Apr-06-25 | | mel gibson: I missed that solution today.
Pity - as it seems obvious once shown.
Stockfish 17 says:
19. Qc4
(19. Qc4 (1.Qc4 Nxh1 2.d6+ Kh8 3.d7 Bxd7 4.Nf7+ Rxf7 5.Qxf7 Qxh4 6.Rxd7 Qh6 7.Rxc7 Ng3
8.Kb1 e4 9.a3 Nf5 10.Bxe4 Rf8 11.Qd7 Qxe3 12.Ka2 Qd4 13.Rxb7 Qc4+ 14.Ka1
Qd4 ) +2.98/45 302)
score for White +2.98 depth 45. |
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Apr-06-25 | | Allderdice83: It's a strong attack, but maybe not as strong as White thought. 25. Ne4? squanders all of White's advantage -- 25 ... Ng3! 26. Nxg3? Rf8 27. Qb3 Qh2 (-0.8); better is 26. Ng5! Nf5 27. Qxf5! gxf5 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nxh6 Bxh6 30. Kd2 c6 (0.0). In fairness, the move I came up with is even worse - 25. Nd5?? Rf8 26. Qe7 c6 27. Nc3 Ng3 (-2.5). White should just play 25. Rxc7, keeping a solid advantage (+1.8 or better) no matter what Black plays next (25 ... Ng3 and 25 ... e4 are the top choices). |
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Apr-06-25 | | Walter Glattke: I could Imagine for 19.Qc4 Qe8 20.d6+ Kh8 21.Nb5 c6 22.Nc7 Qd7 24,Bh3 Qd8 25.Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7 Nxh1 27.Ne8 mate in 3, or 24.-Qxh3 ++- and for beginners: smothered mate with 25.-Kg8 26.Nh6++ Kh8 27.Qg8+ Rxg8 28.Nf7# |
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Apr-06-25 | | stacase: I saw:
19. Qc4 Nxh1
20. d6+ Kh8
21. Nf7+ Rxf7
22. Qxf7 Then what for Black?
Played:
19.Qc4Nxh1
20.d6+Kh8
21.d7 I have no idea why 21.d7 |
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Apr-06-25
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Not a great week (flubbed three), but solved this one at least. |
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Apr-06-25
 | | chrisowen: Im q bow it's eg cuff it's vary it's jah it's Qc4 fib it's ae it's o it's aob jib it's affable it's pat cc buck it's with it's arrived it's odd Qc4 bud x |
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Apr-06-25
 | | chrisowen: Want it behind |
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Apr-06-25
 | | chrisowen: x lead q c be x |
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Apr-06-25
 | | al wazir: 23...Qe8 would have been better than the pawn-grab, Qxh4. A ♕ swap would have vitiated white's attack. |
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Apr-06-25 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: The king's line is: 19. Qc4 Nxh1 20. d6+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Now, here comes the old-old trap: 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qg8+ Rxg8 24. Nf7#, which forces: 21... Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Ng3? 23. dxc7 and win. So, B must play 22... cxd6. Now, 23. Rxd6 Qg8 24. Qxg8+ Kxg8 25. Rd8+ Kf7 26. Bxh1, seems W has better endgame. Other way is: 19. Qc4 Nxh1 20. d6+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxf7 22... cxd6 23. 23. Bxh1 Rb8 24. Rxd6 which seems more plausible. But I feel that I'm forgetting something, I don't know what. |
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Apr-06-25 | | Andrew Chapman: <21.d7 I have no idea why 21.d7>idea I think is that after Bxd7 Nf8+ RxN QxR, the bishop is pinned against the queen. Not a normal puzzle since Qc4 is by far the most plausible move given that it is attacked with check. |
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Apr-06-25 | | Andrew Chapman: It's a strong attack, but maybe not as strong as White thought. 25. Ne4? squanders all of White's advantage -- 25 ... Ng3! 26. Nxg3? Rf8 27. Qb3 Qh2 (-0.8)> Ng3 is a hard move to see. |
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Apr-06-25
 | | Breunor: I thought 19 Q c4 was indicated,as were the next few moves, but I didn't see his strong 22 d7 was. |
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Apr-06-25 | | FM David H. Levin: <<stacase>: I saw: 19. Qc4 Nxh1 20. d6+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Then what for Black?> 22...cxd6 seems forced. Then 23. Rxd6 Qf8 24. Qc7 Bf5 25. Bxb7 Rb8 26. Bxh1 Bh6  click for larger viewgives Black counterplay.
The game's 21. d7 has the virtue of leading to the elimination of Black's light-square bishop, thereby giving White's rook access to the d7-square. |
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Apr-07-25 | | FM David H. Levin: <<al wazir>: 23...Qe8 would have been better than the pawn-grab, Qxh4. A Q swap would have vitiated white's attack.> 23...Qe8 24. Rxd7 Qxf7 25. Rxf7 Ng3 26. Bxb7
 click for larger viewfollowed by 27. Rxc7 would seem to give White good winning chances owing to his passed c-pawn and rook on the seventh rank. |
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