Black to move
I played 25...Qb3?? (25...Rb5 would hold).
My opponent replied with 26.Rb1?? when 26.Re1 wins easily.
I found the winning move, the only move that does not lose.
Black to move
Continuing Down Memory Lane
1 day ago
17 March 2010
Blitz Luck
Lunch in a cafe with an internet connection and I played a handful of three minute games with a chap from the Netherlands. The last one evened the score after a couple of blitz errors near the finish. He outplayed me through the middlegame and earned a two to one pawn majority on the queenside. This majority became a dangerous passed pawn that I struggled to stop.
Black to move
I played 25...Qb3?? (25...Rb5 would hold).
My opponent replied with 26.Rb1?? when 26.Re1 wins easily.
I found the winning move, the only move that does not lose.
Black to move
Black to move
I played 25...Qb3?? (25...Rb5 would hold).
My opponent replied with 26.Rb1?? when 26.Re1 wins easily.
I found the winning move, the only move that does not lose.
Black to move
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ReplyDeleteSame move as Anonymous. He was quicker so all hail to him/her.
ReplyDeleteYes. I set this problem up for a youth club; no one found the answer. Then, I set it up at my local club; a few 1600+ got it, and one under 1600, but many others did not. They didn't like hearing that I found it in fifteen seconds during a blitz game. But resigning was the only alternative.
ReplyDeleteNice tactic opportunity. Would be priceless if you could see opponent's face. :)
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