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Last update: Friday June 3, 2005 9:44
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Black has taken one two many liberties in the opening to try to obtain a material advantage. How should White punish him for his audacity?
Solution:
10 Bxc4!!
Now Black cannot take the queen on
f5 or the bishop on c4 because of the threat of mate on f7 on top of this
White's last move threatens to mate on f7 anyway!
10...e6 11 Bb5+ Ke7
Comparitively best is
11...Nc6!? although White is well on top after 12 Qf3.
12 Nd5+ exd5 13 Ng6+!
With Qf5-e5# to
follow.
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In Mikenas - Kashdan, Prague 1931 White forced a draw with Qf7-h5+-f7+ etc., however fifteen years before Janowski won the brilliancy prize by beating Chajes in their match in New York from the exact same position!! What had Janowski spotted that Mikenas failed to see?
Solution:
19 Nd7!
Threatens 20 Nd7xb6
and 20 Nd7xf6+.
19...Nxd7 20 Rxd7
With the threats this time
of 21 Rd7xb7 and 21 Qf7xf6.
20...Bc6 21 Ne4! Bxb2
21...Bxd7 22 Nxf6+
Kh6 23 Qh5# or 21...Bxe4 22 Qxf6 Rg8 is met by 23 Rcc7 winning.
22 Ng5+ Kh6 23.g4 g6
23...Kxg5 24 Qh5+ Kf6 25
Rf7#.
24 h4 Rh8 25 Qh7+
and mate next move.
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White to play and win. Not quite as straightforward as you might think!
Solution:
1 Ra7!! Qe5
1...Qxa7 2.Rh8+
Kd7 3 Rh7+ followed by Rh7xa7.
2 Rh8+ Qxh8 3 Ra8+
followed by Ra8xh8.
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White to play and draw.
Solution:
1 f7 Rf8 2 e6
Obviously
threatening 3 e6-e7.
2...b6!
To meet 3 e6-e7 with 3...Rf8xf7 when
the 'e'-pawn is pinned and therefore cannot promote.
3 Kb7! Kc5 4 e7!!
4 Kc7? Kd5 5 Kd7 Ke5 6 Ke7
Rh8 wins easily for Black.
4...Rxf7 5.Ka6! Rxe7 Stalemate!
A resource often neglected but one that is not as rare as you might think in
positions of reduced material.
