Originally posted by Fat Lady See if you can spot what Black missed after White's 31st move (Black won the game anyway).
[pgn]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedjarova, Zeinab"]
[Black "Corke, Anya"]
[Result "0-1"]
Indeed. I'm surprised Anya didn't spot it as she's normally good at tactics. With the White king trapped in the corner, I think most of us would have thought "I must get a queen / rook to h2" and once you've thought of that the finish is easy to work out:
RESULT
0-1
FEN
1k1r4/pb4q1/1n2N3/1Bp5/3PP3/2P1b1p1/3N2PP/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1
{-------------- . k . r . . . . p b . . . . q . . n . . N . . . . B p . . . . . . . . P P . . . . . P . b . p . . . . N . . P P R . B . . . K . white to play --------------} 1. Kh1 Rh8 2. h3 Rxh3+ 3. gxh3 g2+ 4. Kh2 g1=Q#
A game from the European Team Chess Championships (womens)
16 Nov '13 23:09
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