| Dec-29-07 | | sleepkid: This game score ends in mate. So should read 33. Qf8# Black's best chance was to play 32. ...RxB, but even that is fairly hopeless. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | acme: Not the highest quality game, but brilliant pun! |
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Jan-03-11
 | | Phony Benoni: Not a bad pun. Being of a much earlier musical generation, I would have suggested <Inna-Gagarin-Vida>. Falling into mate in one is never a good idea, but Black's position looks pretty lousy in any event. What is he supposed to do about White simply playing Ref2 and doing nasty things on f7? Unusual how White's dark squared bishop organizes an effective Inquision of both Black rooks, and how Black's kingside dark squares are so weak even with his own DSB still on the board. |
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Jan-03-11
 | | al wazir: Vassili is a man's name. If Gagarin is male, he should sue. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | NewLine: This game made me smile throughout especially the bishop hunt Tom-and-Jerry style, and the punch line at the end was just hilarious!
Great JOTD! |
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| Jan-03-11 | | Once: White's dark squared bishop doesn't give black a moment's peace, attacks just about everything in sight and then assists with the surprise checkmate. That is surely one mighty bishop. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | kevins55555: <sleepkid> It is not fairly hopeless, it is losing material to prevent mate. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | misaaske: Black's best chance was to play 32 Ng2 |
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Jan-03-11
 | | Sastre: 32...Ng7 runs into 33.Nf6+ Bxf6 34.exf6. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | swr: Not only is Vasily a man's name, Gagarin is a man's last name. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | WhiteRook48: if 32...Be7, 33 Nf6+ Nxf6 34 exf6 and there is no defense to both f8 and g7. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | kevin86: How about:"You're a Gagarin,but you still lose.
Black's last move is like a person who double locks all windows,but keeps the door open! |
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| Jan-03-11 | | redorc19: How about 32... Be7? |
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Jan-03-11
| | Phony Benoni: <redorc19: How about 32... Be7?>
click for larger viewIn the first place, that would be a very difficult move to make psychologically, since Black had just played ...Be7-d8 to avoid the trade of bishops. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, <33.Rxf7> is immediately crushing: <33...Kxf7 34.Ng5+ Kg8> (34...Bxg5 35.Qf8#) <35.Qxh7+ Kf8 36.Qxf7#>. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | redorc19: <Phony Benoni> Thanks! I missed the Rxf7 line. It seems there wasn't any other alternative. |
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Jan-03-11
 | | tpstar: I'm sure they meant "Lady-Gagarin" as White is woman, hear her roar. White chose an aggressive set-up, then ruled the dark squares all day. <Inna-Gagarin-Vida> Perfect! Let's hope they play again. ;>D |
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| Jan-03-11 | | picard: <Phony Benoni, redorc19> if 32 ... Be7 white can just play 33 Ng5. the bishop cant take the knight due to the mate threat on f8. Black can try 33... Nf6 but then its exf6 with Qxh7+ and Qxf7# coming. Also, after 33 Rxf7 its Qxd4+. If 34 Bxd4 , Its KxR and black will still lose but he can drag the game on for another 10 moves. |
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| Jan-03-11 | | picard: <white rook> if 32 ... be7 33 Nf6+ Nxf6 34 exf6 black can just play Bxf6! White cant take the bishop back because if 35 Rxf6 then Rxc5
36 dxc5 Qd1+ and black is completely equal!! (37 Kf2 Qd4+ 38 Kg3 Qxf6) Black is actually a pawn up in this position!! White would have a passed pawn on c5 but not much else to be excited about. better after 32... be7 is 33 Ng5. Black cant take the knight with the bishop because of the mate threat on f8. The idea is that Qxh7+ and Qxf7# are unstoppable. |
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Jan-04-11
| | Phony Benoni: <picard> Yes, 33.Ng5 may be a bit more accurate than 33.Rxf7, but since both appear to win easily it's a matter of taste. I preferred 33.Rxf7 because it seemed to limit Black's options more, but that's just me. For fun, I fed the position after 32...Be7 into my Bozo 0.5 computer. 33.Ng5 is mate in 6, 33.Rxf7 is mate in 8, so your suggestion is obviously 25% better. The funny thing is that the quickest way to mate, after 33...Qxd4+, is to decline the queen so that the bishop stays on c5, |
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