Author: Jim Monaghan
Date: 05:58:55 10/25/01
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On October 25, 2001 at 08:31:57, Simon Finn wrote: >On October 25, 2001 at 07:09:21, Jim Monaghan wrote: > >>Hi Simon, >> >>The IQ book gives only: >> >>[Event "-"] >>[Site "Toronto"] >>[Date "1972"] >>[Round "-"] >>[White "White"] >>[Black "Zhuk"] >>[Result "0-1"] >>[FEN "2k3r1/pp6/2b1p3/2P1q3/1PP3Bp/3Q3P/P7/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"] >> >>1... Qf4 2. Qd4 (2. Qe2 Bf3) 2... Qf3 3. Rd2 Qh1+ 4. Kf2 Rf8+ 5. Ke3 Rf3+ >> >>Alternative solutions or cooks are possible of course. > >Are you sure that this is 1...Qf4, rather than 1...Qf5 (which was >quoted as the solution for the original test position)? > >After 1...Qf4 2. Qe2 Bf3? 3. Qxe6+ wins for White. > >1... Qf4 2. Qd6 Rxg4+ 3. hxg4 Qe3+ 4. Kf1 Qf3+ 5. Ke1 Qe3+ is only a draw. > >So after either 1...Qf4 or 1...Qf5, 2. Qd4? is simply a blunder. > >Simon > > > >> >>Jim Whoops my last post has a typo. The original quoted solution 1...Qf5 is right in the book. 1... Qf5 2. Qd4 Qf3 3. Rd2 Qh1+ etc. Thx, Jim
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