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Michal Krasenkow vs Evgeny Sveshnikov
"Kras Behavior" (game of the day Sep-30-2023)
Tal Memorial (1992), Moscow RUS, rd 4, Aug-??
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation. Shabalov Attack (D45)  ·  1-0

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Jan-07-06  patzer2: <aerohacedor> Good try! You are correct that after 23...Be6 24. Nxf7+ Qxf7 25. Qe5+ leads to a quick mate. However, Black can put up more resistance with 23...Be6 24. Nxf7+ Bxf7 25. Qxe7 Bg6:


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How does White (26. ?) force a winning pin from here?

Jan-07-06  supermanprime: I need help with this game.

I keep seeing the move 24... Be6 as black's savior...what's wrong with me?

Apparently I need to be shown because I'm not going to sit here and struggle with this anymore.

Jan-07-06  kevin86: An elegant series of sacs drive black's king into the open-the final,quiet queen sac decides it.

Black is lost:After 23...♕xe2 24♘xf7# or 23...♕f8 24 ♘xf7+ ♕xf7 25 ♕e5+ and mate soonest---a keen reversal of the theme!

Jan-07-06  supermanprime: Sorry, I meant 23... Be6
Jan-07-06  kevin86: <supermanpride>23...♗e6 succumbs to 24 ♘xf7+ ♕xf7 25 ♕e5+ amd mate next---or 24...♗xf7 25 ♕xe7 puts white up a queen for a rook.
Jan-07-06  supermanprime: Thanks...I kept missing something there. I'm half with it today or something.
Jan-07-06  TalEl: Beautiful puzzle, Qe2 is the sting in the tail!
Jan-07-06  guidomiguel: <patzer2> 26. h4 wins the bishop since attempts to move it results in mate. If 26.h4 Re8 threatening the queen, then 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.h5. Now 28...Rf8 loses to another check 29.Qe6+, and the bishop cannot move because of the pin, White will win the bishop next move.
Jan-07-06  Chopin: I managed to only solve the first 2 moves, but couldn't figure out the rest of the continuation. Qe2 is a beauty! Great game.
Jan-07-06  MrSpock: Wow, what a beauty :-)))
Jan-08-06  patzer2: <guidomiguel> From my last puzzle position, the computer solution is 26. Qf6+! Kg8 27. h4 Rf8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. h5 winning the pinned Bishop.

However, your 26. h4! solution wins just as effectively. For example, after 26. h4! Rg8 27. Qf6+ Rg7 28. h5! Black's game is lost as the threat of mate pins and wins the threatened Bishop.

Jan-10-06  alexandrovm: a great queen sac! incredible!
Apr-05-06  pwrstick: Wouldn't 23... Be6 simply result in an immediate 24. Qe5+ Qf6 25. Qxf6#? Why the run around with the horsie?
Apr-06-09  WhiteRook48: 23...Qf6 24 Qe5!!
<24...Qxe5 25 Nxf7#> <24...Qg7 25 Qxg7#>
<24...Be6 25 Qxf6#>
anything else, 25. Nxf7#
brilliant!
Oct-01-10  sevenseaman: 23. Qe2, a Greek gift if ever there was one. If Black sees through and plays ... 23. Qf8 or Be6, there is some elongation but White prevails via,

24. Nxf7 + QXN(BxN is nothing) 25. Qe5+ and mate soon.( see DWIN comment of 06).

Oct-01-10  sevenseaman: A brilliancy, sheer eclat from Krasenkow. The Trojan horse is unrefusable (or irrefutable). It is disheartening to note that recognition accorded to this masterpiece is more than just a little light.
Apr-02-11  tacticalmonster: 1) Black has a bad c8 bishop and his queenside is undeveloped

2) The f5 knight is guarding the g7 and h6 square

3) White has pressure on both g7 and h6 square: WQ d2-h6-g7, WN h6+ and WR d1-g1 and g2-g7

4) Black is threatening the d4 pawn and Nh4 disrupting White's piece cordination

candidate: 19 Bxf5

19...exf5 20 Nh6+ Kh8 21 Rxg7! Kxg7 22 Rg1+ Kh8 23 Qe2! Be6 24 Nxf7+! Bxf7 25 Qxe7 Bg6 26 h4! Rf8 27 Qe5+ Kg8 28 h5 Rae8 29 Qf4 Re4 30 Qh6 White has a queen for a rook

Oct-26-11  lemaire90: Very nice game !
Nov-04-11  sevenseaman: If 23...Qxe2 24. Nxf7#. If 23...Qf6 24. Qe5 forces the issue with the N+. If 23...Qf8 24. Qe5+ f6 25. Rg8+ Qxg8 26. Qxf6+ Qg7 27. Qxd8+ Qf8 or Qg8 and 28. Qxf8 (or Qxg8) mates next.
Nov-14-15  thickhead: If 23... Qxe2 or Qf6 or Qf8 or Be6 reply is same. 24.Nxf7+ Only for 23... Re8 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.Rg8# 23... Be6 24.Qe5+ is met by 24... f6
Sep-01-21
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  fredthebear: If the Queen offer was accepted in the final position, the game would continue 23...QxQe2 24.Nxf7#, an example of Mongredien's Knight Mate. See diagram:


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Mongredien's Knight Mate (if the game had continued in obvious fashion)

The Original: A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846

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Sep-30-23
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  al wazir: After 23...Be6, there follows 24. Nxf7+ Bxf7 25. Qxe7 Bg6 26. Qxb7 Rdc8.

White has ♕+♙+♙ vs. ♖+♗. It's not over, but it's not worth continuing.

Sep-30-23
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  beatgiant: <al wazir> After 23...Be6 24. Nxf7+ Bxf7 25. Qxe7 Bg6, White has <26. Qf6+> Kg8 27. h4 and it really does look over.
Sep-30-23
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  FSR: My friend Tim Kras is the Krassest of all.
Jul-10-24  JustWoodshifting: [Event "High-Level Engine Match"]
[Site "My Burgh"]
[Date "2024.07.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dragon by Komodo Chess 2, Positional"]
[Black "Stockfish 16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "3508"]
[BlackElo "3539"]
[Annotator "Karl"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2024.07.08"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

-- D45: ♕ueen's Gambit: Declined: Semi-Slav Defence: Shabalov-Shirov Gambit -- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 -- End of Setup & Opening -- Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. Rg5 Qh1 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. O-O-O Qxh2 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Kb1 Be7 17. Rgg1 Qc7 18. Rc1 Qb8 19. Qb3 h5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 h4 24. d5 h3 25. dxe6 1/2-1/2

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