Level
3-Bishop
Chess Diagram
[Event "Puzzle #267"][Date "2014.12.17"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 d6 {See diagram} 7.Qb3 Bxc3+ 8.Bxc3 Qg5 9.Bxf7+ Kf8 10.Nf3 Qg4 11.O-O Nh6 12.Bc4 Nc6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Qg5 16.Rfe1 Nf5 17.Bxc7 Bd7 18.Qb4+ Ne7 19.Rxe7 Qxe7 20.Bd6 Qxd6 21.Qxd6+ Ke8 22.Re1+ Kd8 23.Re7 Kc8 24.Qxd7+ Kb8 25.Qxb7#
This puzzle is for our Jan 8th, 2015 meeting. Please annotate this week's game with any comments you see fit.
Total available points for this puzzle is 25. The answers will be published next time together with puzzle #268.
Puzzle #266 solution:
Game Penrose – Pryor, England, 1980.
a) Danish gambit
b) White has the advantage because:
- it has developed its pieces faster
- it has castled and no black piece attacks it
- it controls the center
- black's King is exposed
[Event "Puzzle #266"][Date "2014.12.08"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 d5 7.exd5 Qe7+ 8.Be2 Nd8 9.O-O Nf6 10.Re1 Ne4 {No, the Knight does not offer enough protection. Solution} 11.Bb5+ c6 12.Ba3 Qf6 13.Rxe4+ Be6 14.dxe6
Correct solutions:
Yakov, Bradley - 20 points
Benjamin, Jalen, Coco - 18 points
Daniel, Anya, Aaron. Hyson, Deryk, Cody - 15 points
Terry - 12 points
Oliver, Brandon - 10 points
Dheera - 5 points for puzzle #265
FINAL STANDINGS:
Bradley - 133 points
Coco - 116 points
Jalen - 115 points
Anya - 103 points
Daniel - 101 points
Benjamin - 91 points
Hyson - 89 points
Cody - 86 points
Yakov - 85 points
Brandon, Oliver - 71 points
Aaron - 56 point
Deryk - 48 point
Dheera - 22 points
Total available points for this puzzle is 25. The answers will be published next time together with puzzle #268.
Puzzle #266 solution:
Game Penrose – Pryor, England, 1980.
a) Danish gambit
b) White has the advantage because:
- it has developed its pieces faster
- it has castled and no black piece attacks it
- it controls the center
- black's King is exposed
[Event "Puzzle #266"][Date "2014.12.08"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 d5 7.exd5 Qe7+ 8.Be2 Nd8 9.O-O Nf6 10.Re1 Ne4 {No, the Knight does not offer enough protection. Solution} 11.Bb5+ c6 12.Ba3 Qf6 13.Rxe4+ Be6 14.dxe6
Correct solutions:
Yakov, Bradley - 20 points
Benjamin, Jalen, Coco - 18 points
Daniel, Anya, Aaron. Hyson, Deryk, Cody - 15 points
Terry - 12 points
Oliver, Brandon - 10 points
Dheera - 5 points for puzzle #265
FINAL STANDINGS:
Bradley - 133 points
Coco - 116 points
Jalen - 115 points
Anya - 103 points
Daniel - 101 points
Benjamin - 91 points
Hyson - 89 points
Cody - 86 points
Yakov - 85 points
Brandon, Oliver - 71 points
Aaron - 56 point
Deryk - 48 point
Dheera - 22 points
Danish gambit (3)