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RHP IQ
Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345
Joined 30 Oct '04 Moves 7813
RHP IQ
Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 Originally posted by ilywrin
A beautiful masterpiece! I have the final position in a frame on my wall.
Joined 12 Mar '03 Moves 44411 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!
RHP IQ
Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 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!
slatington, pa, usa
Joined 28 Dec '04 Moves 53223 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!
on the payroll
Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 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.
Joined 07 Sep '05 Moves 35068 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.
on the payroll
Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 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.
RHP IQ
Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 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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Joined 26 May '04 Moves 2221 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 !
Joined 02 Dec '05 Moves 7997 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?
slatington, pa, usa
Joined 28 Dec '04 Moves 53223 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.
Joined 29 Apr '05 Moves 827 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?
slatington, pa, usa
Joined 28 Dec '04 Moves 53223 Originally posted by crazyblue
I think it's 2. Ng7+ Kg6 and 3. Bf5# then right? Good enough. Thanks.
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