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I read this in a local paper.  A game between Michael Adams and Sergey.  The position is with black to play.  Black won the game with the continuation 1...Rd6 2. Qe3? Qxe3 .... But was there another solution?

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After it says "You have solved the problem" please click the next move button.  Not sure why it stops there.  White wins!

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Rdd8 return seems to save Black.. as Qxd8, Rxd8 Rc7+ Qxc7.. but I can't see defense to Rdd8, Nb4+#.. Qe1+ Qxa5... Black is still one move behind... Other tries exN, fails to Qxc8#... Nice catch.. Even Michael Adams can miss one

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Probably continuation was Rd7 and not Rd6 and there must be some misprint in the local paper..

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In your continuation black can also draw with perpetual check

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BrianplaysTrashed wrote:

In your continuation black can also draw with perpetual check


Perpetual check can be blocked by g3?

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I don't see perpetual (g3 solves that) but black has 2...Qh8 3.Rxc7+ Rxc7 4.Qxh8 exd5 with Q vs R+R ending (white may have improvements to this though; the white N has some checks that need to be looked at.)

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RXQ Rc7#

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White is actually winning in the position provided above.  I fully agree that Rd6 was a much worsening move and white gave it all away with Qe3.  The point that was emphasised in the paper was that sometimes even a bad move can get you to a win as long as it achieves the blunder from the opponent.  What a paradox?

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emmh:l

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