Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky vs Anatolij Bannik (1949) From Dus Till Dawn

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Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky vs Anatolij Bannik
"From Dus Till Dawn" (game of the day Jul-03-2016)
URS-ch sf Vilnius (1949), Vilnius URS, rd 14, Jun-??
English Opening: Agincourt Defense. King's Knight (A13) · 1-0

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Jun-17-05		cu8sfan: Thanks, <patzer2> for your comments.

Jun-17-05		xxdsdxx: Got it - fianlly. My way of thinking this through. Nxd4 ultimately loses both white Knights and leaves white a Knight down. Blocking the check with Nd5-e3, leads to a trade down where Black is up a pawn. Kh1 or Kg2 loses the Knight and puts the King in check. Rdxd4 c5xd4 Ne7+ NxN NxN+ forks the rook. QxN Qxh7 Re1 and chances look even. Nd5-f6+!! g7xf6 Qh6 and mate (Qg7)can't be stopped. Ignore the Knight and move Kf1 and Qxh7 leads to Qh8# which is also unstoppable. OTB the probably would have went with the Knight fork and neglected the Knight superficial sacrifice. These puzzles will make me consider each avenue prior to jumping into the street. GG - Good Puzzle (GP).

Jun-17-05		YouRang: Woo hoo! After missing the Tue-Thu puzzles, I got the Friday puzzle. Okay, it was easy for a Friday (the check kind of forces things, and it was clear that we had to take with the rook to keep up the attack with the knights). Still, I needed the morale boost.

Jun-17-05		kevin86: Nice four move process: 1 get out of check and eliminate black's strong bishop. 2 check with a knight-though in harm's way its capture would lead to inescapable mate. 3 threaten mate by queen and pre-spoken knight. 4 use rook to seal the e file from escape.

Jun-17-05		DanRoss53: <benveniste> Indeed. It appears the best line is 26... ♔h8 27. ♘f6 gxf6 28. ♕h6 ♖g8 29. ♖d7 ♖cf8 30. ♘d6 ♖g7 31. ♖b7 ♖b8 32. ♖xf7 ♖bg8 33. f5 ♘e5 34. ♕xf6 ♕d5 35. ♖e7 ♕d4+ 36. ♔g2 ♕d2+ 37. ♔h3 ♕xh2+ 38. ♔xh2 ♘g4+ 39. ♔h3 ♘xf6 40. ♘f7+ ♖xf7 41. ♖xf7, but at least 26... ♔h8! gives Black some chance of survival (in hopes that White will play imperfectly).

Jun-17-05		patzer2: <DanRoss53> <benveniste> Good observation on 26...Kh8!? as a good defensive try in a bad position. However, after <26... Kh8!? 27. Nf6 gxf6 28. Qh6 Rg8 29. Rd7 Rcf8 30. Nd6 Rg7 31. Rb7 Rb8 32. Rxf7 Rbg8 33. f5 Ne5 34. Qxf6 Qd5>, White wins with 35. Rxa7! Qd4+ 36. Kg2 Qb2+ 37. Kh3 Qxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Ng4+ 39. Kh3 Nxf6 40. Nf7+ Rxf7 41. Rxf7 Nd5 42. Rd7 Nf6 43. Rb7 (Fritz 8 assesses +4.94 @ 15 depth).

Jul-03-16		kereru: By all accounts Dus Chotimirsky was a bit of a character.

Jul-03-16		WannaBe: Cheech had some great lines in the movie, unfortunately I can't post any of them. =))

Jul-03-16		morfishine: This "play on word" collapses under its own imbecilic weight No explanation needed *****

Jul-03-16		thegoodanarchist: <Jun-17-05 Premium Chessgames Member chessgames.com: Yes, this one is relatively easy for a Friday, as there are some alternate ways to play the attack.> Playing over this game today made me think, hmm 26.? White to play and win would make a good Friday puzzle. I am only 11+ years too late with the idea :) Happy Independence Day, America!!!

Jul-03-16		cunctatorg: Not bad at all for a seventy years old International Master; not bad at all!...

Jul-05-16		kevin86: Comical how black's heavy pieces are so staid while white's are so powerful. Mate is inevitable.

Jun-08-23		mel gibson: I saw that in under 20 seconds. Stockfish 15 says mate in 9 27. Nf6+ (27. Nf6+ (Nd5-f6+ Kg8-f8 Qh5xh7 g7xf6 Rf1-e1 Qa8-e4 Re1xe4 Rc8-c1+ Kg1-g2 Ng6xf4+ Kg2-f3 Rc1-c3+ Kf3-g4 Rc3xg3+ h2xg3 Nf4-e6 Qh7-h8+) +M9/91 37)

Jun-08-23		Brenin: 27 Nf6+, and if 27 ... gxf6 then 28 Qh6 followed by Qg7 mate, or if 27 ... Kh8 then 29 Qxh7 mate. Therefore 27 ... Kf8 28 Qxh7 (threat Qg8 mate) gxf6 29 Re1, closing the Black K's escape route and threatening Qg7 mate. If 29 ... Ne7 then 30 Qh8+ Ng8 31 Qg7 mate, and if 29 ... Ne5 then 30 Qh8 mate.

Jun-08-23		Mayankk: I wanted to play 27 Nf6+ Kf8 ( 27 ... gxf6 28 Qh6 and 29 Qg7#) 28 Re1 followed by 29 Qxh7 and 30 Qxg7# or Qg8#). I realised that Black had an unforced 28th move and I briefly considered playing 28 Qxh7 first but then I didn't find any credible defence for Black after 28 Re1... Ah well.

Jun-08-23		agb2002: White has a knight for a rook and a pawn. Black threatens Q(R)xd5. White can weaken the black castle with 27.Nf6+: A) 27... gxf6 28.Qh6 and mate in three. B) 27... Kh8 28.Qxh7#. C) 27... Kf8 28.Qxh7 gxf6 29.Re1 Ne7 (29... Ne5 30.Qh8#) 30.Qh8 Ng8 31.Qg7#.

Jun-08-23		alexrawlings: Nice puzzle. I got the first couple of moves but didn’t see 29 Re1 cutting off the king’s escape route so am going to count this one as a fail.

Jun-08-23		TheaN: Not really much to add what's been posted already. I saw the text in full and the core variations: 29.Re1! is bit tougher to spot and always a bit wary to play such a move. Here it works fine, as Black can't defend g7, interposing is pointless and spite checks only delay the inevitable.

Jun-08-23		Brenin: Black had the better of the opening, and could have won a P with 14 ... Nxe4 (15 Qxe4 Nxd4 16 Qg4 f5 is bad for White, with the N on c2 en prise). Black's 25 ... Bd4+ is a horrible blunder, more or less forcing White's exchange sac 26 Rxd4, weakening the dark squares around Black's K, and allowing the mating combination starting with 27 Nf6+.

Jun-08-23		chrisowen: Vet soz fab win it is q much drill a cop jetty u Nf6+ affable flick it is ape dud v etc fab fob abattoir auld ghoul Nf6+ dab

Jun-08-23		Knightf7mate: / click for larger view / Today’s problem was too easy. How about this one?

Jun-08-23		Knightf7mate: White to move and draw.

Jun-08-23		AlicesKnight: Found the Nf6+ and Re1 route. Black's development to the rear is striking.

Jun-08-23		King.Arthur.Brazil: My suggestion is: 27. Nf6+ (Kh8 28. Qxh7# or gxf6 28.Qh6 and mate next), Kf8 28. Qxh7 (Threats 29. Qg8#) gxf6 29. Te1 (Threats 30. Qg7#) Ne7 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Rxe7#. If 29... Ne5 30. Qh8# I guess that there are other possibilities and many will find the answer.

Jun-08-23		King.Arthur.Brazil: Dear <Nf7tied> are you kidding? and you need not 5 ♙ lines, only the upper one (at row 6): 1. g7 Kd8 2. f7 Kc8 3. e7 Kb8 4. d7 Kc8 5. c7 Tied as Black has no move and the ♔ is not in check. To win, 3. g8= R#.

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