David Hayes - John Schweinsberg, Correspondence 1995. White began a safe conversion of positional advantage for material advantage with 1. Bf4?! Nc6 2. Nc7+ Ke7 3. Nxa8 Qxa8 and eventually won from this position.
What is the better course of action for white than what Hayes ended up doing?
Originally posted by prosocceri believe that once a line is discoveredethat will win, one mustn't stray from it...
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David Hayes - John Schweinsberg, Correspondence 1995. White began a safe conversion of positional advantage for material advantage with 1. Bf4?! Nc6 2. Nc7+ Ke7 3. Nxa8 Qxa8 and eventually won from this position.
What is the better course of action for white than what Hayes ended up doing?
he might end up thinking something else is better when it's not...
with Bf4, white is garunteed a win...
i would go with that.
Originally posted by rubberjaw30Trust me, there is a better move than Bf4.
i believe that once a line is discoveredethat will win, one mustn't stray from it...
he might end up thinking something else is better when it's not...
with Bf4, white is garunteed a win...
i would go with that.
Originally posted by prosoccer1. Nc7+ Qxc7 (forced) 2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (forced) 3. Qd5+ Ke8 (forced) 4. Qe6 with mate to follow.
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David Hayes - John Schweinsberg, Correspondence 1995. White began a safe conversion of positional advantage for material advantage with 1. Bf4?! Nc6 2. Nc7+ Ke7 3. Nxa8 Qxa8 and eventually won from this position.
What is the better course of action for white than what Hayes ended up doing?
Nice puzzle. Unusual that he didn't find the solution during a correspondence game, considering how forcing it is from the given position.
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Originally posted by prosoccerwell it looks to me like 1...f4 2.d6! c6!(cxd6? c6! Bc8 c7 any Bg4 +-)
How about this one?
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Hayes - Puckett, Huntsville 1999. Black plays the innocent looking 1... f4? and eventually wins a tough game. What should have been white's reply, and what should black have played instead of f4?
3.Bg4 Bxg4 4.hxg4 Ke6 =