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Position after 29...Qf5

White is temporarily a piece up, because both of his pieces are under attack.
30.Qd4! But he finds this strong continuation to exploit the power of the long diagonal 30...axb3 Black has to take the bishop, otherwise he would remain a piece down. 31.Nh5+ f6 forced, of course 32.Nxf6 Ra4 [the best defense was 32...Qd3 but after 33.Re7! g5 34.Kh2! White's attack is simply unstoppable.] 33.Qd8+ Kg7 34.Qe7+ Kh6 35.Ng8+ Black resigns because there is a forced mate after 35...Kh5 36.Qxh7+ Kg5 37.Qh6#

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Position after: 21...dxc4

White now finds a beautiful way to destroy his opponent's position.
22.Nxf7!! Rxf7 23.Qe8+ Nf8 [23...Qxe8 24.Rxe8+ Nf8 25.Bxd6 Be6 would transpose into the game] 24.Bxd6 Qxe8 [24...Bb7 25.Qxd7 Nxd7 26.Bxf7+ Kxf7 27.Re7+] 25.Rxe8 Be6 [25...Bb7 26.Bxf7+ Kxf7 27.Re7+ Kf6 28.Bxb8!] 26.Rxe6! Nxe6 27.Bxb8 Bxb8 28.Bxe6 Kf8 29.Bxf7 Kxf7 30.Rc1 Ke6 31.Rc6+ Kd5 32.Rxa6 d3 33.Kf1 and Black soon resigned

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Position after: 18...Kg8

White now finds a direct route to the black king.
19.e5! dxe5? [19...Nxg4 20.hxg4 threatening Ne4-g5 20...d5 21.f4 with a massive attack] 20.Nxf6+ exf6 21.Ne4 Nd5 Desperation, but the alternatives were no better [21...c5 22.dxc5 Qc6 23.Bf3!; 21...Re6 22.Bg4 f5 23.Ng5] 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.Nc3 exd4 24.Nxd5 Qd6 25.Bf3

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Kramnik-Leko match

 April 25th - 29th at the National Theatre Miskolc, Hungary

Game annotated by GM Amador Rodriguez

Amador Rodríguez is a Spanish Grand Master originally from Cuba. A former trainer of Peter Leko, Amador is now a director of leading Spanish chess magazine Peón de Rey.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Qe2

An early version of the Worral defense, which usually occurs after 5.0-0 Be7 6.Qe2. By playing his queen to e2 one move earlier, White avoids the Open Spanish Variation (5.0-0 Nxe4)
5...b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0-0 8.d4 exd4?!

During the next few moves, Black does not show a strong continuation to justify this exchange that leaves his opponent with full control of the centre. The standard 8...d6 was simply better. 9.e5! [Maybe Black was expecting 9.cxd4 d5 when he would be definetely much better than in the game] 9...Ne8 10.cxd4 d5 11.Nc3 Bg4

11...Be6 was a possibility, to continue with Qd7 and Na5-c4 12.Be3 Bb4 Necessary to defend the pawn on d5 13.0-0 Ne7

White has completed his development, and now looks for a good middlegame plan. 14.Rc1 would be a standard way to continue, placing the rook in the semi-open file. However, Jackovenko finds a much stronger way to play. 14.h3 Bh5 15.g4!

White gains space on the kingside. 15...Bg6 16.Nh4 c6 17.f4

Black already faces a tough decision, and he choses the worst. 17...f5? [17...Bxc3 was the most solid, since after playing the bishop to b4 it was more normal to exchange it for the knight 18.bxc3 (18.Nxg6 hxg6 19.bxc3 f5 is of course better for White, but from the black side it is an improved version of what will happen later inthegame) 18...Be4 (18...f5!? was probably necessary after all) 19.f5 with a strong attack; 17...Nc8?! passive 18.Nxg6 hxg6 19.f5 and the game is easy to handle for White] 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.f5 Bf7

[it was already too late for 19...Bxc3 20.fxg6 Ba5 21.g5 with a super-strong attack] 20.g5! Ne4 21.g6! hxg6 loses easily - but after [21...Ng3 22.gxf7+ Rxf7 23.Qg4 Nxf1 24.Rxf1 White would be clearly on top anyway] 22.Nxe4 dxe4 23.fxg6

It's only now that the culmination of the attack becomes evident. There is no way to prevent the decisive queen penetration. 23...Bxb3 24.Qh5

1–0

ICC Quiz #2020
submitted by constantinou



White mates in 2

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ICC Quiz #2010
submitted by sdrawkcab


White mates in 3

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Solution to ICC Quiz #2020
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1.Qxd7!! Nxd7 2.Ne6#

Solution to ICC Quiz #40
submitted by sdrawkcab

1.Rc6!! (threats 2.Qxb7!) Re8 2.Qc8+ Rxc8 3.Rxc8#