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PhalanxGr8

Hello ladies and gents it's my first post and I am new to Chess.com although for some reason it says I joined in 2011 not 2016. The experience has been extremely humbling but thanks to this site and players like yourselves i am enjoying rapid improvement. 

 

Sometimes I like to go to another site (chess24.com) and benchmark myself against one of their engines that they call Claudia. I often grind with this chess engine to the point of frustration. In all the games I have played against it I have won maybe 10% of the time though that number is increasing itself lately.

 

In all the wins i have pulled off (maybe 15 or 20) I am the most proud of this one. I made an endgame problem of it because I thought maybe some of you may enjoy it, not because I have anything to teach.

 

Black to move. The challenge is to win in two. White's queen would trade the kingdom for one move. Hope you enjoy.

Robert_New_Alekhine

1...Rxh3+! 2.gxh3 Qh2#. Good puzzle!

PhalanxGr8

Well done! Glad you liked it.

Ever have days when you can see around corners? I was having one of those days when I played this one.

In fact, three moves earlier both positions were equal and I sacrificed the other rook just to get to this position!? If I ever get around to learning how Ill post the whole game.