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Solve a puzzle from "La Regina degli Scacchi" movie

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algorab
 

The link of the movie is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnqRi0X6Rnw&feature=relmfu and the game is at 1:13

 

algorab

Another one same link at 3:01

heinzie

The first position looks very classical, probably some old master against an amateur - maybe someone can recognize or find the original game that this is derived from?

heinzie

OK this is the closest I can find for now:

Jan Plachetka - Zinn, 1974

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250968

algorab
heinzie wrote:

OK this is the closest I can find for now:

Jan Plachetka - Zinn, 1974

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250968


Thank you Heinze. Looking at the snapshot I missed a N on b1 (I'm going to correct that), but in any case the position is not identical and For the engine the combination works smoothly.

deepak64

best puzzle.

algorab

The game at 4:31 has the movie variant puzzle

and the best computer line variant puzzle Smile

P.S (The first white move is the one played in the movie)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

algorab

Looking at the captured pieces in the game at 2:22 with the bearded guy the puzzle could be figured as this:

algorab

Game 2:10 I could be mistaken, but my take is

algorab

I Forgot to mention that other games of the movie are available on the daviddol channel at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVSy_H7F3PA&list=SP32CA2F6C44ADE6AB&index=16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQCQCQZ1q38&list=SP32CA2F6C44ADE6AB&index=17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=225frf0IteM&list=SP32CA2F6C44ADE6AB&index=18

All the games in the movie are covered except the simul at 1:38 (the outcome is mate in few moves). Is anybody able to decipher it?

Regards