Level
2-Knight
Chess Diagram
[Event "Puzzle #252"][Date "2014.04.15"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bg5 c6 8.O-O-O d5 9.Rhe1 O-O 10.Qh4 h6 11.Bxd5 Nbd7 12.Bc4 b5 13.Bd3 hxg5 14.Nxg5 Re8 15.Bh7+ Kf8 16.Bf5 Kg8 17.Nxf7 Kxf7 18.Be6+ Kg6 19.f4 Nh5 20.Bf5+ Kf7
Replay the first 20 moves available for this famous consultation game. [b]Your tasks:
a) Name the opening
b) What was white's plan all along
c) White to move and win as soon as possible[/i]
Total available points for this puzzle is 15. The answers will be published next week together with puzzle #253.
Puzzle #251 solution:
Rysan – Drtina, Slovakia 1993. Anya's answer:
a) I think the opening is four knights opening
b) If white plays 10. 0-0... Black wins a queen for a pawn
c) For black to gain advantage I think he should get white's almost trapped queen or a knight
[Event "Puzzle #251"][Date "2014.04.01"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Qe2 dxc4 7.Qxc4 Be6 8.Qa4 f6 9.d3 a6 10.Nc3 {Solution} (10.O-O b5 {Black wins a Queen for a pawn} 11.Qxb5 axb5) Bb4 {Trapping the Queen and pinning the Knight} 11.O-O b5 12.Nxb5 axb5 13.Qxb5 Bd7 {Black has a Knight for 2 pawns}
Correct solutions:
Benjamin, Daniel, Toro, Anya, Brandon, Oliver - 20 points
Hyson - 15 points
Cody - 10 points
Mrinal, Jalen, Aaron - 5 points
a) Name the opening
b) What was white's plan all along
c) White to move and win as soon as possible[/i]
Total available points for this puzzle is 15. The answers will be published next week together with puzzle #253.
Puzzle #251 solution:
Rysan – Drtina, Slovakia 1993. Anya's answer:
a) I think the opening is four knights opening
b) If white plays 10. 0-0... Black wins a queen for a pawn
c) For black to gain advantage I think he should get white's almost trapped queen or a knight
[Event "Puzzle #251"][Date "2014.04.01"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Qe2 dxc4 7.Qxc4 Be6 8.Qa4 f6 9.d3 a6 10.Nc3 {Solution} (10.O-O b5 {Black wins a Queen for a pawn} 11.Qxb5 axb5) Bb4 {Trapping the Queen and pinning the Knight} 11.O-O b5 12.Nxb5 axb5 13.Qxb5 Bd7 {Black has a Knight for 2 pawns}
Correct solutions:
Benjamin, Daniel, Toro, Anya, Brandon, Oliver - 20 points
Hyson - 15 points
Cody - 10 points
Mrinal, Jalen, Aaron - 5 points
Bishop's opening (1)