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December 10, 2006Thoughts upon a position: 8. The deciding moveYou may think that solving a position when the correct answer is already posted is no fun at all. However, I am very glad to read your comments with the right answer among wrong ones. In this way, there is no need for me to reply. You do it all (right and wrong) by yourselves. Today’s position requires tactical skills (as the previous ones) but there are only nine pieces on the board. I use this as a prelude to some endgame problems which I have chosen for the approaching Christmas holidays.
Black is a pawn up and has to play a winning move. Which one? Send your comments. Have fun… Important notice Comments
a3 Pg5 and white aufgegeben.- Mare or D change.- After PT promote.- Posted by: crackingchessmen at December 8, 2006 10:32 PMSorry: mare is a mistake.- mate is correct.- Posted by: crackingchessmen at December 8, 2006 10:41 PMThough I came up with the answer on my own, I have since run the position with a couple of chess engines to see if crackingchessmen's answer led to mate faster. His seemed like a pretty good answer to me. I realize chess engines are not infallible, so I'd be interested in hearing other views. Dear Mr. djpnola: ¿What play you after g5? I only saw two or three moves ahead.- My show is not based in a forced mate but in conceptual thoght.- I am only a man.- Sincerely your, Cr. Dear Mr. djpnola:Yes sir.- My analisis is wrong.- If g5 , QC1+ and draw.- Congratulations.- Crac...Crac...Crac... Posted by: crackinchessmen at December 10, 2006 09:12 AMI AGREE WITH djpnola: a3 is the winning move. Posted by: DANTONIFAYARD at December 10, 2006 03:21 PMYes, the simple a3 is the winning move. White can do nothing better than exchanging the Queens; he cannot leave the a7-g1 diagonal without check. But OTB, I probably would have played g5. This move is SO seductive, once you have discovered it! Doesn't it seem to be a really "brilliant" move? Leaving the White Queen alone, but threatening mate in one? However, after Qc1+ Qf1+ QxQ KxQ hxg5 Black is missing a deciding tempo: BOTH pawn are promoted to Queens, resulting in a probable draw. For me, this position teaches me (once again) not to try spectacular moves if you can win with simple moves - especially when under time pressure. Posted by: Thomas at December 10, 2006 05:00 PMI also saw the seductiveness of g5! I agree with djpnola on a3. I ran into an interesting problem though. At first, I was reading the board completely wrong, thinking that Black's Queen was under attack by the g3 pawn. I kept seeing that if Black took the White queen, it was a draw, and other moves were trouble for Black. Did anyone else hallucinate like this? Or just me? :) Posted by: HFlew at December 11, 2006 07:27 PMIf ... QxQ
Interesting, though, that even if you read the board wrong (white moving DOWN the board), it's still a draw if QXQ. A chess palindrome, maybe? Posted by: djpnola at December 12, 2006 05:06 AM |
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