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Friday, July 8, 2011

Chess puzzle: Simple breakthrough for a win

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hello everyone,

Here is a simple puzzle with White in command. White has pressure on g7 and Black's back rank is also weak. How do you think White can combine these factors to get a win. Just think of basic checkmating motifs and you will have your answer.

White to play
Tischbierek-Degelmann
Bad Worishofen, 1997





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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 8, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Neat

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  2. sevan, slJuly 9, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    Nice one. A typical position where I would get stuck. By the way Chess Queen your blog is my breakfast staple diet.

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  3. sevan, slJuly 9, 2011 at 2:51 AM

    What about 1... Kxg7?

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  4. Saira Fernandes, MadridJuly 9, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    @sevan, sl Hey Kxg7 is not possible because of Qg5 :)

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  5. Sebastian Wolff, MarylandJuly 9, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Easy enough but the point is i would surely miss it in a tournament game ha.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    :)eazeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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