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schakuhr

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23 Sep 07

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

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Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

23 Sep 07

Originally posted by schakuhr
[fen]1R6/3q4/3r2pk/p2N2bp/1p2Pp2/1P2Q1P1/1P4K1/8 - - 1 1[/fen]

White to play

I got all wrong so far, but here goes:

1. Rh8+ Kg7 2. Qd4+ Bf6 3. Rh7+ Kxh7 4. Nxf6+ Rxf6 5. Qxd7

Squelchbelch

Joined: 14 Jul 06
Moves: 20541

23 Sep 07

Originally posted by schakuhr
[fen]1R6/3q4/3r2pk/p2N2bp/1p2Pp2/1P2Q1P1/1P4K1/8 - - 1 1[/fen]

White to play

Rh8+...Kg7
Qd4+...Bf6 ermm
😕

schakuhr

Joined: 12 Feb 05
Moves: 47202

23 Sep 07

Originally posted by wormwood
I got all wrong so far, but here goes:

1. Rh8+ Kg7 2. Qd4+ Bf6 3. Rh7+ Kxh7 4. Nxf6+ Rxf6 5. Qxd7

I'd play 4. ..Kh8 there and win as black.

Squelchbelch

Joined: 14 Jul 06
Moves: 20541

23 Sep 07

Does it involve a Q sac on f6?

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

We're All Gonna Go!

Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

23 Sep 07

2 edits

Originally posted by schakuhr
I'd play 4. ..Kh8 there and win as black.

edit: um...

1.Rh8+ Kg7 2.Qd4+ Bf6 3.Qxf6+ Rxf6 4.Rh7+ Kxh7 5.Nf6+

schakuhr

Joined: 12 Feb 05
Moves: 47202

23 Sep 07

1 edit

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Does it involve a Q sac on f6?

Perhaps

Well, I'm gone for some time now, so I'll post a link to the solution:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018885

The game is a positional gem, by the way.

schakuhr

Joined: 12 Feb 05
Moves: 47202

24 Sep 07

white

ilywrin

Joined: 30 Oct 04
Moves: 7813

24 Sep 07

Originally posted by schakuhr
[fen]1r4k1/1b1R1ppp/rN2p3/p1p5/2P2n2/5B2/PP3PPP/R5K1 - - 1 1[/fen]

white

Nc8!?

schakuhr

Joined: 12 Feb 05
Moves: 47202

24 Sep 07

Here's a special one for ilywrin:

black

ilywrin

Joined: 30 Oct 04
Moves: 7813

24 Sep 07

Hm...The only thing I can come up with is 1...Bxc5 2.bxc Rxd4 3.exd Nxf3+ 4.Qxf3 Bxf3 5.Rxf3 Ng4 6.Bxf7+ Kh8 7.Bxe8 Qxh2+ 8.Kf1 Qh1 9.Ke2 Qg2+ 10.Kd3 Qxf3+ 11.Kc4 and Black's aggression seems wasted.

vipiu

Joined: 04 Jul 06
Moves: 7174

25 Sep 07

Originally posted by schakuhr
[fen]1r4k1/1b1R1ppp/rN2p3/p1p5/2P2n2/5B2/PP3PPP/R5K1 - - 1 1[/fen]

white

I like this one...
thx for this puzzle, I feel that now I am a bit stronger...one more pattern added in my brain

schakuhr

Joined: 12 Feb 05
Moves: 47202

25 Sep 07

Originally posted by ilywrin
Hm...The only thing I can come up with is 1...Bxc5 2.bxc Rxd4 3.exd Nxf3+ 4.Qxf3 Bxf3 5.Rxf3 Ng4 6.Bxf7+ Kh8 7.Bxe8 Qxh2+ 8.Kf1 Qh1 9.Ke2 Qg2+ 10.Kd3 Qxf3+ 11.Kc4 and Black's aggression seems wasted.

Okay, resulting position:

black to play and win 😉