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Yuri Yakovich vs Zurab Azmaiparashvili
New York PCA-op (1994) (quick), New York, NY USA, Jun-??
Modern Defense: Standard Defense (B06)  ·  0-1

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Nov-12-03  AdrianP: Nice finish (23 Kc1 Nb3#)... a v. economical mating pattern.
May-29-17
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  tpstar: Black to Play and Win after 21. g3.

Very nice.

Mar-16-20
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  WTHarvey: <tpstar>

Black mates in 3.


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21. …?

Nov-20-22
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  fredthebear: Epaulette Mate with Knight and Rook.
Sep-12-23
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  Breunor: Easy peasy.
Sep-12-23  Mayankk: Black wants to play Nb3# but the b3 square is guarded by the c2 pawn.

21 ... Rxc2+ 22 Kxc2 Ra2+ 23 Kc1 brings us back to the original position sans the c2 pawn. And now 23 ... Nb3# works like a charm.

Sep-12-23  Brenin: Having castled Q-side, and faced with Black pawns on a6, b5 and c4, White's 12 a4 and 14 axb5 were, shall we say, brave decisions. Once the a-file was open, White could do little but rearrange his pieces while Black steadily built up his attack. White's 21 g3 showed complete blindness to what was coming: 21 R4d2 was needed, letting White survive in an uncomfortable position.
Sep-12-23
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  takebackok: No think Tuesday,
Sep-12-23  mel gibson: Easy peasy - LOL

That's all forced with only one reply each time.

Sep-12-23
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Easy problem, only one legal move for White at each turn, yet still an aesthetically pleasing finish.
Sep-12-23  saturn2: Without the Pc2 black could checkmate by Nb3. So comes the idea.
Sep-12-23  agb2002: Black has a bishop and a knight for the bishop pair.

The pawn on c2 prevents Nb3#. Hence, 21... Rxc2+ 22.Kxc2 Ra2+ 23.Kc1 Nb3#.

Sep-12-23  TheaN: Given it's Tuesday I had to check twice this is an actual mate in three. It is. Bit of an odd choice in that regard, but I like the involved patterns.
Sep-12-23
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  chrisowen: We v its hq guilty its z cuff jah its Rxc2+ aeo ooh its doh its awooga jug its deep its Rxc2+ flick?
Sep-12-23  Hercdon: Funny to get a mate in 2 in this position. I saw the 2 moves to get to mate but for some reason did not see it as mate. Need more coffee �
Sep-12-23  King.Arthur.Brazil: 21...Rxc2+ 22. Kxc2 Ra2+ 23. Kc1 Nb3#
Sep-12-23  devere: 21.g3?? was a blunder. White can instead defend with 21.R(4)-d2, and then who knows what might happen. As Richard Teichmann said, "Chess is 99% tactics."
Sep-12-23  Damenlaeuferbauer: After long pondering, the strong Georgian GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili, winner of Strumica 1995 and European champion from 2003, finally found the mate in 3 moves with the very nice rook sacrifice 21.-,Rxc2+! 22.Kxc2,Ta2+ 23.Kc1,Nb3#. This is exactly the way how to play Modern Defense with the black pieces!
Sep-12-23
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  perfidious: <DLB.....the strong Georgian GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili, winner of Strumica 1995....>

Which event?

Ohhh, you mean one of the biggest frauds of all time, where his opponents dumped games to him, of which one was the following: Azmaiparashvili vs B Kurajica, 1995.

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