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| Jul-25-08 | | PinnedPiece: I like that last move, especially since Rabchewski's pe5 was probably pushed with a bit of a sneer at the edges of his mouth! Maybe a Monday puzzle at 30 ?
According to the Zsofia bio, this game was part of her sac of Rome, perhaps? |
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| Nov-05-08 | | newzild: A pretty horrible blunder by black. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | A Karpov Fan: got it |
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| Oct-06-09 | | BraveUlysses: 29.Bd4 looks like deliberate bait, I can imagine her sort of tentatively nudging the bishop, all innocence and guile, then quickly moving the Q after the reply. Rabczewsky must have felt a dill. Ouch! |
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| Oct-06-09 | | dzechiel: White to play (30?). Material even. "Easy."
It looks like someone got sloppy here. The fork of the queen and bishop make it appear that black just played 29...e5. But, if that's the case, then Rabczewsky overlooked the trivial 30 Qf5
forking both rooks. After
30...Rxd4 31 Qxc8+
white is up a clean exchange. Perhaps more active for black would be 30...Rd8 31 Qxd3 Rxd4
but it still looks to be losing. Time to check and see how this one ended. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | Formula7: Easy Tuesday puzzle. 30.Qf5 wins the exchange. This doesn't even seem like a puzzle, it's the only reasonable move! |
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| Oct-06-09 | | TheBish: Zsofia Polgar vs A Rabczewsky, 1989 White to play (30.?) "Easy"
Material is even, but White has two pieces attacked.
White solves that problem with 30. Qf5!, forking both rooks and winning an exchange after 30...Rxd4 31. Qxc8+ or 30...Rd8 31. Qxd3 Rxd4. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | zb2cr: I saw this one within 20 seconds. I have nothing to add to the comments by <dzechiel> and <TheBish>. |
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Oct-06-09
 | | sleepyirv: Way to long to spot, but I did find it. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | Bobby A: LPDO, If black account for his unprotected pieces he doesn't make a one move blunder. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | Xiaohaha: Qf5 looks like a straight-forward fork that wins at least an exchange. I didn't bother looking any further. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | LimSJ: the last move was right on time for the Queen to show her (ability to use) fork! |
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| Oct-06-09 | | VincentL: Qf5 is the answer here, but I didn't see it very quickly. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | prbprb2: I really don't quite understand why people resign in these situations. White clearly is ahead at the end, but still must play carefully. Maybe he makes a few suboptimal moves? Everybody does at times. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | Athamas: Even material. Black's rooks are precarious and white's queen and bishop are forked by a pawn. 30. Qf5
Not really much of a puzzle when there's not even a combination. Simple blunder by black pushing the e-pawn forward that costs him a rook for a bishop. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | lost in space: I was looking for wild combinations , but there is nothing than 30. Qf5, attacking the undefended rooks on d3 and c8. So:
30. Qf5 Rd8 31. Qxd3 Rxd4 32. Qe2
or
30. Qf5 exd4 31. Qxc8+ Be8 32. Rd1
In both cases White is up an exchange and has the better play |
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Oct-06-09
 | | al wazir: 29. Bd4 seems to have no purpose other than to lure black into a trap. After 29...Rd8 white is the one with problems. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | whiteshark: <zb2cr: I saw this one within 20 seconds.> Me, too! |
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| Oct-06-09 | | Summerfruit: Material is even.
30.Qf5!
White gains the echange. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | gofer: 30 Qf5
Forking both rooks, only one can be defended. Rc8 is weaker as it can be taken and give check at the same time. 30 ... Bd7 31 Qxd3 exd4 32 b5 winning
30 ... exd4 31 Qxc8+ Qe8 32 Qxe8+ winning
30 ... Rxd4 31 Qxc8+ Qe8 32 Qxe8+ winning
Time to check... |
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| Oct-06-09 | | zooter: 30.Qf5 attacks both the unprotected rooks of black and ends the game as white wins the exchange Time to check |
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| Oct-06-09 | | stacase: 30Qf5 Simple and straight forward, didn't seem like a "puzzle" move. However, Black is screwed! |
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| Oct-06-09 | | TheaN: Tuesday 6 Oktober 2009
<30.?>
Target: 1:25;000
Taken: 1:39;834
No par
Material: = (ls♗ / ds♗)
Candidates: Bc5?, Re1? oh of course, <[Qf5]> -ML-
In truth, this puzzle is quite simple. It's just a matter of wanting to see the counterthreat. At first I really thought I had to safe my pieces (30.Bc5 Qxc5  and 30.Re1 exf4 31.Rxe7 Rxd4 ) but this didn't work. But of course, loose pieces drop off: <30.Qf5  > at least it's a threat so both pieces will be saved. But... Black can't safe both Rooks. And already after one it's clear White will go up an exchange. Time to check. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | NBZ: Bd4 may seem like nothing more than a trap, but it does achieve something by moving the bishop to the active c5 square. So it's a good move with a hidden trap, which makes it a very good move indeed. |
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| Oct-06-09 | | MenisfromVenis: Qf5 wins a R. More of a Monday puzzle. |
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