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17th November 2008, 04:27pm
#1
by The_Josh
Sandy, Utah United States
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17th November 2008, 04:35pm
#2
by linus9113
New York United States
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actually...no. I dont think so.

17th November 2008, 04:39pm
#3
by thecanadian7
ottawa Canada
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yes I beleive Qg1 would have done it

17th November 2008, 04:40pm
#4
by LearnChess
United States
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This is what I came up with.

17th November 2008, 04:45pm
#5
by heavyop
Seattle United States
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I think that Rf2 would work too...

1. Rf2 Rxf2 2. Qxf2

1. Rf2 Qe4+ 2. Kg1

17th November 2008, 04:52pm
#6
by zachander
Des Moines United States
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I don't think Rf2 works...  Black responds with Re1. 

LearnChess has it though...

17th November 2008, 04:54pm
#7
by heavyop
Seattle United States
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zachander wrote:

I don't think Rf2 works...  Black responds with Re1. 

LearnChess has it though...


Yeah, you're right. I didn't see that :)

17th November 2008, 05:02pm
#8
by Ray_Brooks
Heart of Darkness England
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I think White also has a winning endgame after 1 Rd8+ Bxd8 2 Qxd8+ Ka7 3 Qd4+ Qxd4 4 cxd4 Re8 ... a simple and forcing continuation.

 

Edit: oops! LearnChess already gave this variation... its what I'd play, anyway.

 

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