Game Analysis
with
Alex Shah!
SW Florida Chess Club
Located in Naples, serving the SW Florida Chess Community Since 2009
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of the
New Year Swiss
Mate in 5!
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Checkmate!
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Updated: January 15, 2012
“Imagination In Chess Is Everything”.
A Queen and a Knight form such a powerful attacking duo against a corner position that it’s possible to defeat a Castled King even WITH an additional defending piece (like a Knight)… assuming the attacking player has sufficient imagination."
Black to move... ? Analysis will appear in the box below the diagram.
Here is a recent game I played against Shredder: Black answers my Queen's Gambit with Chigorin's Defence, charecterized by the moves 1...d5 and 2...Nc6!?
This concept was introduced in the late 19th century by the great Russian player Mikhail Chigorin, who used it to defeat such greats as Lasker and Pillsbury. This was at a time when Dr. Tarrasch was claiming that his defence, 2...e6 3.Nc3 c5, was the only correct antidote to the Queen's Gambit, and even the Slav, 2...c6, was considered highly unusual.
Analysis is provided after a move and will appear in the box below the diagram.
"The Endgame Armageddon of Black"
This is the original position from which ONLY ONE unstoppable winning "Breakthrough Combination" yields a certain victory for White. Can you find the winning move?
This position demonstrates the power of pawns (their strength and weakness) -- which shines so well in endgames.
The key is for White to have his pawns in "Battle Array" (alongsude on one rank) facing the weakened Black pawn structure (due to doubled g-pawns).
White to move 1. ?
Here's my game from Round 2 of the SWFLCC New Year Swiss, where I was able to foresee and execute a Mate in 5... can you find the moves?
Analysis is provided after a move and will appear in the box below the diagram.
