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Black to Play and Defend

Black to Play and Defend

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Wesley So - , Parham Maghsoodloo, World Cup 2015

This is how the game ended. Black missed a defensive
resource overlooked by both players. Can you find it?

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1. ...Bxf3 after 5 seconds.

edit - no. maybe 2. ...Bf3, after 25 seconds

edit 2, neither this one. I am going to the beach despite waves.

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I missed the bishop capture, hallucinating 1…Bxf3 2. Re8#
Nice resource.

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Clue: Check all Checks!

Black can draw this.

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3. ...Ra1+ is a check.
After 4. Kf2, does Black have perpetual check?

edit: no, no luck this time. My undead friend found it, I wouldn't never have guessed it.

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I found it!
1…Rxg2+!!

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Or maybe not… I am all over the place in this thread.

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The missed variation.

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Why did White play 2. Nd7 first instead of 2. Re7 immediately? No check with Qa7 then.

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That was a mistake, he (nor did his opponent) saw the Qa7 idea.