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May-07-18
 | | Phony Benoni: OK, I see the exchange and an assortment of pawns: <29.Nxg6+ hxg6 30.Qh3+ Bh6 31.Qxh6+ Qh7 32.Qxh7+ Kxh7 33.Nxf6+>. That's probably too complicated. |
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| May-07-18 | | ChessHigherCat: 29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30. Qh4+ Bh6 31. Qxh6 Qh7 32. Qxh7 Kxh7 33. Nxf6 and black is forked. More of a Tuesday puzzle IMHYEO (in my humble yet exalted opinion) |
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May-07-18
 | | FSR: What <PB> and <CHC> said. |
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| May-07-18 | | diagonalley: (this not a puzzle for the novice) |
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| May-07-18 | | drollere: mmm ... easy enough for a monday, for sure. |
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| May-07-18 | | saturn2: Nxg6+ White wins 3 pawns and an exchange. |
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| May-07-18 | | agb2002: White has two knights for the bishop pair.
White can win decisive material with 29.Nxg6+ hxg6 30.Qh4+ Bh6 31.Qxh6+ Qh7 32.Qxh7+ Kxh7 33.Nxf6+ and 34.Nxe8 + - [R+2P vs b]. |
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| May-07-18 | | smitha1: Monday puzzle process:
- Make craziest move on the board
- Solve puzzle
- Take full credit |
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| May-07-18 | | landshark: <PB> I thought it too complicated too. Finally saw nothing else. |
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| May-07-18 | | AlicesKnight: 29.Nxg6+ hxg6; 30 Qh4+ forces ...Bh6 and White can recapture and then N-fork the Rs (maybe after Q exchanges). |
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| May-07-18 | | stacase: I woulda done what White did over the board and when Black tipped his King I woulda accepted the victory. Has that happened to you that your opponent unexpectedly resigns ie., you didn't see everything that your last move did? But yeah, this was not a "Wham bam thank you ma'am" Monday. |
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| May-07-18 | | Cybe: 28... g5! |
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| May-07-18 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: I didn't exactly have the "It's too complicated for a Monday" concern. Rather, I kept checking for a while to see if there was anything more decisive than getting to an obviously won endgame. |
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| May-07-18 | | leRevenant: Julie can battle on for a while longer but Sue will seize'er in the end. |
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| May-07-18 | | mel gibson: Yes - an easy one on Monday.
All the first few moves are forced with only single solution moves available.
I was looking for a checkmate but the real power was the forking of the 2 rooks later on.Stockfish 9 says:
29. Nxg6+
(29. Nxg6+ (♘h4xg6+ h7xg6 ♕g3-h4+
♗g7-h6 ♕h4xh6+ ♕c7-h7 ♕h6xh7+ ♔h8xh7 ♘g4xf6+ ♔h7-g7 ♘f6xe8+ ♖g8xe8 b2-b4
c5xb4 a3xb4 ♖e8-c8 ♖f1-e1 ♗c6-d5 ♖d1-c1 ♔g7-f6 ♔h1-g1 ♖c8-d8 ♖e1-e5 ♗d5-b7
♖c1-e1 ♗b7-d5 ♔g1-f2 ♖d8-a8 ♖e1-a1 ♔f6-f7 h2-h3 ♖a8-c8 ♖a1-c1 ♔f7-f6 h3-h4
♔f6-f7 ♖e5-e3 ♔f7-e7 g2-g3 ♔e7-f6 g3-g4 ♔f6-e7 ♖e3-e1 ♔e7-d7 ♔f2-e3 ♗d5-g2
c3-c4) +5.32/34 71)
score for White +5.32 depth 34 |
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| May-07-18 | | cocker: Julie plays for Stourbridge Chess Club in the Birmingham & Worcester Leagues (England!). |
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| May-07-18 | | morfishine: <29.Nxg6+> and White wins |
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| May-07-18 | | gofer: Like many, I was lost. It is a <Monday>, albeit a PH in the UK, but
still a <Monday>. So we are looking for 1, 2 or perhaps 3-move-combo
that seals the deal...
...but try as I might I couldn't find one. So I went for the 6-move-combo
that wins an exchange and 2 pawns.
<29 Nxg6+ hxg6 30 Qh3/Qh4 Bh6 31 Qxh6+ Qh7 32 Qxh7+ Kxh7 33 Nxf6 Kg7 34 Nxe8 Rxe8> There a few variations on this theme (at the end), but the result is more or
less the same (5.60+).
click for larger viewBut this is hardly the stuff of <Mondays>... |
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| May-07-18 | | malt: 29.N:g6+ hg6 30.Qh4+ Bh6 31.Q:h6+ Qh7 32.Q:h7+ K:h7 33.N:f6+
wins material
What, No Queen sac ? |
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| May-07-18 | | Once: An odd one. It's a longer combination than we're used to for a Monday and it doesn't end in a snap mate or massive material gain. But I suppose it's Monday-ish because it's all forced, and that means that it ought to be the first thing we look at. |
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| May-07-18 | | gars: No Queen sacrifice today? Something must be wrong. |
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| May-07-18 | | Oxspawn: Because I know it is Monday, I know ergo I “can do” this puzzle. So I got it – although I too felt I must be missing something. If it had been Wednesday I would have found this more challenging. I also wondered if I could actually convert the position after the fork into a win. If I was black in that position I would play on hoping for a blunder. If I was white I would be dreading finding the black bishop had arrived on e2 or the black rook and bishop converged on g2 while I was tying my shoelaces and none of my pieces had moved. It often happens in my games …. |
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| May-07-18 | | WorstPlayerEver: No Queen sac today
All my hope has faded away
The lady stands forlorn
A symbol of the dawn
No Queen sac today
It seems a common sight
But people passing by
Don't know the reason why |
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| May-07-18 | | leRevenant: Yes, how many times have we been undone by our shoelaces. |
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| May-07-18 | | thegoodanarchist: Shouldn't a Monday puzzle be more decisive than 2 pawns and an exchange? |
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sac: 29.Nxg6+