World Champion’s Tuesday Tactic

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  Tim says:

  April 29, 2008 at 11:51 am

  Very nice! That must have come as quite a shock to poor Kotov, who looks, optically, as though he is doing well with the strong buildup against h7 and the attack on Black’s Queen. I will have to look up the game to see whether he could have saved himself a move or two earlier.

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  Anonymous says:

  April 29, 2008 at 12:13 pm

  without looking up … 😉

  42.- Rf2+! 43.Kxf2 Rb2+ and to avoid immediate mate (44.Kf1 Qg2+ 45.Ke1 Qg1#), white has to give the queen and will eventually lose the rook or the bishop: 44.Qe2 Rxe2+ 45.Kxe2 Qg2+ 46.Kd1 (46.Kd3? Ba4 followed by Qd2#) Qf1+ 47.Kc2 Qf2+ followed by Qxh4 -+.

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  Anonymous says:

  April 29, 2008 at 12:23 pm

  Game score here.

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  Praguetory says:

  April 29, 2008 at 2:06 pm

  That has got to hurt.

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  Khairie says:

  April 30, 2008 at 12:45 am

  took me some time but figured out Rf2+! draws the king out and the queen can then swoop up with tempo. Mate follows, i think.

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  Consul says:

  April 30, 2008 at 10:40 am

  I have just a doubt:
  what happens after
  1. ……. Rf2+
  2. Kxf2 .. Rb2+
  3. Qe2
  ?

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  Consul says:

  April 30, 2008 at 1:13 pm

  Sorry, i hadn’t read all the post…
  i missed that mate threat…