Sergei Rublevsky was one of Kramnik's seconds in the World Championship reunification match, and he is a candidate in the current FIDE cycle. He won a beauty prize for the game that gave birth to this theoretical position.

white to move:

Most of the people on this site would not have difficulty with finding Bxf6+ The crunch would come when a few moves earlier, how many would spot this opportunity.

Originally posted by z00t
Most of the people on this site would not have difficulty with finding Bxf6+ The crunch would come when a few moves earlier, how many would spot this opportunity.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
and after Kf8?

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Bxe8? Doesn't looks so bad Shield 😉

Hehe Hehe what about a funky move like Bf7?

So, we see that the second move is the harder one. 🙂

Nope the position "plays itself" as I read in some Russian book. The situation after Bxf6 is not so good for Black.

Originally posted by z00t
[fen]4rk1r/3b1B2/1pq1pB2/p1np3p/7P/6Q1/PP3PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1[/fen]

Nope the position "plays itself" as I read in some Russian book. The situation after Bxf6 is not so good for Black.

Same game.

White to move.




Lputian resigned after Rublevsky's move from this position. The move should be easy to find after the foregoing discussion.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
For you it plays itself, but look at all the wrong answers before you posted the correct solution.

Originally posted by z00t
[fen]4rk1r/3b4/1pq1pBB1/p1np3p/7P/6Q1/PP3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 2 [/fen]

Hehe Hehe what about a funky move like Bf7?