Originally posted by heinzkatLOL, yes...I was sure, any minute, he was going to finish it. Ever since ...Qxc3 it was like he was playing brilliantly while I was fumbling about.
Ooh that's nasty Game 6860020
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I think the key to the position is finding the 1.Nc7 Qxb3 2.Ne8+ Kh8 3.Nf6+ Bf8! defense which I failed to find. the main point is that I analyzed the Kh8 variation lastly and rather half-heartedly after calculating till mate with the Ke7, Kf8 and Kg8 variations.
and nice position by the way, I almost never get such puzzle-like positions in my games, you should feel lucky!
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Originally posted by philidor positionThe key to the position is that you missed Nh5+? 😛 i.e. my first move was Ne3 but that goes nowhere after Qxb3 Nf5+ Kf6, then it was clear f6 had to be covered too, tadaa Nf4 does the trick
I think the key to the position is finding the 1.Nc7 Qxb3 2.Ne8+ Kh8 3.Nf6+ Bf8! defense which I failed to find. the main point is that I analyzed the Kh8 variation lastly and rather half-heartedly after calculating till mate with the Ke7, Kf8 and Kg8 variations.
and nice position by the way, I almost never get such puzzle-like positions in my games, you should feel lucky!