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Apr-02-19 | | lost in space: A wood-pusher overlooks the ranks.
" --- Russian Saying
Not today. I found it. Surprisingly
28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. Bxc6 and White win a rook. 1:0 |
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Apr-02-19 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: Per the engine Black would actually have had the advantage if he'd sacced the knight on Move 27. So the earliest the puzzle could have started is Move 28. |
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Apr-02-19 | | DonChalce: well, easy puzzle. thought it was Monday for a moment. |
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Apr-02-19
 | | HeMateMe: Why would these two be playing? |
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Apr-02-19 | | jith1207: Viktori!! Ja! I Saw thy Lyte. |
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Apr-02-19
 | | Jimfromprovidence: I see white winning, but not by a whole rook after 30.Rxc5 Qxc5 31.Bxc6 Rxe3, below.  click for larger view |
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Apr-02-19
 | | agb2002: White has a bishop for a knight and a pawn.
Black threatens Nxa4 and cxd5.
The rook on d5 blocks Bxc6 and the d-pawn blocks Rxd7. Therefore, 30.Rxc5: A) 30... Qxc5 31.Bxc6 wins decisive material. For example, 31... Rxe3 32.fxe3 Qxe3+ 33.Kh2 Qf2+ 34.Bg2 Re7 35.Rxd6 Re3 (35... Re2 36.Qc6 followed by an attack against the black king) 36.Rd7+ Kh6 37.Qf4+ Qxf4 38.gxf4 Ra3 39.Re2 + - [B vs p]. B) 30... dxc5 31.Rxd7+ (wins the knight but it's quicker than A due to the airy position of the black king) B.1) 30... Kh6 31.Qf4+ g5 32.Qxg5#.
B.2) 30... Kh8 31.Qf4 followed by Qh6 wins.
B.3) 30... Kg8 31.Qc4+ Kh8 32.Qf7 and mate soon. |
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Apr-02-19 | | saturn2: I saw 30. Rxc5
30..Qxc5 31. Bxc6 and white does not only get back the exchange but will be a bishop up. 30..dxc5 31. Rxd7+ |
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Apr-02-19 | | saturn2: Not sure I would see 28 Rd5 in a nonblitz game. |
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Apr-02-19 | | Lambda: Am I missing something, or can black go 31...Re4 32.Bxe4 fxe4 33.Qxe4 and only be a pawn down? Which is bad, but probably not resignable just yet. |
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Apr-02-19 | | tino72: Lambda - you are missing 33.Qxd7 - that pawn on c6 is no longer there. |
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Apr-02-19 | | malt: Seen 30.R:c5 Q:c5 31.B:c6 |
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Apr-02-19 | | cocker: Black's best is 31 … Rxe3, as given by <Jimfromprovidence> |
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Apr-02-19
 | | ferrabraz: 29...Qb7! |
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Apr-02-19 | | saturn2: <Jimfromprovidence>
I think it is never a whole rook but always a bishop. Also in your line. |
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Apr-02-19 | | zb2cr: After 30. Rxc5, Qxc5; 31. Bxc6 wins back the sacrificed Rook, leaving White up by a piece. |
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Apr-02-19 | | Otoy: I solved the puzzle. |
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Apr-02-19 | | AlicesKnight: Saw it quickly. Looks like MC saw it ages ago ..... |
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Apr-02-19
 | | offramp: “Cmilyte Culture.” |
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Apr-02-19
 | | dorsnikov: I did not get Monday's "Very Easy" but I did get today's "Easy" with no problem. Very curious? |
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Apr-02-19 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: <Jimfromprovidence>, Black could also just have left White's rook uncaptured, another line in which he's down a piece but not a whole rook. |
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Apr-02-19 | | TheaN: Tuesday 2 April 2019
<30.?>
After <30.Rxc5> any recapture will allow <31.Bxc6 +-> with a twofold attack on a Rook, doesn't really matter which. Black could have attempted 31....Rxe3 with some tricky play but I guess she'd rather not go into a technically lost endgame against Carlsen and rightfully so. On an entirely different sidenote: interesting how pretty much everyone addressing genders goes with double he. Pretty sure someone doesn't agree. |
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Apr-02-19 | | TheaN:  click for larger view31....Rxe3 32.fxe3 (else Rxg3+ or retreating Rd7) Qxe3+ 33.Kg2 Qe2+ Actually, perhaps this position was missed: there are opportunities for White to slip up around Black playing f4! for example after the retreat to h1: 34.Kh1? f4! 35.Bxd7?? (Rg1 ⩲) fxg3 #5! Of course, White does win by playing relatively logical moves, as SF gives 34.Kh3 Qg4+ 35.Qxg4 hxg4+ 36.Kg2 Rd8 +- as best, but that's technically still lost. |
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Apr-02-19 | | Momentum Man: Enjoy this era of Magnus Carlsen, the greatest human chess player ever |
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Apr-02-19 | | schachfuchs: 31...Rxe3
1) +2.50 (29 ply) 32.fxe3 Rc7 33.Bf3 Qxe3+ 34.Kg22) +1.72 (28 ply) 32.Bxd7 Rxg3+ 33.Kf1 |
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