| Oct-03-23 | | Brenin: After failing to make 34 ... Qe1+ work, I found 34 ... Rxh3+ 35 gxh3 Nf3, and White can prevent mate on h2 only by giving up his Q with 36 Qe8+ Qxe8, since 36 Rd2 allows Qf1 mate. |
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| Oct-03-23 | | mel gibson: I got the first ply but couldn't see it through to checkmate. Stockfish 16 says mate in 15:
34. .. Rxh3+
(34. .. Rxh3+ (Re3xh3+ g2xh3 Nd2-f3 Qa4-e8+ Qe2xe8 Rd1-d2 Qe8-e1+ Kh1-g2 Nf3-h4+ Kg2-h2 Qe1xc1 Rd2-f2 Qc1-e3
Rf2-g2 Qe3xf4+ Kh2-g1 Qf4-e4 Rg2xg7+ Kg8xg7 Kg1-f2 Qe4-g2+ Kf2-e3 Nh4-f5+
Ke3-d3 Nf5-d4 a2-a4 Qg2-e2+ Kd3-c3 Qe2-c2+) +M15/63 31) |
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Oct-03-23
 | | Korora: Saw the initial crow sacrifice but not the follow-up. |
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| Oct-03-23 | | raymondhow: Eventually I saw that nothing could stop the mate on h2 after 34... Rxh3+ 35 gxh3 Nf3 except for giving up the White Queen. |
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| Oct-03-23 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: It is immediate: 34...Rxh3+ 35. gxh3 Nf3 36. Rd2 Qf1#. If don't capture: 35. Kg1 Nf3+ 36. gxf3 Rg3+ 37. Kh1 Qg2#. |
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| Oct-03-23 | | stacase: The Rook sacrifice followed up with 35...Nf3 Threatens 36...Qh2# 37.R62 doesn't work for White as then 37...Qf8#. As played 36.Rd8+ made no sense. |
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| Oct-03-23 | | raymondhow: < If don't capture: 35. Kg1 Nf3+ 36. gxf3 Rg3+ 37. Kh1 Qg2#. >
Quicker is 35. Kg1 Qe3# |
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| Oct-03-23 | | saturn2: White threatens Bxd2. 34....Rxh3 35.gxh3 Nf3 threatens Qh2 and after 36.Rd8+ Kh7 white is running out of moves. |
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| Oct-03-23 | | TheaN: I got blind on this one, had 34....Ra3? given 35.Qxa3 Qxd1+ 36.Kh2 Nf1 looks promising, but 35.Bxa3 +- is an issue. Saw 35....Rxh3+ but missed Nf3. |
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Oct-03-23
 | | louispaulsen88888888: I kept trying a bunch of queen checks after the rook sac but nothing worked, then I recalled the Arabian Mate, which is often unstoppable once it’s threatened. While that’s with Rook and knight, it’s the same idea but even stronger with a Q. |
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| Oct-03-23 | | Allderdice83: I was looking at it with very sleepy eyes. After some coffee this morning, the solution jumped out at me. The point is, after 36. Rd8+ Kh7, the c2 checking square is covered by the Black queen, and if 37. Rd2 to stop 37 ... Qh2#, then simply 37 ... Qf1#. |
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Oct-03-23
 | | chrisowen: I work bet u joffy its v q and Rxh3+ affable off gack its hid affable off its a duck neck bare bot cue axiom juggle Rxh3+ fib |
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Oct-03-23
 | | PawnSac: Did anyone mention that after ..Rxh3+ if white declines the sac with Kg1 there's ..Nf3+ gx Rh2 and it's lights out. But faster is.. 35 ..QxR Kf2 Qf1#
this position is loaded with interesting ideas |
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Oct-03-23
| | PawnSac: I just played through the whole game twice, and loaded the download in winboard to look at a few subvariations. Now.. I haven't started any engines, I was enjoying the game on its own.
but I have to say, from a human player point of view, Duda's play was outstanding.
He mastered the game from beginning to end.
As far as I can see (at my sub-GM level), it appears to be strategically and tactically flawless. There were no breaks in continuity. He craftily parried white's threats with sublime moves that improve his position, his timing seems impeccable. I REALLY like this game. At the time of this game Duda's rating was 2247. Two years later in Oct 2012 his rating was 2470. He was on a steep climb, and it seems that in this game he was playing a little above his rating. But at 12 years old he is already developing a mature tactical and positional understanding. Impressive. |
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Kibitzing
sac: 34...Rxh3+