Apr-22-09 T Shaked vs M Morgan, 1993 
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beautifulwretch: At the end, if
26. ... Kg4
27. Qf3+ Kh4
28. Qh3#
If 26. ... Ke4
27. Qf3+ Kd4
28. Qe3#
So black must block.
26. ... Qf6
27. Qxf6 gxf6
28. Rxc6
and I don't think black can stop the a pawn from queening without losing the rook. I'm not even sure the black ... |
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Apr-22-09 K Richter vs E Reinhardt, 1937 
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beautifulwretch: You're right <zb2cr>, I didn't think too hard about it. After looking at it for a little bit longer, I think 38. Rhh4 or 38. Rff5 is probably better, but I'm too lazy right now to figure out White's best move at that point. |
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Apr-03-09 J Sachetti vs V Costin, 1898 
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beautifulwretch: What happens after 26....Rxf6? |
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Jun-27-08 J Pelaez vs A de Dovitiis, 1993 
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beautifulwretch: That's really funny. If the second rook sacrifice is accepted with 24. axb3,
then up the ladder we go:
24. ... Qa1+
25. Kc2 Qb2+
26. Kd3 Qc3# mate.
Also, it took me some time to see it, but in the final position, if either queen or bishop were to intercept with 25. ... |
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