As a tribute to the world championship, which Anand is currently leading with a 3-2 score, I have a new puzzle for the viewers.
In this puzzel, should White simplify into an ending with a pawn advantage or does he have better?
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Kf1, if black moves his queen then its mate, if not white wins a queen. 😛
wait, the black queen could go to h7….
Exactly. If you move your king to f1, you avoid any back-rank mates. But so does black. Qh7 saves the position. Is there a better move?
hmmmm maybe g4?
it wins another pawn
Are you sure it wins another pawn? Give me the variation without using a chess engine and also all te other variations if possible. This is not a difficult question but it def. needs a deep analysis. That’s the point of endgame study. To train your mind.
actually i dont have an engine yet, after g4, black if forced to go to a7, then simply g x f5.
i dont know whats wrong with this variation 😛
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if g4, then Qe5. Whats your reply?
take the pawn, queen cant take since it’ll no longer protect b8 square
1. … Qxf5, 2. Qb8+ Qc8 stops checkmate
missed that 😛
1. Qb8+ RxQ 2. RxQ is technically winning. However, chances are black can hold the position to a draw.
So the correct answer is
1. g4! Qe5 2. gxf5 3. Qxf5 4. Qb8+ Qc8 5. Qxc8 Rxc8
The difference now is that white now has a protected passed pawn! Chances are higher that white could win this position than in the previous variation.
Hi Khaled
I think after 1. g4 Qe5 2. f4! is better, cause white will get a 2nd pawn .. easier!
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“Exactly. If you move your king to f1, you avoid any back-rank mates. But so does black. Qh7 saves the position. Is there a better move?”
Do you mean Qa7? is so doesn’t black lose after 1..Qa7? 2.Qxa7 Rxa7 3.Rg8#?
1..Kf1 2.Qa+ Ke1 3.Qc8, black defends and will have time to open h6 so there will not be back rank mates anymore.
I believe white should go to an ending with a pawn advantage.
Hi chess friends,
Ahmed Hosny is right! Indeed 1. g4 Qe5 2. f4! is much better! This position has taken from:
Polugaevsky,Lev 2625 – Psakhis,Lev 2580
E32 URS-ch50 Moscow 1983
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.e3 a5 9.b3 d6 10.Bb2 Nbd7
11.Bd3 Ne4 12.Qc2 f5 13.0-0 Rf6 14.c5 bxc5 15.dxc5 Nexc5 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Be2 Be4 18.Qd1 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rb8 20.Bc6 Qb2 21.Bxd7 Nxd7 22.b4 axb4 23.Qa4 Nc5 24.Qc6 bxa3 25.Qxc7 Ra8 26.Qxd6 Nb3 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Rab1 Qxb1 29.Rxb1 a2 30.Qxb3 a1=Q 31.g4 Qe5 32.f4 Qd6 33.gxf5 Rf8 34.Rd1 Qc5 35.Rd5 Qc1+ 36.Kg2
h6 37.Qd3 Qb2+ 38.Kg3 Qc1 39.e4 Kh7 40.e5 Qg1+ 41.Kh3 h5 42.f6+ Kh6 43.Qg3 Qf1+ 44.Kh4 gxf6 45.exf6 1-0
Thank you Bader. And you are 100% correct. I took this endgame from this exact game.
Hi Khaled .. long time no read!
Where is everybody??
Thanks Bader.. I am pleased, grateful and indeed honerd 🙂
Can anyone tell me why Anand played 7 times with white againest 5 times for Topalove?
Hope to read your valuble contrebution soon.
Please Khaled, tell me in details how to post chess diagrame here, I have many good puzzles to share with you.
Thanks
Hi Ahmad. Actually, Anand played as white 6 times.
chessbase.com has full report on this issue.
And as for posting diagrams, unfortunatly, Only me and Taher can post something on this site. If you would like, you can send the diagrams to my email and then I will post them.
My email is kuwaitchess@gmail.com
And as for posting, there is nothing new in relation to chess in Kuwait. Hopefully, we will be making a tournament soon.
Greetings everybody
You are right Khaled!
But I think Anand played 2games in a row with the white pieces in game 6 and 7!
http://www.anand-topalov.com/en/results.html
Anyway .. in my opinion, It was boring in the opening Compared to the middlegame and endgame.
There are rumours that the team of Topalov spent 100,000 Euros to secure a 112 core computer cluster, with the latest Rybka 4 program , but Anand counter this Monster-Hardware of the opponent.
See:http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6340
Why 100,000 Euros ? It’s available in Al-Rehab mall-Hawally or with Khalaf .. for only 2KD! 🙂
Thanks
a little trivia folks… did you know that vishy anand learn chess in the philippines while his father work as a railroad consultant, the young anand visit everyday the famous Luneta Park watching street warrior players
any upcoming tounament guys? thanx
“Why 100,000 Euros ? It’s available in Al-Rehab mall-Hawally or with Khalaf .. for only 2KD!”
can you tell me where can i get fritz 12 in the Rehab mall? ive been searching for ages.
simple logic latest rybka 4 + 112 core processor + original copy worth 100,000 euro
VS
rybka 4 fake pirated copy program worth 2KD
Hi copyright3
I am not sure if it’s available in Al-Rehab mall, try to call Khalaf Al-Azmi, maybe you will hear a good news!
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Are you a fugitives 🙂
Ahmed Hosny .. see .. so simple!
i use a fake names so i don’t lose the right to say stupid things 😛
i use my handlers name to avoid critics, security reason, and last but not the least by choice simple as that!
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What is this ….Karpov doing here??
What Karpov and Kasparov talking about??
I am the world champion!!
Thanks Anand, but
I am the future Champion… hahaha
no your not.
Hi Filipino Guys!
Greetings Chess Fans
Why the Filipino club in Kuwait is not organizing an open chess tournament [rapid or even blitz] with the support of KCF?
If there is someone try to create a chess database [ using Scid software ] and need help .. I am glad to share my experience in this great, simple and best free software .. so far 🙂
I think Magnus Carlsen is a very strong contender for the next WCC and Kasparov’s working with him ..
Worm Regards
Ahmed Hosny
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hey dont use my nickname !!!
the guy above is not me, he’s an imposter, jeez.
hiiiii khalid i am alaa iam you remember me i play in last tournment and plasy you
rybka 4 is out in the market now
Hey Alaa! of course I remember you 🙂 nice to see you here!!
any upcoming tournament guys?
Hopefully. But highly unlikely
g4