Jiri Lechtynsky vs Ludek Pachman (1968)

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Jiri Lechtynsky vs Ludek Pachman
Czechoslovak Championship (1968), Luhacovice CSR, rd 14, Jun-09
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Variation (B42) · 1-0

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Given 43 times; par: 19 [what's this?]

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Dec-22-04		kevin86: Too simple-and I punted it. My move was 20 ♘g5 ♖xg6 21 ♘f7+ regaining the queen but of course fall short of the brilliant mate.

Dec-22-04		notyetagm: Very nice: 19 ♕h7+! ♔xh7 20 ♘g5++ ♔h8 21 ♘f7#. The queen sacrifice 19 ♕h7+! <decoys> the Black king onto the h7 square and into the firing line of the White ♗d3, where he definitely does not want to be. This combination is a simple example of the theme <examine all lines involving double check>. It's just like Chernev said: <loose pieces and loose squares are the basis of combinations>. The Black ♔ is forced onto h7 because <the h7 square is loose>, attacked by the White ♕ and defended only by his majesty.

Dec-22-04		Castle In The Sky: I also fell short of the mate. I worked out 1.Ng5 Rxg6 2.Nf7+ Kh7 3.Nxd8 Nxd8 4.f7 Nxf7 5.Rxf7+ Kg8 6.Bxg6 and white is up a rook, of course nothing beats the mate or the simplicity of the solution, a beautiful double dicovered check.

Dec-22-04		Sneaky: Very very pretty!!

Dec-22-04		Madman99X: I love it. I thought up the same line as Castle. This is why the GM's play these games and I don't.

Dec-22-04		Rank Amateur: I like your combination <Castle In The Sky>. As you say, mate is better, but it's a nice use of the forces available. On the other hand, I think 2 ... Kg8 foils it.

Dec-22-04		Shubes82: Question. I am not a USCF rated player, though I play often and only started several months ago. IF i can solve a puzzle like this fairly easily, what would be a fair estimation of a rating?

Dec-22-04		JohnBoy: As I recall, Pachman was a candidate level player in the late 50s/ealy 60s. He was very pro-west and jailed in the wake of the Czech uprising. He never really played the same thereafter. Anyone have further information, or can correct my impressions from 30 years ago?

Dec-22-04		almeister: The combination by <Castle In The Sky> is invalid due to the double check. Play would proceed: 19... Kxh7 20.Ng5++ Kh8 21.Nf7#

Dec-22-04		chessowl: Nice, very nice, I missed it!

Dec-22-04		GreenDayGuy: <Shubes82> You can not predict a chess rating based on one puzzle, but if you have started playing a few months ago, I'd say that you would be at least an 800 player.

Dec-22-04		aragorn69: Very original: queen sacrifice, discovered check and smothered mate, all in a three move combination!! I didn't know that one, and it's worth remembering.

Dec-23-04		iron maiden: Technically it's not really a smothered mate, since the black king isn't completely surrounded by pieces.

Dec-23-04		Shams: <KKW, northbridge> I looked at your line, north, but how do you meet 2...Kb3 instead of ...Kb1 ?

Dec-23-04		who: interesting puzzles <KKW> how about this one (also very famous so don't spoil it if you already know.) white Kb6, c7 black Kh1 Rd6 white to play and win. (black is attempting to draw.)

Nov-25-06		beatles fan: nice puzzle. was this a sunday?

Nov-25-07		D4n: You have to love checkmates that use a pawn as the main part...

Nov-18-10		sevenseaman: A titillating miniature!

Nov-18-10		perfidious: <JohnBoy> I, too, was active then, and this about sums it up. By the time Pachman was free to go to the West, he was past fifty and his best chess was behind him, though it wasn't all bad: there was a neat game he won from Larsen in 1977 in this DB that's well worth a look.

Nov-18-10		sevenseaman: I do not know if have the last word, but the most exciting feature of chess is the discovered attack. More exciting if it is double when piece insertion is not enough.

Nov-25-16		Sularus: <sevenseaman> I would go with under promotion and winning. :)

Jun-02-22		FSR: Sweet game! Should be GOTD or at least POTD.

Jun-02-22		Honza Cervenka: 12...Nd5 was a bit careless, and the key move, which Pachman overlooked or underestimated was 14.f5! Of course, 14...h6? just runs into white's winning combination with demolition sac on h6 but black did not have any satisfactory continuation. 14...Rxf5 (14...exf5 15.Nd6) 15.Rxf5 exf5 16.Bg5 Qe8 17.Bc4 fxe4 18.Qxd5+ Kh8 19.Re1 is clearly bad for black, and also 14...Ne5 15.Bg5 Ne3 16.Qh5 Qe8 17.Qh3 Nxf5 18.Nd6 Qg6 19.Bxf5 is quite grim for him. And 14...Ne3 15.Bxe3 Bxe3 16.Nd6 Qe7 17.Qh5 Qxd6 18.f6 Bh6 (18...g6 19.Bxg6 +-) 19.fxg7 Kxg7 20.Rxf8 Qxf8 21.Rf1 Qe7 22.Rf3 with next Rg3+ is utterly hopeless.

Jun-02-22		faulty: in the tournament, the only loss for Pachman. and the only victory for Lechtynsky

Jun-02-22		boz: Must have felt good to play that last move.

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