Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 14:55:17 12/09/02
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On December 08, 2002 at 18:08:41, Colin Frayn wrote:
>[D]r1b3k1/2pnn1bp/pp1p3r/2PPp1pq/1P2Pp2/Q1NN1P1P/P3BBP1/2R2RK1 b - -
>
>This just came up in an ICC game between Beowulf and Fritz 8. Fritz (black)
>played Nxc5! here. It's fairly tricky to spot - might require some searching.
>Beowulf had missed this rather nice tactical shot, which of course gives a
>devastating attack on white's king.
>
>Pity ... I was winning up to that point :(
>
>Cheers,
>Col
It appears that almost any move by that knight wins; also ...bxc5 first wins
too.
1...Nxc5!
[also winning is 1...bxc5 2.Qa5
(2.bxc5? Nxc5 and Black wins as in the main line)
2...Nb6
(2...Nf6 3.Qxc7 Bxh3 -+)
3.h4 gxh4 4.bxc5 h3 5.g4 fxg3 6.Bxg3 Rg6 7.Kh1 Rxg3 8.cxb6 Qh4
9.Rg1 Rg2 10.Rxg2 hxg2+ 11.Kxg2 Bh3+ 12.Kh2 Bh6 -+]
[also winning is 1...Nf6 or 1...Nf8 or probably others]
2.Bxc5
[2.bxc5 Bxh3 as in the main line]
[2.Nxc5 Bxh3 as in the main line]
[2.Ne1 Bxh3 as in the main line]
[2.h4 Nxd3 3.Bxd3 gxh4 4.Kh2 h3 5.g4 Bxg4! 6.fxg4 Qxg4 7.Rg1 Qf3
forking the bishops]
2...Bxh3 3.Ne1 Bxg2 4.Nxg2 Qh2+ 5.Kf2 Qg3+ 6.Kg1 Rh2 7.Rf2 Qh3 and Black mates
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