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PurplePuppy
Nov 7, 2009
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#1
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Archerknight
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Nov 7, 2009
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#2

Cool. 

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Vainamoinen
Nov 7, 2009
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#3

Why doesn't the king take the rook when it moves to a2?

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dsarkar
Nov 7, 2009
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#4

@ Vainamoinen,

after 28...Rxa2 if 29.Kxa2 then 29...Qa8+ 30.Kb1 Qa3 etc.

good one!

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jamessaul
Nov 8, 2009
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#5

nice but would a better first move for the white queen be to c4?

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buddygal
Nov 8, 2009
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#6

hmmm @dsarkar: thank for explaining, but I don't see it...Frown

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slack
Nov 8, 2009
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#7

Doesn't 29. ...Qa8 work just the same? White gets a check on b5 regardless of move 30 or 32. The only difference I see is that after 29. ...Qa8, white can check on d5 and sacrifice their queen, but then after Qa5 it's over anyway.