11 Jun 22
@greenpawn34 saidAnand - Mamedyarov, Norway Chess, Stavanger 2022.
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Mamedyarov is away from the board having a quick puff and a cough.
Anand played 1.Qb5 and before Mamedyarov come back Anand had resigned. 0-1
What did Anand see that Mamedyarov never had time to see.
1...QxN+! and if 2.KxQ, Nh4 mates.
11 Jun 22
That is it BigDogg, the 'three pieces mate' maxim. The Knight, Bishop and Rook.
I did an RHP search for anything similar, first searched for a BN giving a
mate on h4 (as in the Anand game) just to see what it would produce.
I found quite a few BNh4 mates but in most cases the BQ was still on
the board and covering the Rook and Bishop flight squares. However...
QUEZERGUE - nvigorate RHP 2014
Black is threatening to win the g1 Rook with Nh4+.
White not only missed this threat but made it much worse.
Remembering the search criteria, What did White play?
I did an RHP search for anything similar, first searched for a BN giving a
mate on h4 (as in the Anand game) just to see what it would produce.
I found quite a few BNh4 mates but in most cases the BQ was still on
the board and covering the Rook and Bishop flight squares. However...
QUEZERGUE - nvigorate RHP 2014
Black is threatening to win the g1 Rook with Nh4+.
White not only missed this threat but made it much worse.
Remembering the search criteria, What did White play?
11 Jun 22
@greenpawn34 saidWhite must have played...That is it BigDogg, the 'three pieces mate' maxim. The Knight, Bishop and Rook.
I did an RHP search for anything similar, first searched for a BN giving a
mate on h4 (as in the Anand game) just to see what it would produce.
I found quite a few BNh4 mates but in most cases the BQ was still on
the board and covering the Rook and Bishop flight squares. Howe ...[text shortened]... his threat but made it much worse.
Remembering the search criteria, What did White play?
Be3
...providing the necessary self-block. It's basically a help-mate.