Here’s a puzzle.
Black to move and win.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
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There was a fun couple of games in a short video at chess.com (I have a shop affiliate, btw). GM David Howell takes on Magnus in a game where all the pieces look the same, because they are all Airthings (which I think about air purity monitors and Magnus is into that). And the clock is sort of far, so … it’s a factor. And I am glad to report that Magnus got a haircut. Well… part of a haircut. More, Magnus, more. Video is HERE
Given that guys at this level can play blindfolded, even simuls… I am not sure how hard this was for them. It’s still fun.
In other news, Hikaru Nakamura got hitched to Iranian WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan.
In other news, in the Vatican trial of Card. Becciu, involved in the London property 140 million euro loss fiasco, the prosecutor is seeking a sentence of 7 years and 3 months in jail.
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Becchiu prediction, given the state of the Church. He’s acquitted and in 80 years will be made Patron Saint of Fiascos.
1. . . . Qg5
2. Qxg5 hxg5
At this point, black is down two pawns but up a rook in the end game, which is winning for black.
No “mate in x” hints..
I’d think you need the queen off the board, so Qxg5+, then white takes Qxg5, and pawn takes queen hxg5… Then get the rook on file C and take out the stacked pawns?
Troublesome pawn perched on c7 and supporting that threatening white Queen. So,
1. Rg8+ Kf6
2. Qxg5+ Ke6
3. RxQ c7xR
4. Qxd8 and the rest is cleanup. If…
1. …Kf7
2. Qh5+ Ke6
3. Qe8+ QxQ
4. RxQ and the rest is clean up.
In a piece of good news, I just learned that our home town now has a chess club that meets every Wednesday evening in the town library. We will have to check it out.