I have yet to beat Andrew Karklins. On Saturday, I botched my best opportunity to date:
A. Karklins - Brock, 2010 Chicago Open
White to play
Although I was feeling optimistic here, I'm struggling for equality if Karklins shuts down my bishop with the natural 24.c5. Instead, he erred with another natural looking move, 24.Re3?
I found the first move of the (probably winning) combination but went wrong in the complications (there are several cute points, one of which Karklins used to turn a probable loss into a well-deserved win).
See if you can do better than me! Use your brain, not the computer!
I found the first move of the (probably winning) combination but went wrong in the complications (there are several cute points, one of which Karklins used to turn a probable loss into a well-deserved win).
See if you can do better than me! Use your brain, not the computer!
6 comments:
I see ...Ne5, threatening ...Ng4 which hits h2 and e3. If dxe5 then ...Qxh2+ Kxh2 Rh4#
1...Ne5 2.Nxe4.
1.Re3? Ne5! 2.Nxe4!? and now what?
1.Re3 Ne5 2.Nxe4 Ng4
3.g3 would lose to ...Rfxe4 4.gxh4 Rxe1+ 5.Kg2 Ne3+. 4.Rxe4 instead runs into ...Nf2+.
3.Rh3 is not possible because of back rank issues after ...Rfxe4.
I wonder if Anonymous had a defense in mind I don't see.
I am glad that this position is not trivial! White has a shot after 2...Ng4? (The best reply to that shot is not trivial!)
And what's Black's best move after 2.Nxe4!? (Both Mr. Karklins and I missed it in our brief post-game discussion.)
Hint: you are right to note that White has back rank issues.
You have also spotted an important defensive resource for White: the g3 fork.
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