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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Chess Combinations – Watching out for Opponent’s Ideas

Yagupov – Radulovic, 2014

image White to move. Does White win with Rxg7?

Hint: Black may have a defensive counter sacrifice.

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  1. UnknownJanuary 31, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    its draw......Rxg7 NxP+ (PxN then Qd2 kh3 Qh5 and its draw) Kh3 Qf1 + Kh4 RxR Qf8+ Kh7

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    1. RomanJanuary 31, 2014 at 8:37 AM

      That is correct. How does White win instead of Rxg7 then?

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  2. UnknownJanuary 31, 2014 at 11:48 AM

    Rf8 wins Nxe3 fxe3 qe3+ rf2
    Rf8 rxf8 qxf8+ kh7 bg8+ kg6 qf7+ kg5 h4+ kg4 and qg6 mate

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