Gildardo Garcia vs Bernard Zuckerman (1986)

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Gildardo Garcia vs Bernard Zuckerman
New York Open (1986), New York, NY USA
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Amsterdam Variation (B93) · 1-0

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Dec-25-19		sea7kenp: Talk about a Poisoned Rook!

May-24-22		WickedPawn: GM Gildardo García accepted my invitation for dinner during a 2005 tournament (he finished second after Korchnoi). A memorable day in my life. That’s the kind of person he was. Thank you again Maestro.

May-24-22		raymondhow: I think Zuck fell on his sword..

May-24-22		al wazir: Why did black take the ♖ on move 25 after declining to play 21...gxf6?

May-24-22		perfidious: Maybe he fell on his book....

May-24-22		mel gibson: Black is busted. I didn't know which solution to pick - there are so many. I found 5 good solutions here. Are there anymore? Stockfish only followed the game's first ply. Stockfish 15 says: 24. Nxf7 (24. Nxf7 (♘d6xf7 g7-g6 ♘f7-d8+ ♔g8-g7 ♘d8-e6+ ♔g7xf6 ♖d3-f3+ ♔f6-e7 ♘e6xc7 ♖f8xf3 g2xf3 ♖b8-c8 ♘c7-e6 ♗c6-d7 ♘e6xd4 h7-h6 ♕e2-d2 e5xd4 ♕d2-b4+ ♔e7-e8 ♗a2-b3 d4-d3 +10.30/35 242) score for White +10.30 depth 35. 2nd solution: 24. Rxf7 (24. Rxf7 Rxf7 (♖f8xf7 ♘d6xf7 ♔g8-f8 ♖d3-f3 ♔f8-e7 ♕e2-c4 ♕c7-c8 ♘f7xe5 ♗d4xe5 ♕c4-c5+ ♗e5-d6 ♖f3-f7+ ♔e7-e8 ♕c5-h5 ♕c8-d7 ♖f7xg7+ -8.14/35 109) score for Black -8.14 depth 35. 3rd solution: 24. Rg3 (24. Rg3 Bd5 (♗c6-d5 ♘d6-f5 g7-g6 e4xd5 ♕c7-c5 d5-d6 ♔g8-h8 ♘f5xd4 ♕c5xd4 ♗a2-b3 e5-e4 ♖f6-f1 f7-f5 ♖f1-d1 ♕d4-f6 ♖g3-e3 ♖f8-d8 d6-d7 ♖b8-b5 ♕e2-e1 ♔h8-g7 ♗b3-a4 ♖b5-c5 -7.93/32 72) score for Black -7.93 depth 32. 4th solution: 24. Nf5 (24. Nf5 Bd7 (♗c6-d7 ♘f5-h6+ g7xh6 ♖f6xh6 ♕c7-b6 ♕e2-h5 ♕b6-b1+ ♗a2xb1 ♖b8xb1+ ♖d3-d1 ♖b1xd1+ ♕h5xd1 ♗d4-e3 ♖h6-d6 ♗d7-e6 ♖d6-d8 ♗e3-c5 ♕d1-d3 ♖f8xd8 ♕d3xd8+ ♗c5-f8 -8.24/32 79) score for Black -8.24 depth 32. 5th solution. 24. Qh5 (24. Qh5 Qxd6 (♕c7xd6 ♖f6xd6 ♗c6xe4 ♖d3-d1 ♗e4-g6 ♕h5-e2 ♔g8-h8 h2-h4 ♖b8-c8 ♗a2-b3 h7-h5 ♖d1-f1 f7-f6 ♕e2xa6 ♖c8-a8 ♕a6-c6 ♖a8-b8 a3-a4 ♗d4-b2 ♗b3-d5 ♖f8-c8 ♕c6-a6 e5-e4 ) -8.53/37 231) score for Black -8.53 depth 37.

May-24-22		Granny O Doul: When you see a good move, look for a better one. Then another, and another, and another.

May-24-22		saturn2: 24.Nxf7 Rxf7 (gxf6 25.Qg4 mate) 25.Rxf7 will lose the queen

May-24-22		agb2002: White has a bishop and a knight for the bishop pair. The bishop x-rays the black king. This suggests Rxf7 and Nxf7. In the case of 24.Nxf7: A) 24... gxf6 25.Qg4#. B) 24... g6 25.Nd8+ Kg7 (25... Kh8 26.Rxf8+ Kg7 27.Ne6+ Kh6 28.Qd2+ and mate in two) 26.Ne6+ wins decisive material. C) 24... Rxf7 25.Rxf7 wins decisive material. D) 24... Rb1+ 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 Rb8 27.Nd8+ wins decisive material (27... Kh8 28.Rf8#). E) 24... Rb2 25.Nd8+ Rxa2 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Ne6+ wins decisive material.

May-24-22		Brenin: I think 22 ... gxf6 would have been good for Black, winning the exchange and surviving the attack.

May-24-22		saturn2: 24.Bxf7 <Rb2 25.Nd8+ Rxa2 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Ne6+ wins decisive material> The doublecheck 25...Nh6 wins quicker

May-24-22		Brenin: <saturn2>: Indeed, 24 Nxf7 (not Bxf7) Rb2 25 Nh6+ is a lot quicker than 25 Nd8+: after 25 ... Kh8 (forced) 26 Rxf8 is mate.

May-24-22		Stanco: I opted for 24.Nf5 and etc...

May-24-22		TheaN: I was kind of certain Black's busted in this position either way, but still, some accuracy is necessary. All moves win by the same principle: White's attack wins. Slip up, and it's likely Black's instantly better. <24.Nxf7> presents Black with the most problems. For a while, I got stumped a bit by 24....Rb1+, but White should just ignore this and play the simple 25.Rd1! After <24....Rxf7 25.Rxf7 +-> Black's losing a lot of material. Otherwise, the immediate threat of Rxc6 with Nxe5+ is hard to cope with.

May-24-22		chrisowen: I sub par prominent Nxf7 ac hither march impressive head-to-head ace me basically bus beneath it Nxf7 ear;

May-24-22		chrisowen: "Head Leader"

May-24-22		DrGridlock: The "tricky" part of the puzzle is that just about any move wins for White so it's hard to pick just >one<. Black's game continuation is not his best play, so before deciding on 24 Nxf7 you also have to calculate better defenses for black, beginning with the check 24 ... Rb1+, which deflects either the bishop from its brutal pin on the h2 - g8 diagonal or the rook from moving quickly onto the g file. Does white still have enough gas in the tank after these diversions? ... "yes" White does. Is it a quicker win for white to take with the Rook on f7? This position is never going to be anything but won by white: Gildardo Garcia - Bernard Zuckerman 1-0 0.0, New York Open 1986 click for larger view Computer evals suggest the knight on f7 is quicker, but human / intuitive play with a +10 versus a +6 eval are somewhat indistinct.

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