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A beautiful masterpiece!

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Originally posted by ilywrin
A beautiful masterpiece!
I have the final position in a frame on my wall.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
I have the final position in a frame on my wall.
You mean, before black's last move. An exceptional position!

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Originally posted by Mephisto2
You mean, before black's last move. An exceptional position!
Well I don't mean the mate. How ugly is that!

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Originally posted by Bowmann
Well I don't mean the mate. How ugly is that!
Who inventied this problem? I'd like to see this one retrofitted back to the beginning!

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Looks like 1.Ne8 Kg6 2.h5+ Rxh5 3.f5+ Rxf5 4.g4 Rf3 5.Bf5+ Rxf5 6.Ng7 does the trick. A good problem, but I'm not sure I'd rate it a masterpiece.

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Looks like 1.Ne8 Kg6 2.h5+ Rxh5 3.f5+ Rxf5 4.Ng7 Rf3 5.Bf5+ Rxf5 6.g4 does the trick. A good problem, but I'm not sure I'd rate it a masterpiece.
Swap the move order (g4 and then Bf5+), otherwise you allow 5...g4.

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Originally posted by mtthw
Swap the move order (g4 and then Bf5+), otherwise you allow 5...g4.
You meant 4...g4, but I take your point.

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Solution

1. Ne8 Kg6
2. h5+ Rxh5
3. f5+ Rxf5
4. g4 Re5
5. Bf5+! Rxf5
6. Ng7 and White will mate with the pawn on the next move.

Genrikh Kasparian, 1935

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Originally posted by Bowmann
[b]Solution

1. Ne8 Kg6
2. h5+ Rxh5
3. f5+ Rxf5
4. g4 Re5
5. Bf5+! Rxf5
6. Ng7 and White will mate with the pawn on the next move.

Genrikh Kasparian, 1935

[fen]6K1/6N1/5pkp/5rpr/6P1/8/8/8[/fen][/b]
a masterpiece indeed !

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Originally posted by drjegc
a masterpiece indeed !
Genrihh Kasparian - do you know, that Garry Kasparov´s mother´s maiden name was Kasparian (so he has Armenian origins!), before Garry russianized it to Kasparov!?

Are this Genrikh and Garry maybe some relatives?

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What about the variation N-e8 Pxf4?
I see the check with g4 but if a pawn has to mate there is a rook to take.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
What about the variation N-e8 Pxf4?
I see the check with g4 but if a pawn has to mate there is a rook to take.
I think it's 2. Ng7+ Kg6 and 3. Bf5# then right?

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Originally posted by crazyblue
I think it's 2. Ng7+ Kg6 and 3. Bf5# then right?
Good enough. Thanks.

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