Denis Mardle vs Nona Gaprindashvili (1965)

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Denis Mardle vs Nona Gaprindashvili
Hastings (1964/65), Hastings ENG, rd 5, Jan-01
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation. General (B44) · 0-1

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Sep-18-09		Phony Benoni: More likely, since this was played at the Hastings Christmas Congress held from December 1964 to January 1965, it's the same game. Some people would record the date as "1964", some as "1965", and the whole thing is a big Mardle. Happens all the time with these Hastings tournaments.

Apr-10-14		TheFocus: Yes, this was the 1964-65 Hastings.

Mar-02-15		narceleb: I believe the seventh move here is recorded incorrectly, and that she actually played 7...dc6, not 7...bc6.

Aug-25-17		WannaBe: Event Date: 1965.01.01 Obviously everyone's hung over from the night before... End of discussion/argument. =))

Sep-06-17		fredthebear: After 15.hxNg3 Qh6# is Greco's Mate named after the great Italian player/writer Gioacchino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check...

Feb-19-18		sachistu: The 7th move was 7...dxc6 (not ...bxc6) according to British Chess Magazine, 1965, page 38. However, the game has been published in other sources with 7...bxc6 i.e. Magyar Sakkelet, 1965, Issue 2 page 20. I'll submit a correction slip. It's interesting no one has mentioned the possiblity 13.f4!? in the version given here. That same possibilty seems to also exist in the BCM version. Hindle does not mention it saying only that White's game was inferior prior to the blunder on move 14. Hindle also suggests 14.Rf2.

Dec-08-18		FSR: Dennis was no Menace in this game. 18.Kh1?? is shockingly naive.

Mar-17-25		Korora: Easy all right. 14...♘g3+ sacs the ♘ to force open the line for checkmate the next move.

Mar-17-25		King.Arthur.Brazil: Truly Monday's POTD: 14...Ng3+ 15. hxg3 Qh6#.

Mar-17-25		takebackok: Wake up Monday, no think all forced 14...Ng3+ and mate

Mar-17-25		mel gibson: That's too easy - LOL

Mar-17-25		stacase: 14...Ng3+ 15. hxg3 Qh6# Yay ! ! !

Mar-17-25		Allderdice83: Nuttin' to it. White's actually better at move 13. White just has to play 13. f4! putting three Black pieces under attack. After 13 ... Nxf4 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Kh1 Qg6 16. Qf3, White's doing fine (+0.5). 13. Bxf8 is playable, but after 13 ... Be3+, White must give the exchange back with 14. Rf2 rather than the game-losing blunder 14. Kh1?? Some are saying Black actually recaptured 7 ... bxc6. If that's the case, then 10 ... Ng5 and 11 ... Bg5 are bad moves; White has 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qd6! blocking Black's d pawn and hemming in the bishop (+0.8)

Mar-17-25		NMABQjmgChess: Was actually able to get this one. Thank goodness for Monday!

Mar-17-25		An Englishman: Good Evening: Classic Monday puzzle, lacks only the Queen "sacrifice."

Mar-17-25		WannaBe: Black is down a rook; the obvious move is 14... Kxf8 and it will result in a RRBN v RBBN game, but black will control both light and dark squares. Plus a very centralized bishop already. This will severely handicap white's ability for further development. Hence, ergo, QED, black shall prevail in the next 50 moves.

Mar-17-25		cocker: Denis Mardle CBE had a distinguished career as a cryptanalyst at GCHQ, Cheltenham.

Mar-17-25		TheaN: <14....Ng3+ 15.hxg3 Qh6#> comes straight out of Puzzle Rush/Storm in the early 10s to 20s or so. Typical Nf6-h5-g3 maneuver in lines where the f-pawn moved. Nice start of the week!

Mar-17-25		Walter Glattke: Karpow-mate, Karpow-Taimanov, Leningrad Jun 25, 1977, other matches with -Ng3 from more players later

Mar-17-25		chrisowen: I walt its ha dj its oy Ng3+ axiom ji gi gaff imbibe its ace its me its huh its c fig Ng3+ do its x

Mar-17-25		chrisowen: this is it :)

Mar-17-25		chrisowen: Ng3 give no?

Mar-17-25		saffuna: <Walter Glattke: Karpow-mate, Karpow-Taimanov, Leningrad Jun 25, 1977, other matches with -Ng3 from more players later> This reminded me of that game.

Mar-17-25		whiteshark: Denis went stark raving mardle...

Mar-17-25		Halldor: "Black to play" — and the exchanges aren't over... hm, KxB is too obvious, even for Monday. That made me suspicious, and I started looking for something else, which must have been absolutely crushing. Then I came across: 14... Kt-Kt6† and mate next move.

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