Level
3-Bishop
Chess Diagram
[Event "Puzzle #265"][Date "2014.11.24"][Result "1-0"]1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Ne2 Nxe4 8.O-O Nxc3 9.Nxc3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Qg5 11.Re1+ Kf8
Back in 1863 (or no less than 151 years ago) a new opening was born as a result of this game. Your tasks:
a) Name the opening
b) Decide which side is better and explain why
c) White to move and win
Total available points for this puzzle is 20. The answers will be published next week together with puzzle #266.
Puzzle #264 solution:
Game Bartel - Schoorl, Haarlem NED, 2012. The correct answers were:
a) Two Knights, Fried Liver attack
b) Black is better. The extra pawn white has is not enough to compensate for:
- Black controlling the center
- More black pieces pointing toward the uncastled white King
- Double c-pawns for white
- Black's castled King is in a much safer position
c) Winning line:
[Event "Puzzle #264"][Date "2014.11.17"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nh3 g5 10.d3 Bg7 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Ng1 Nd5 13.h4 f5 14.hxg5 hxg5 15.g4 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qd5 17.Rh2 e4 18.Qd2 Qe5 19.Rh5 {Solution} e3 20.fxe3 Qg3+ 21.Kf1 fxg4+ 22.Bf3 gxf3 23.Qf2 Qg4 24.Rh3 Qg2+
Correct solutions:
Coco, Daniel - 17 points
Benjamin, Jalen - 13 points
Anya, Yakov - 10 points
Cody, Terry, Aaron - 7 points
Brandon, Oliver, Deryk - 5 points
Hyson - 3 points
Standings:
Jalen - 82 points
Coco - 79 points
Bradley - 77 points
Anya - 70 points
Daniel - 67 points
Hyson - 59 points
Benjamin - 58 points
Cody - 52 points
Brandon, Oliver - 48 points
Yakov - 45 points
Aaron - 26 point
Deryk - 23 point
Dheera - 17 points
a) Name the opening
b) Decide which side is better and explain why
c) White to move and win
Total available points for this puzzle is 20. The answers will be published next week together with puzzle #266.
Puzzle #264 solution:
Game Bartel - Schoorl, Haarlem NED, 2012. The correct answers were:
a) Two Knights, Fried Liver attack
b) Black is better. The extra pawn white has is not enough to compensate for:
- Black controlling the center
- More black pieces pointing toward the uncastled white King
- Double c-pawns for white
- Black's castled King is in a much safer position
c) Winning line:
[Event "Puzzle #264"][Date "2014.11.17"][Result "0-1"]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nh3 g5 10.d3 Bg7 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Ng1 Nd5 13.h4 f5 14.hxg5 hxg5 15.g4 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qd5 17.Rh2 e4 18.Qd2 Qe5 19.Rh5 {Solution} e3 20.fxe3 Qg3+ 21.Kf1 fxg4+ 22.Bf3 gxf3 23.Qf2 Qg4 24.Rh3 Qg2+
Correct solutions:
Coco, Daniel - 17 points
Benjamin, Jalen - 13 points
Anya, Yakov - 10 points
Cody, Terry, Aaron - 7 points
Brandon, Oliver, Deryk - 5 points
Hyson - 3 points
Standings:
Jalen - 82 points
Coco - 79 points
Bradley - 77 points
Anya - 70 points
Daniel - 67 points
Hyson - 59 points
Benjamin - 58 points
Cody - 52 points
Brandon, Oliver - 48 points
Yakov - 45 points
Aaron - 26 point
Deryk - 23 point
Dheera - 17 points
Danish gambit (1)