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Black should actually be able to snatch that passed pawn, 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Bxe8 Kxe8 36. Rxc8+ Kd7! followed by 37. ... Kxd6 :p
heinzie wrote:
Black should actually be able to snatch that passed pawn, 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Bxe8 Kxe8 36. Rxc8+ Kd7! followed by 37. ... Kxd6 :p
Well, that's the correct variation for Black if he's getting paid by the move I suppose ... I prefer the 34...Qxf7 defense for Black -- in practical terms it leaves White with the possibility of playing a blunder if he gets anxious or lazy.
This is a position from a game in Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy in the chapter on pawns (here, how to get the most out of a passer).
White goes for the kill here. It's not hard to guess the correct first move here, but try to calculate the combination thru to the end rather than going one move at a time (which the puzzle app here encourages but which is bad practice IMO.) -- see the win before you move.
(The moves list gives the entire rather instructive game... Filip plays his IQP beautifully)