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    23 Jan '07 03:14
    Originally posted by Von Bardeleben
    i think we all see that, the solution involves in checkmate
    I didn't say mate, I just said "win" I'll try to be less misleading next time.
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    23 Jan '07 03:15
    Originally posted by Von Bardeleben
    omg what bull, i thought you wanted us to checkmate the king in like 5 moves or so...
    I just copied what the problem said. 🙁
  3. Sydney
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    23 Jan '07 03:261 edit
    My first instinct is to take the knight after threatening the queen with my knight
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    23 Jan '07 03:26
    Originally posted by idioms
    My first instinct is to take the knight
    That was my idea when I was working on it, but it isn't right. 🙁
  5. Sydney
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    23 Jan '07 03:272 edits
    So not Nc6 then Rxf6?

    .. actually it looks to me that Rxf6 wins if the queen moves?
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    23 Jan '07 03:37
    Originally posted by idioms
    So not Nc6 then Rxf6?

    .. actually it looks to me that Rxf6 wins if the queen moves?
    haha, yeah that's the right answer. 😛

    I thought you meant Rxf6 immediately.
  7. Sydney
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    23 Jan '07 03:41
    Originally posted by cmsMaster
    haha, yeah that's the right answer. 😛

    I thought you meant Rxf6 immediately.
    Sorry .. been playing way to much blitz recently and my ability to articulate is severely damaged 😉
  8. Standard memberKorch
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    23 Jan '07 06:20
    Originally posted by cmsMaster
    I was just working on some tactics which Tal used to win games, and I found this one to be very aesthetically pleasing. 🙂

    [fen]r1bb1r1k/p4ppp/2p2n1N/7Q/2p5/2B2N2/qPP2PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1[/fen]


    White to play and win.
    Tal - Smyslov 1959, Pretendents tournament in Yugoslavia.
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