Dec-12-24 Eamonn Keogh
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TheBishopSweden: https://www.icu.ie/articles/52 |
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Sep-27-22 S Ernst vs A Baldus, 2001 
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TheBishopSweden: I saw the fork on d5 and g8 after a second, but I did not see that after 34.Bd5! Rxd5 35.Nf6+ Kxg7 36.Nxd5 the knight is blocking the d-file for the rook and the pawn is preventing 36.-Rc8. |
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Nov-16-15 O Aharon vs Z Rahman, 2014 
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TheBishopSweden: When I noticed the position of the white king it was very easy to see the mate in two with 39.-Ra5+! 40.bxa5 Ra4#. |
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Apr-15-14 Benko vs W Hartmann, 1984 
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TheBishopSweden: First I looked at 21...Bh3 22.gxh3 Nxh3#, but then I saw the more forcing 21..Qxg2+ 22,Kxg2 Bf3+ 23.Kg1 Nh3# |
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Feb-04-14 Per Thoren 
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TheBishopSweden: In Lars Grahn's excellent blog http://larsgrahn.blogspot.se/2014/0... I read the sad news
that Per Thorén passed away in 2013 (In Swedish - scroll down to find the news). In rememrance of Per Thorén he published this impressive game - and it should really be in the ... |
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Aug-07-13 M Illescas vs S Rachels, 1987 
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TheBishopSweden: The first try was 26.Qxe5?, hoping for 26.-fxe5??27.Rf8#, but then I saw 26.-Qxf1+ which of course destroys my plan.Shortly afterwards I saw the correct 26.Rxf6! Qxe2 27.Rf8# ,but I did not see the try 26.-Qd1+ which must be answered with 27.Rf1 and because of the mate ... |
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Jul-29-13 M Kanep vs M Soot, 2003 
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TheBishopSweden: Mondays don't require much thinking:) I found
24.Rxh7+ Kxh7 25.Qh5# after a few seconds. |
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