Igor Nikolayev vs George Rusyniak (2004)

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Igor Nikolayev vs George Rusyniak
RCC Sat Open (2004), Rochester, NY, rd 2, Apr-10
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense (B22) · 1-0

White to move.

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1-0

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1

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Sep-22-14		nottogoodabeginner: what's the big deal about being first? There's a verse in the Bible that says the last shall be first and the first last.

Sep-22-14		Sally Simpson: Funny how a wee puzzle like this triggers all kinds of memories from things written or read. The Yates Hastings Trick: He played the same idea as White at Hastings in 1923. click for larger view Yates vs G Norman, 1923 ....and walked into the same trick as Black at Hastings in 1927. click for larger view Colle vs Yates, 1927

Sep-22-14		Nick46: difficult for a Monday but I gor it

Sep-22-14		zb2cr: 21. Rh8+, Kxh8; 22. Nxf7+, Kg8; 23. Nxd6 and White has Q+2P vs. R+B.

Sep-22-14		Willber G: Second!

Sep-22-14		Monocle: <nottogoodabeginner> Most forums I've been on outright ban people from making inane "First" posts, because it's just irritating and pointless spam.

Sep-22-14		Sally Simpson: ...and they are wrong. Igor Nikolayev was first!

Sep-22-14		Once: There is perhaps a little more to this than winning the black queen. Here is the position after 21...Kxh8 22. Nxf7+ Kg8 23. Nxd6 click for larger view Yes white has won the black queen, but he has had to spend a bishop and a rook doing so. And in general terms a bishop and rook are more or less the same as a queen. More importantly, white has snaffled a couple of pawns during the exchange. The h7 pawn via the original bishop sac (19. Bxh7+) and the f7 pawn (22. Nxf7+). It is arguably those pawns that give white the win more than the trade of R+B for the black queen. That and the weakened black pawns left alive.

Sep-22-14		goodevans: <nottogoodabeginner: ... There's a verse in the Bible that says the last shall be first and the first last.> I believe that refers specifically to queues for public transport. Incidentally, I think your name is missing an "o". I'm not familiar with the verb "to good".

Sep-22-14		Penguincw: Finally a Monday puzzle! It's been a whole week since the last Monday puzzle. ;) Anyway, this puzzle is actually a little too easy, as 21.Rh8+ Kxh8 22.Nxf7+ picks up the queen. At the end of all this, white will be up a queen and 2 pawns for rook and bishop.

Sep-22-14		pericles of athens: Rook check sets up knight fork.

Sep-22-14		gawain: Something different indeed. Clearly h8 is the first stop but there is no mate in the offing. Next best thing: a knight fork to win the queen

Sep-22-14		kevin86: The rook sac at h8 nets a family check and winning of the queen. A twist for Monday!

Sep-22-14		Bubo bubo: No ♕-sac today, but a ♕-win: 21.Rh8 Kxh8 22.Nxf7+ and 23.Nxd6. 21.Ng6 would be cooler and more monday-ish, but Black's queen is protected: what a bummer!

Sep-22-14		LucB: If Black plays 19...Nxh7 (instead of 19...Kxh7), then White can play 18. Qxf7, but then what? Doesn't the attack just fizzle?

Sep-22-14		DarthStapler: Got it easily

Sep-22-14		David2009: Puzzle position I Nikolayev vs G Rusyniak, 2004 White to play 19?: click for larger view <LucB: If Black plays 19...Nxh7 (instead of 19...Kxh7), then White can play 18. Qxf7, but then what? Doesn't the attack just fizzle?> After 19.Bxh7+ if Nxh7 20.Qxf7+ Kh8 21.Ng6# Black's best was 19...Kf8 but White then has a strong attack a Pawn up.

Sep-22-14		LIzzard: Once - I agree it is the pawns that make this a little more interesting. If the pawn position was even, I may be tempted to keep fighting if I were black

Sep-22-14		schachfuchs: So, 18... Bb7 was the main mistake?! What would have been better to avoid the 'original theme: 19.Bxh7+' ? 18.... h6?! 19.Rg3

Sep-22-14		BOSTER: <schachfuchs: what would have been better to avoid 19.Bxh7+?>. To play not 17...b6 and 18...Bb7 but 17...Bd7 and 18...Be8 protecting f7.

Sep-22-14		vajeer: <Once:It is arguably those pawns that give white the win more than the trade of R+B for the black queen. That and the weakened black pawns left alive.> Well said. I would add one more thing - strong knight posted on d6.

Sep-22-14		LucB: Thanks <David2009>.. hmm I guess the attack doesn't fizzle after all!.. more like 'sizzle'. ;)

Sep-22-14		Cheapo by the Dozen: <watwinc>'s post was a rare exception -- perhaps a typo? But solving a position as quickly as possible is important in chess, so I don't see why people are complaining about those who try to race to be first with a puzzle solution.

Sep-30-14		MarkFinan: This is from a game I played in February of this year I think. After Bxd6 ..QxB. It's very very similar to the position on the POTD! Same thing. Sac a piece on h8 for the knight fork. I just saw this on chessgames dot com's facebook post and thought 'I recognize that game'. It's spooky similar! click for larger view

Sep-30-14		MarkFinan: I know I say I have a bad memory but I just shocked myself by remembering this position! After Bxd6 QxB.... It's nearly the same position!? click for larger view click for larger view

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