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Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good

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I blundered a rook but happened to find a winning move to save the game. Black to play and win.

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Originally posted by Stockton
I blundered a rook but happened to find a winning move to save the game. Black to play and win.
Bf3!

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Originally posted by mazziewag
Bf3!
try now, the wrong fen was posted the first time so I was fixing it. the move isn't so hard to find.

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Originally posted by Stockton
try now, the wrong fen was posted the first time so I was fixing it. the move isn't so hard to find.
Rh8+ looks like the logical try and after Kg3 I leave it to others to find the best continuations.

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Perhaps Qg2 first and Rh8+ next?

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1...Qg2 looks good. If 2.Kg5, then 2...f6+ 3.Kxg6 Ne7+ 4.Kxg7 Qe4 looks like it should mate. Anything else allows 2...Rh8+ and mate to come.

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Originally posted by Schumi
1...Qg2 looks good. If 2.Kg5, then 2...f6+ 3.Kxg6 Ne7+ 4.Kxg7 Qe4 looks like it should mate. Anything else allows 2...Rh8+ and mate to come.
Much simpler is 2...Rh8 threatening 3...Rh5#

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Originally posted by ilywrin
Much simpler is 2...Rh5#
You have to get the rook to the h-file 1st

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Edited :-)

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Originally posted by ilywrin
Much simpler is 2...Rh8 threatening 3...Rh5#
...Rh8+ Kg3, what then? I can't see it...

...Qg2 looks good to me.

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Originally posted by wormwood
...Rh8+ Kg3, what then? I can't see it...

...Qg2 looks good to me.
I suppose you missed the 2...Rh8...

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Originally posted by Palynka
I suppose you missed the [b]2...Rh8...[/b]
Many of you already got it. The correct move is Qg2! and white can resign. There is no way to stop mate. here are some of the lines I analyzed.

...Qg2
Rh1 Rh8+
Kg5 f6+
Kxg6 Qd4+
Kf7 Nd1+
Ke2 exd4#

...Qg2
Qd3 (stopping Qd4+) Rh8+
Kg5 f6+
Kxg6 Ne2+
Kf7 Qd5+
Kxe3 Qd2#


The actual game continuation was

...Qg2! Rh1
Rh8+ resigns

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Originally posted by Palynka
I suppose you missed the [b]2...Rh8...[/b]
ah, now I finally got it. I just didn't realize ilywrin was starting with Qg2 all along...

I have a terrible flu though... brain... oozing... out... can't... think... must... sleep...

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Capablanca once said:

Good players are always lucky!

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Originally posted by Superman
Capablanca once said:

Good players are always lucky!
And vice versa (?)

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