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22nd March 2008, 03:25pm
#1
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 596

This has always been one of my favorites (and strangely I've never seen the final idea used in a real game--even though it seems natural enough):


22nd March 2008, 05:46pm
#2
by teal604
Winnipeg Canada
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 93

What's after 8.Qa3+   Could it not be ...Kxa3     ?


22nd March 2008, 05:52pm
#3
by chessfanforlife
Toronto Canada
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 679
then Nc2#
22nd March 2008, 05:53pm
#4
by chessfanforlife
Toronto Canada
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 679

[Date "????.??.??"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/4q3/2p5/2n2Q2/p5N1/7k/8/1K6 w - - 0 1"]

{ White to play and win (Kubbel 1925)  } 1. Ne3+ Kg3 2. Qg4+ Kf2 3. Qf4+ Ke2 4. Qf1+ Kd2 5. Qd1+ Kc3 6. Qc2+ Kb4 7. Qb2+ Nb3 8. Qa3+
1-0

 


22nd March 2008, 06:01pm
#5
by teal604
Winnipeg Canada
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 93
chessfanforlife wrote: then Nc2#

Right. sorry  :)


22nd March 2008, 06:19pm
#6
by BonefiedMike
Naples, Italy United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 8

8...Kxa3 would pretty much end the game for white right?


 
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