22 Feb 10
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Originally posted by USArmyParatrooperThis game looks completely won for white.
My opponent then resigned. Did he have an escape?
[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2010.2.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "USArmyParatrooper"]
[Black "Sergiovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[pgn]1. d2-d4 d7-d6 2. c2-c4 g7-g6 3. e2-e4 Bf8-g7 4. g2-g3 e7-e5 5. d4-d5 c7-c6 6. Bf1-g2 Ng8-e7 7. Nb1-c3 O-O 8. Ng1-e2 a7-a6 9. O-O b7- ...[text shortened]... e5-e4 41. Bd5xe4 Re8xe4 42. Qd1xd7 Re4-e1 43. Kh1-g2 Re1-g1 44. Kg2-h3 1-0[/pgn]
He has two mating threats:
1.) Qxg7#
2.) Rc8+, Bf8, Rxf8# (Qg7🙄
It is impossible to defend against both threats at once.
This means that for black to stay alive, he must deliver check. This can only be done by Rxg3# and after hxg3 there are no available checks.
23 Feb 10
Originally posted by greenpawn34You forgot to check all checks 😉 Here:
Interesting postion. Plausible finish with 41.Qg1+
Draw?
[pgn]
[FEN "7k/3n2bp/1q4p1/p7/4r3/6P1/1BR4P/3Q3K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
{--------------
. . . . . . . k
. . . n . . b p
. q . . . . p .
p . . . . . . .
. . . . r . . .
. . . . . . P .
. B R . . . . P
. . . Q . . . K
white to play
--------------}
1. Qxd7 Re1+ 2. Kg2 Qg1+ 3. Kh ...[text shortened]... + 4. Rg2 Bxb2 5. Qc8+ Kg7 6. Qb7+ Kh6 7.Qxb2 Re4 8. Qd2+ Kh5 9. g4+ Rxg4 10. Qg5+ Kxg5[/pgn]
The a pawn wins now...