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| Feb-18-07 | | Fisheremon: Here's my combo: 27...Rxb2+ 28.Kxb2 Qc7 29.Bd4 Qxc6 30.g5 a3+ 31.Kc1 Ng4 32.Rxg4 Bxd4 33.Rh1 Rc8 34.c4 Bxc4 35.Rxd4 Bd5+ 36.Kd1 Qc1+ 37.Ke2 Qxh1 (  ) |
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Feb-18-07
 | | fm avari viraf: In correspondence Chess, one has lots time to see the combinations & permutation but to find the right one as Herman did is sheer beauty & very commendable! |
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| Feb-18-07 | | wals: Like scaling Mt Everest, just too difficult for me. |
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| Feb-18-07 | | Whitehat1963: Well, I missed this one by a few light-years! I thought for sure the first move would be 27...Nxg4. What happens after that move? |
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| Feb-18-07 | | Dr.Lecter: I thought it was going to be Rxb2, since after Kxb2, Nxg4+ wins the queen. Of course, WK moves and then BQ moves away from the threat, but still, I was off by a lot. |
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| Feb-18-07 | | jheiner: What about sac'ing both rooks, getting the queen with the mate threat and black is up in position? 27...Rxb2+ 28.Kxb2 Rb8+ 29.Nxb8 Qxb8+ 30.Kc1 Nxg4... |
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| Feb-19-07 | | Fisheremon: <jheiner: What about sac'ing both rooks, getting the queen with the mate threat and black is up in position? 27...Rxb2+ 28.Kxb2 Rb8+ 29.Nxb8 Qxb8+ 30.Kc1 Nxg4...> 29.Nxb8?, so 29.Kc1 (  ). |
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| Feb-19-07 | | RandomVisitor: White seems to be winning after 27.Rh1:
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(1.40) 27.Rh1 h5 28.fxg6 Bd5 29.g5 Qb8 30.gxf6 Rxb2+ 31.Kc1 Rxa2 32.N2f3 Qb2+ 33.Kd1 Bxf3+ |
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| Feb-19-07 | | kevin86: What a finish!!! Black leaves the queen en prise trying to mate in two-white declines. Later on,black offers his queen to mate in the same way again! Only this is an offer that white cannot refuse-either his brains or his signature will be on his death certificate. |
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| Sep-23-10 | | Rook e2: really nice indeed |
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| Sep-23-10 | | Once: Wow! Black offers sac after sac in order to mate with the rook on a8 - ths only piece on the whole board that hasn't moved yet. Is this the perfect example of a sicilian dragon doing what black hopes it will do? In other words, don't get crushed by white's kingside attack, and sac, sac and mate the white king on the queenside. |
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| Sep-23-10 | | Morten: Black was probably looking for the even more beautiful mate with 33.-, Qa1+.34. Rxa1, Nc3#. But 33. Nxd5 prevented that. |
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| Sep-23-10 | | mpl: Even 32. ♗d4 ♕xd4 33. c3 ♕xc3 34. ♘c4 seems okay for white. |
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| Sep-23-10 | | mohitm: Amazing finish!!! and it's awesome how rook at b4 gives white a run for his money until the move it's sacrificed |
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| Sep-23-10 | | rapidcitychess: Pry open the b-file, and, sac, sac, mate!
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| Sep-23-10 | | kevin86: It seemed that it was black's destiny to mate at a1: After 33...♕b2+ 34 ♘xb2 axb2+ 35 ♔b1 ♖a1 kismet |
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| Sep-23-10 | | acapo: 33.Rb1 |
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| Sep-23-10 | | Ratt Boy: @acapo: if 33.Rb1, Qa1+! 34.Rxb1, Nc3#, even prettier than the game continuation. |
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| Sep-23-10 | | acapo: Ratt boy "yep my bad I seen that after posting" doom and gloom for white |
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Sep-23-10
 | | tpstar: I entered this one into the Pun Contest as "I've Falleyn and I Can't Get Up!" based on the famous commercial. Poor Mrs. Fletcher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlp... |
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| Sep-23-10 | | Shamot: Doesn't 33. Rb1 saves the day for white? |
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| Sep-23-10 | | Ratt Boy: @Shamot: No. See above. |
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Sep-23-10
 | | scormus: This dragon breathes fire. |
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Sep-23-10
 | | Jimfromprovidence: This is a fascinating game to analyze.
<RandomVisitor>, back in 2007, says white is winning after 30 Qh1 and posted this line below. <1. (2.10): 30.Qh1 d5 31.Nxb4 Qc3 32.Bd4 Qxd4 33.Nc4 Qc3 34.Rxh7 dxc4 35.Qxa8+.> The game is still not settled after 33...Qc3.
click for larger viewBlack desperately wants to get his knight to e4, with the threat of Qa1+, followed by Nc3#, forcing white to give up his queen to stop that attack. White has limited options to counter. The flashiest way forward is 34 Rxh7! (34 Rh3 looks attractive as well).
click for larger viewHere, black cannot now play 34…Ne4 because white has 35 Rxg7+, giving up the exchange but defusing black’s attack and retaining a substantial material advantage. Black also cannot play 34…Nxh7, due to 35 Qxd5+, forking and winning the rook. Black is left with 34…dxc4. White exchanges rooks beginning with 35 Qxa8+. Black plays 35…Kxh7 and now 36 Kxa3 gives white a winning advantage.
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| Nov-04-18 | | Saniyat24: That is just a beautiful game...! |
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sac: 27...Bxa2+