05 May 08
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Originally posted by MarsanYou played
I know it was against a lower rated opponent but i was playing badly, until this move.
[fen]4r2k/1pp3p1/p1b3q1/4n3/4NRP1/6KP/PPQ5/4/R3[/fen]
Black played 31...Nd7
I played 32.[b]???What was the decisive move???
Did black have a playable reply?[/b]
E4-G5! C6-E4 is only temporarily prolonging the inevitable.
Well done!
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05 May 08
Originally posted by MarsanIt was Ng5!
I know it was against a lower rated opponent but i was playing badly, until this move.
[fen]4r2k/1pp3p1/p1b3q1/4n3/4NRP1/6KP/PPQ5/4/R3[/fen]
Black played 31...Nd7
I played 32.[b]???What was the decisive move???
Did black have a playable reply?[/b]
06 May 08
Originally posted by AlboMalapropFoozerAm I assuming right that the attack depends on black taking the white queen and then RxN at e5 and black can't take back because of mate? If so, what about N-g5 QxN
32. Ng5! is indeed the best move and it wins immediately. Nice find. I would note that if this were solitaire chess (as in Pandolfini's column each month in Chess Life), 32. Nf6 would get partial credit as it also results in a winning position, albeit not as clean.
RxN (e5) QxR (e5)
what attack does white have now?
06 May 08
Originally posted by sonhouseRe-read the starting post carefully.
Pardon me for being dumb but isn't there a knight in the way for that move Rxe8+? And even if not, the bishop can take, it covers e8
"Black played 31...Nd7
I played 32.???What was the decisive move???"
07 May 08
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Originally posted by heinzkatAh, I thought it was white to move. That knight move makes a tiny differance🙂
Re-read the starting post carefully.
"Black played 31...Nd7
I played 32.???What was the decisive move???"
So he had to go N-f7 instead but black is still an exchange down so the end will probably come soon anyway, although there is some counterplay by black.