Black to play and mate in 4.

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22nd February 2009, 07:47am
#1
by dmeng
Knoxville, TN United States
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This position came up in one of my games in the 2nd Chess.com Theme Tournament - Sicilian (1401-1600). Black is up two pieces, but can he deal the final blow?

See move list for variations. Hopefully I did them a little more thoroughly this time.

22nd February 2009, 10:10am
#2
by ADK
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Very nicely played!

ADK

22nd February 2009, 11:27am
#3
by LordJones3rd
Bristol Wales
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I like the discovered check, very well thought

22nd February 2009, 03:34pm
#4
by mervince
Bulacan Philippines
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22nd February 2009, 04:37pm
#5
by dmeng
Knoxville, TN United States
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@ mervince

You could do that, and I had thought it out too. The thing is, that doesn't force mate in 4.

24th February 2009, 03:40pm
#6
by dmeng
Knoxville, TN United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
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I did miss one thing in the move list:

31. ...Bxf3 32. Qg1 Qd3 33. Qe3 Qxe3 and 34. ...Qf2# is inevitable.

24th February 2009, 07:12pm
#7
by dmeng
Knoxville, TN United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
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Oh crap, this puzzle's cooked. Argh!

Ah well. In any case, the refutation I see still wins material for Black.

 

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