Sep-04-10 A Istratescu vs B Amin, 2008 
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| krakukas: 63...?
My solution is <63...Rf1+> 64. Kxg5 Rg1+
65. Kf5 Rxg6 draw, since 66.Kxg6 is stalemate
or 64. Kg4 Rg1+
65. Kf4 Nh3+
66. Kf5 Rg6
67. Kxg6 Nf4+ draw
or 64. Ke5 Nf3+ and 65...Kxg7 draw |
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Aug-06-10 Kramnik vs Anand, 2008
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| krakukas: 5/5 yeah!
At first I was tricked by tempting Rh1+, but after a long analysis I realised it's not the move. <42...Qf3> wins instantly. I'm not sure why it was so hard to spot for me. <<chessgames.com>: If we gave this one on a Monday or Tuesday, everybody would find |
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Aug-03-10 L Maczuski vs Kolisch, 1863
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| krakukas: Mate in sree:
14 Qd8+ Kxd8
15 Bg5+ Ke8
16 Rd8X
The archetypal chess puzzle, wow. |
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Jul-30-10 Tal vs Golombek, 1958
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| krakukas: After <30.Rf4!> Black is lost. However, Golombek didn't choose the best possible defence. 30...dxc5 from the game allows White to force checkmate few moves later. I think the most stubborn try is <30...Nd5> in attempt to get rid of f6 pawn. <31.Rxh4 Nxf6>
Black ... |
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Jul-30-10 S Sanchez Castillo vs E Ubiennykh, 2001
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| krakukas: Hmm... looks like "catch the queen" puzzle. So: <15...Nxb3+ 16.axb3/cxb3 Re5> and badly placed queen costs White a Bishop at least. 17. Bg5, or what else? It's over anyway. You were at the wrong time in the wrong place, lady. |
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Jul-28-10 K Bischoff vs Buhmann, 2008
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| krakukas: Got it, 3/3. It took much longer than the previous one, however. Luckily, no need to use my secret weapon (a pencil) yet. Starting with Saturday, a pencil is a must for me to keep my thoughts in order. |
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Jul-27-10 P Goluch vs N Paikidze, 2010
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| krakukas: <Once> again a simple mate in two and a good story. |
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Jul-26-10 Iturrizaga Bonelli vs V Kulakov, 2008
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| krakukas: I'm so good today wow! Looking forward to next puzzles. <Once> Thanks for Indiana! |
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Apr-04-10 Smyslov vs K Grigorian, 1976
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| krakukas: Argh! I'm just an amateur! It was quite exhausting for me, but I got this one right. After <21.Rxf6+> there's much to analyse. To be honest, it took over 2 hours before I covered all the possible options. I couldn't dream of doing it without a pencil. I'm to chaotic to do all |
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Apr-02-10 Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946
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| krakukas: 18.Nc5 Rc7 19.Nxd7 Qc8 20.Nf6++ if <20. ...Kd8> there is just <21.Qe8#> with the f6 knight and Rc7 Qc8 blocking the King. <20. ... Ke7> and 21.Ra7 is good indeed. Anyway, it's a part of solution I guess. |
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