kg8 8.Qd6 Nb4 9.Qxa6 Nxa6 10.Rb5 Rd8 11.Ra5 Kf7 12.d4 Nf8 13.dxc5 Nd7 14.c6 Ndc5 ) +3.06/51 1258

score for White +3.06 depth 51.

Aug-31-24
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  scormus: <Pawnsac> Absolutely! A brilliant sequence. And also good for W even against B's best defence, declining the N exchange on g5. W would have been aware of the possibilty of ... Qxd3 at some time.

Sporting that B played it right out to the #

Aug-31-24
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  chrisowen: I pants its q good cub v its work flume its ho its ye z its Bxh6 its acrid mid its aof jufa its boil time Bxh6 do!
Aug-31-24  TheaN: More an intuitive sac than anything, <26.Bxh6 gxh6 27.Qxh6 Ng7 28.Ng5 +-> makes a lot of sense, giving up one piece (♗) to let two others join (♕♘) and taking two very crucial pawns to boot. Honestly, not a 'very difficult' puzzle considering it's a pretty straightforward king side attack.

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