Iowa City

donderdag 12 februari 2009

Games from the tournament in Madison:

Round 2: Black wins...

Did you reach the following position in your analysis? Checkmate in a few now.

Round 4: Is Nxe4 possible?

Round five: black wins.

Answers in the comments.

texdewit zei: diagram 1:
1.. Nxb3+! 2.Kb1 (2.xb3 Ra5+ 3.Kb1 Qxb3 and checkmate will follow) Ra5 3.c3 Ra1+ 4.Kd2 Qxb2+ 5.Ke3 Nd5+!

diagram 2:
6.Kxd4 (6.Ke4 f5+) Ra4+ and checkmate

diagram 3:
no.
1..Nxe4? 2.Nxe4 Bxe4 3.Qa4+

diagram 4:
1..Bxh3! 2.Rxh3 (2.xh3 Nxf3+) Qg1+ 3.Bf1 Nxf3 or Nd3 checkmate; 12 februari 2009 om 14:35
Anoniem zei: Hello Tex,

When do you plan to play again?

You daid you were going to be int he US for another 6 months?

Ivan

Getting to 2000; 13 februari 2009 om 09:37