16 February 2017

The Whole Board

This position has occurred in at least 21 games, including Ree,H -- Piket,J, Breda 2001, which appears in Encyclopedia of Chess Miniatures (2015).

White to move

The best move, which has been played in 19 of those 21 games, is quite elegant.
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  1. Todd BryantFriday, 17 February, 2017

    This took me a while to spot. It's 1.Ba6. And I think one detail is if 1...Nxe5 we go 2.dxe5 instead of 2.Bxb7 h6 when they have some tricks. Although I think 2.Bxb7 is likely winning, too.

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    1. James StripesFriday, 17 February, 2017

      I love this move! Using the a-file to exploit weaknesses on the dark squares around the king is worth remembering.

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