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03-21-2009 , 01:48 PM
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White played very passively in the opening and let black build up a crushing position leading to a very thematic finish. Black to move.
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03-21-2009 , 01:52 PM
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Spoiler:
Bxg2 threatening Nf4+ (or mate on h2)
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03-21-2009 , 01:54 PM
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comment that has a bit of a hint in it

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I also like this one since it illustrates how dangerous those innocuous little moves like h3 can really be, as this wouldn't be anywhere near as effective if the h pawn was not advanced.
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03-21-2009 , 01:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sixfour
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Bxg2 threatening Nf4+ (or mate on h2)
Close!

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Bxg2 doesn't actually threaten mate since the bishop is en prise. So black wins a pawn and white's position is terrible, but he can limp on for a while longer.
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03-21-2009 , 02:01 PM
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I got this in a few seconds! All that chesstempo must have paid off

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1... Bh2+
2. Kh1/f1 Kxg2+
3. Kxg2/Ke1 Nf4+
4. any/Nxh5


Or maybe this problem is pretty easy,too!
Last edited by garcia1000; 03-21-2009 at 02:01 PM. Reason: ok I see why the h3 pawn matters
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03-21-2009 , 02:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by garcia1000
I got this in a few seconds! All that chesstempo must have paid off

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1... Bh2+
2. Kh1/f1 Kxg2+
3. Kxg2/Ke1 Nf4+
4. any/Nxh5


Or maybe this problem is pretty easy,too!
perfect!
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03-21-2009 , 10:10 PM
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This is a position that is perfect for chesstempo:
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Bh2+ wins everything, but Nf4 or Bxg2 is also crushing, so who cares?
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03-21-2009 , 11:08 PM
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Grunch:
Spoiler:
Black plays Bh2+, Bxg2+, Nf4+ winning the white queen for the bishop on g2.
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03-22-2009 , 03:23 AM
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Pretty easy imo, Bh2+ Kf1 Bxg2+ Kxg2/Ke2 and Nf4+. Of course there might be a mate that I didn't bother to look for but winning the queen is good enough and I'm not going to bother looking for a mate.

Edi: Dire, do you really see h3 coming back to bite White because a heavy piece can't defend h2 from above? imo it's more often a problem when Black can get a diagonal piece on the a7-g1 diagonal and land a piece on g3.
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03-22-2009 , 06:01 AM
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There's no ABC reason why a move like h3 is not good. It's just a general weakening. This is just a position, like countless others, where it leads to a quick crush.
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