PUZZLE: What is the right move to win a piece?
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Jun 27, 2007
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I was able to work it out. It's a lot more complex than it first appears. Knowing there's an advantageous sequence helps. OTB it would probably have flown over my head.
Jun 27, 2007
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that WAS tricky! i guess queens CAN go backwards...
OTB = Over The Board, meaning when you are actually playing live
oo ilove when you can make huge sweeps across the board for a check, this went purdy well for me, a couple mistakes though
Wow tricky,tricky, same as sonofpearl....nothing none at all 
The game was from Torre vs Petursson, 1985 Biel Interzonal, Round 14.
Here is how it goes:
The tournament was won by: (1st) GM Vaganian, 12½ (2nd) GM Seirawan, 11½ (3rd) GM Sokolov, 11.
Unluckilly, In the final round, GM Torre with 10½ lost to GM Sax. GM Short with 9½ defeated Van der Wiel (with 10½).
Short, Van der Wiel, and Torre tied for the last spot in the Candidates and played off:
1 2 3
1. Short xxx 0½0 111 3½-2½
2. Van der Wiel 1½1 xxx ½0½ 3½-2½
3. Torre 000 ½1½ xxx 2-4
When Short and Van der Wiel tied in the playoff, the final spot went to Short on tiebreak, because he had a better score against the upper half of the Interzonal field, the difference being his last round victory over Van der Wiel. The fact that he lost to Van der Wiel 2-1 in the playoff didn't matter.
wow the puzzle was complex but i worked out quite easily
i've also read the game in a book and a magazine that's why i've got it...... it's good
Cool Puzzle!
This one was difficult, I liked it.
very nice:)
What is the right move to win a piece? this game is based on filipino grandmaster Eugenio Torre