12 March 2014

Mating Net

This position arises in the annotations to Nunn -- Korchnoi, Luzerne 1985 (Chess Informant 40/360). In the game itself, Nunn refused Korchnoi's offer of a bishop on a4. This position is one of several that might have arisen if he had taken the bishop.

Black to move

Korchnoi offers the interesting line leading to checkmate: 30...Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Nb6+ 32.Ka5 Nc4+ 33.Ka4 b5#.

In the game itself, Nunn resigned after Black's move 34.

2 comments:

  1. move 34 ?? how is it possible as he was mated only on move 33

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    1. That's the difference between the actual game and the possible variation in the notes. The diagram is from the notes--it did not occur in the game.

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