10 Feb 08
Originally posted by meta x zenAfter Black moves the Queen [say 24...Qg8] 25.Ba5+ Ke8 26.Qc7 leaves Black with no good defense against Qd8#.
I'm fairly new to chess - Why did Topalov resign in this game?
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1441167
On 24...Qg2!?, Fritz 9 gives 25.Ba5+ b6 26.Bxb6+ Ke8 27.Re6+! fxe6 28.Qxe6+ Kf8 29.Bc5+! Nxc5 30.Qc7+ and mate next move.
10 Feb 08
Originally posted by SwissGambitI really enjoyed looking at that final position! It was fun figuring out the winning line without using an engine, although it did take me 5 or 10 minutes to do it. I did notice almost immediately how passive Black's position is. Black's light-squared bishop, Queen's rook, and pinned knight are useless. White's f6 pawn is a monster. I did see the Ba5+ threat very quickly, although finding the rest of the line took more work.
After Black moves the Queen [say 24...Qg8] 25.Ba5+ Ke8 26.Qc7 leaves Black with no good defense against Qd8#.
On 24...Qg2!?, Fritz 9 gives 25.Ba5+ b6 26.Bxb6+ Ke8 27.Re6+! fxe6 28.Qxe6+ Kf8 29.Bc5+! Nxc5 30.Qc7+ and mate next move.
P.S. All you strong guys who saw this almost instantly, don't give me a hard time about my slow solving time! 😉