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Hintless Puzzle #12

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kco
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Jan 30, 2011
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Hi, I will be posting puzzle weekly especially for those who don't like the
dailypuzzle much or find the hints and title annoying cause you don't have clues while playing OTB do ya ? Of course not ! So please don't give answers here straight away. I wil give the answer till Wednesday and a new puzzle next Sunday. Please don't say is 'easy'  or 'first' or if you don't like it cause is too hard (Good !) go to 'here'
p.s. anyone who use an engine before the answer I will never speak to you again. Tongue out
Today puzzle,  is White to move.
orangehonda
orangehonda
Jan 31, 2011
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orangehonda
orangehonda
Jan 31, 2011
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Cool, checked with computer I got it Cool

kco
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Jan 31, 2011
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Well hang onto it till Wed or Thu.Smile

Coopah
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Jan 31, 2011
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orangehonda wrote:

Cool, checked with computer I got it 

 Since kco isn't talking to you I think I should tell you that computers assistance is discouraged

kco
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Jan 31, 2011
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Coopah wrote:
orangehonda wrote:

Cool, checked with computer I got it 

 Since kco isn't talking to you I think I should tell you that computers assistance is discouraged

 hehe I am sure he meant that he think he got it and then he checked it with the computer later. ( I hope so or you'll be right I won't be talking to him)

juhweri
juhweri
Jan 31, 2011
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I think i got it ;)

orangehonda
orangehonda
Jan 31, 2011
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Heh, yeah, I tried to solve it first, and then was excited to see if I was right so I checked it.  Although I settled on the the computer's solution in the end, I didn't see everything there was to see so there was a bit of luck involved in terms of not noticing all variations or best defenses or other things (trying not to give hints here lol).

dandaman55
dandaman55
Jan 31, 2011
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#9

There are kind of two solutions but one of them is much stronger

kco
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Feb 1, 2011
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#10

if Qa1 Bd5 !

planeden
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Feb 1, 2011
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kco wrote:

if Qa1 Bd5 !

face on fire....

kco
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Feb 1, 2011
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ok BorgQueen can you give me the two possible solutions here and then I'll post what Leonard Barden has to say,

kco
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Feb 1, 2011
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Spoiler Alert ! solution will be given down below.

Frank Marshall vs jacques Mieses,
Berlin 1908

Today's puzzle, played between two attacking specialists, is another case of what
BOBBY Fischer called 'a fishbone in your opponent's throat".
   Queens,rooks and bishops roam the board and Black's c4 pawn looks dangerous, but the key to the solution is the white b6 pawn in close proximity to the black king.
   White's first two moves are obvious, and his third demonstrates the queen's ability to combine horizontal and diagonal attacks.
  Marshall was US champion for a record 27 years.
  How did he force victory ?

Solution: 1.Rxc4+ Bxc4  2.Qxc4+ Kb8  3.Qf4+ ! win. If Qe5 4.Rxd8 mate. If Re5
 4.Qxe5+ Qxe5  5.Rxd8 mate. If Rd6  4.Qxd6+ win. If Ka8 4.Qa4+ Kb8 5.Qa7+ Kc8 6.Qa8 mate.  

This article appear in the West Australia's 'Sunday Times'  by Leonard Barden.

kco
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Feb 1, 2011
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note different ending, mistake by chessgames.com or by Barden ?
orangehonda
orangehonda
Feb 1, 2011
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Yes, 3.Qf4+ was the move I was proud of seeing.  Usually when there's more than 1 way to win I get discouraged and think 1 way is good enough for me.  This time was no different except I was lucky enough to spot Qf4 :)