Danish gambit
Level
3-Bishop
Chess Diagram
[Event "Puzzle #358"][Date "2018.12.03"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "rn1qkb1r/ppp2ppp/3p1n2/8/2B1P1b1/5N2/PB3PPP/RN1Q1RK1 w kq - 0 1"]
The game just got going and you need to pay attention to the position we have on the chessboard. You need to do that at every move to be able to understand what is happening and come up with the best answers; however this is an important position. Your tasks:
a) Guess what was the opening name and add the reason for your guess
b) Analyse the position and decide who is better
c) White to move and win; write the best line you can think of
Total available points for this puzzle is 30. The answers will be published next time together with puzzle #359.
Puzzle #357 solution:
Opening theory. This week's best answers are by the top scorers:
a) The opening is Fried liver attack
b) White has: castled, successfully trapped black's king in the center by sacrificing a knight, developed all his pieces, controls most of blacks escapes squares, has 2 passed pawns (e- and d-) and has a rook on the open f-file
c) Black has: not been able to castle, 2 pieces are not developed, up material, ran all the way back to e8, and wants to trade pieces hoping it would slow down white's attack
d) White can win because: all its pieces are ready for attacking, black's king is stuck in the center (which is open) and black has no support for the king
[Event "Puzzle #357"][Date "2018.11.18"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r1kb1r/ppn3pp/4P3/1bqP4/4Q3/2N5/PP2B1PP/3R1R1K w - - 1 24"]24.Qf4 (24.Bh5+ {Walter and others} 24...g6 25.Bxg6+ hxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kd8 27.Qf6+ Qe7) (24.d6 {Aiden, Joey} 24...Bxd6 25.Nxb5 Nxb5 26.Qxb7 Rc7 (26...Kd8?? 27.Qd7#) 27.Bxb5+ Kd8 28.Qb8+) 24...Kd8 25.Bxb5 Nxb5 26.Nxb5 Qxb5 27.d6 {Game line}
Correct solutions:
Aiden - 43 points
Eric, Matthew - 40 points
Joey - 37 points
Coby - 36 points
Walter, Glyn - 30 points
Blake - 27 points
Brian, Mengbai, Lucas - 25 points
Itamar - 20 points
EXTRA (Lesson 8)
Joey, Eric, Mengbai, Matthew - 40 points
Zhengyu, Blake - 30 points
Brian - 25 points
Standings:
Eric - 190 points
Matthew - 186 points
Joey - 162 points
Blake - 138 points
Aiden - 137 points
Mengbai - 118 points
Coby - 116 points
Brian - 113 points
Lucas - 97 points
Lyvia, Glyn - 96 points
Walter - 95 points
Zhengyu - 81 points
Itamar - 68 points
Justin Y - 7 points
Justin T, Ellie - 1 point
a) Guess what was the opening name and add the reason for your guess
b) Analyse the position and decide who is better
c) White to move and win; write the best line you can think of
Total available points for this puzzle is 30. The answers will be published next time together with puzzle #359.
Puzzle #357 solution:
Opening theory. This week's best answers are by the top scorers:
a) The opening is Fried liver attack
b) White has: castled, successfully trapped black's king in the center by sacrificing a knight, developed all his pieces, controls most of blacks escapes squares, has 2 passed pawns (e- and d-) and has a rook on the open f-file
c) Black has: not been able to castle, 2 pieces are not developed, up material, ran all the way back to e8, and wants to trade pieces hoping it would slow down white's attack
d) White can win because: all its pieces are ready for attacking, black's king is stuck in the center (which is open) and black has no support for the king
[Event "Puzzle #357"][Date "2018.11.18"][Result "1-0"][SetUp "1"][FEN "2r1kb1r/ppn3pp/4P3/1bqP4/4Q3/2N5/PP2B1PP/3R1R1K w - - 1 24"]24.Qf4 (24.Bh5+ {Walter and others} 24...g6 25.Bxg6+ hxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kd8 27.Qf6+ Qe7) (24.d6 {Aiden, Joey} 24...Bxd6 25.Nxb5 Nxb5 26.Qxb7 Rc7 (26...Kd8?? 27.Qd7#) 27.Bxb5+ Kd8 28.Qb8+) 24...Kd8 25.Bxb5 Nxb5 26.Nxb5 Qxb5 27.d6 {Game line}
Correct solutions:
Aiden - 43 points
Eric, Matthew - 40 points
Joey - 37 points
Coby - 36 points
Walter, Glyn - 30 points
Blake - 27 points
Brian, Mengbai, Lucas - 25 points
Itamar - 20 points
EXTRA (Lesson 8)
Joey, Eric, Mengbai, Matthew - 40 points
Zhengyu, Blake - 30 points
Brian - 25 points
Standings:
Eric - 190 points
Matthew - 186 points
Joey - 162 points
Blake - 138 points
Aiden - 137 points
Mengbai - 118 points
Coby - 116 points
Brian - 113 points
Lucas - 97 points
Lyvia, Glyn - 96 points
Walter - 95 points
Zhengyu - 81 points
Itamar - 68 points
Justin Y - 7 points
Justin T, Ellie - 1 point