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Geller v Golombek and the Joint Brilliancy Prize.

Geller v Golombek and the Joint Brilliancy Prize.

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Geller v Golombek and the Joint Brilliancy Prize.



This is me studying my King and Pawn endings in bed.
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Three puzzles for you this week all with a similar theme.
No need for a clue. You will get the idea very s’ooo’n.

R. Mamedov - D. Navara, Romanian Grand Prix Chess.com 2022

Black to play and win.
answer
Black played 0-0-0 and it was 0-1


Benjamin Barker - Cosmic Warrior RHP 2018

White to play and win
answer
White played 0-0-0+ and Kxb2


Benjamin Barker - LEUR RHP.2019

White to play and win
answer
White played 0-0-0+ and Kxb2


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OK (did you notice that twice Benjamin pulled off that trick.)

R. Palliser - V. Stoyanov, 4NCL:2023

Black to play
Answer
1...Qe6+ 2.Qxe6 forced. Stalemate.


Benjamin Barker - Glackentino2 RHP 2018

Another Benjamin win. (my new hero) White to play and win.
Answer[
1. g5+ Kxg5 2. Qg7+ Kxh5 3. Qg4 mate.


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I happened upon this the other day.

R. Swinkels - J. Krassowizkij, German Bundesliga, 2023

White to play what would you do? (You are losing time to think of a crafty trap.)
White played 1.Rg3 Black fell for it 1...a3 2.Rxa3 a draw. 2...Rxa3 is stalemate.

Two Red Hot Pawn examples of players walking into this type of Stalemate.

chickenlittle - dn84 RHP 2022

White played 1.Kf6 Rxb6+ 2.Rxb6 stalemate.

This next one...I do not know whether laugh or cry. It’s simply Amazing,

Gary Riley - GabiG RHP 2022


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A few blogs ago I was showing Queens taking all four Rooks. Here is a good
OTB game with a similar theme. Both players were awarded the Brilliancy Prize.

Efim Geller - Harry Golombek, Budapest 1952

Oddly enough the exact same series of moves appeared
48 years later in S. Rodriguez - H. Adib, Santiago 2000.



The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 197189

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