D. Joseph 1922, presented by Andreas
I presented this once before and it is a good one. Let’s see if you can remember it 🙂 No computer please. White to move. How should White proceed?
3K4/kp6/p7/1P6/8/8/7P/8 w – – 0 1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
b6+ Kb8 (Kxb6 loses right away)
h4 a5
h5 a4
h6 a3
h7 a2
h8(B) a1(Q)
BxQ and white wins.
If 6.h8B a1Q
7.BxQ this is a draw position.
I guess that is a draw.
So Must be
h8(Q) a1(Q)
Qh2+ ka8
I guess the trick is to avoid perp but black k is about to be mated, I have to look a little further.
Not Qh2 but Qg8 now black is in serious trouble. Discover check is going to kill him.
b6+ Kb8
h4 a5
h5 a4
h6 a3
h7 a2
h8(Q) a1(Q)
Qg8 Qa2
Qf8 Qa3
Qe8 Qa3
Qe5+ Ka8
Qh8 followed by checkmate
Since you picked Djokovic, Susan, I’ll let you have another pick for the Gentlemen’s Singles title at Wimbledon.
b6+ Kb8
h4 a5
h5 a4
h6 a3
h7 a2
h8(Q) a1(Q)
Qg8 Qa2
Qf8 Qa3
Qe8 Qa3
Qe5+ Ka8
Qh8 followed by checkmate
Must be a typo in there — you have “…Qa3” for two consecutive Black moves.
You have the right idea, but 8.Qf8? isn’t good enough — 8…Qa3 9.Qe8?? (many other moves draw) Qd6+! 10.Qd7 Qxb6+ and Black is the one who wins.
Anon 8:42 — nice solution, but with a small flaw:
“b6+ Kb8
h4 a5
h5 a4
h6 a3
h7 a2
h8(Q) a1(Q)
Qg8 Qa2
Qf8 Qa3
Qe8″
Can’t Black now play
… Qd6+
Qd7 Qxb6+
So probably easiest to just play
b6+ Kb8
h4 a5
h5 a4
h6 a3
h7 a2
h8(Q) a1(Q)
Qe8 Qa4
Qe5+ Ka8
Qh8
Or am I missing something?
So probably easiest to just play
b6+ Kb8
h4 a5
h5 a4
h6 a3
h7 a2
h8(Q) a1(Q)
Qe8 Qa4
Qe5+ Ka8
Qh8
7.Qe8? Qg7 and Black escapes.
after the last posts the solution must be:
b6+ Kb8
h4 a5
h5 a4
h6 a3
h7 a2
h8(Q) a1(Q)
Qg8 Qa2 (to avoid the Qg7-idea)
Qe8 Qa4 (to avoid the Qa3-Qd6+ -idea)
Qe5+ Ka8
Qh8
It is a puzzle Kasparov “couldn’t solve”.
Actually he solved this particular puzzle, but couldn’t solve the easier one when the king is on c8 instead of d8.
http://www.chessbase.com/puzzle/puzzle9/puzz9-1a.htm
9:54 a.m. anon shows a nice blunder that I’d never seen before.
After 9:54 a.m anon
Black to play and win
1k2K2Q/1p6/1P1q4/8/8/8/8/8 b – – 0 1
Black to play and win
1k2K2Q/1p6/1P1q4/8/8/8/8/8 b – – 0 1
1…Qe6+ seems clear: 2.Kf8 (2.Kd8 Qc8+) Qc8+ 3.Kg7 Qxh8+ 4.Kxh8 Kc8 wins the pawn, and White’s king is too far away.