Los Angeles Times

Nov. 3, 2019

- ccsknight@bellsouth.net

Position No. 4597: White mates in two.

Position No. 4596: 1.Qh1! Hint: White mates next with: Bc2, Qh7, Qf3, e4 or Qxh3.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5(A) 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d3 Bd6(B) 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Qf3 Qh4(C) 15.g3 Qh3 16.Be3(D) Bxd3 17.Nd2 Qf5 18.Bd4 Rfd8 19.a4 h6 20.h4 Rac8 21.Qxf5(E) Bxf5 22.Ne4 Bf8(F) 23.Nc5 Nb4 24.Re5(G) g6 25.axb5 cxb5 26.Ne6!(H) Bxe6(I) 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Bxe6+ Kh7 29.Bxc8 Rxc8(J) 30.cxb4 Rc4 31.Bf6 Bg7 32.Be7 Rc6 33.Ra2 Kg8 34.Bc5(K) Kf7(L) 35.Kg2 Ke6 36.b3 h5 37.Kf3 Kf5 38.Rd2 Be5 39.Rd5 Ke6(M) 40.Ke4 Bf6 41.f4 Bc3 42.f5+ Kf7(N) 43.Rd7+ Kg8 44.Bd6!(O) gxf5+ 45.Kxf5 Bg7 46.Kg5(P) 1–0

A) Marshall’s Gambit of the e-pawn. B) Black’s bishops and queen will now see early action. C) Already threatenin­g h2. D) Returning the pawn for developmen­t. 16.Nd2 led to the long drawing line in game one. E) A new move in GM praxis. 21.axb5 is usual. F) Retreating to avoid giving up a bishop for knight. G) 24.cxb4 Rxd4. H) A tricky tactical idea requiring precise answers from Black. I) 26...fxe6? 27.Rxf5 gxf5 28.Bxe6+ Kh7 29.Bxf5+ Kg8 30.Be6+ Kh7 31.Bxc8 Rxc8 32.cxb4 winning. J) Nearly equal is 29...Nc2 30.Rc1 Nxd4 31.cxd4 Rxd4 32.Bxa6 Rb4. K) Bottling up Black’s rook. L) 34...Bf8 35.Kg2 Bxc5 36.bxc5 Rxc5 37.Rxa6 Kf7 38.Rb6 with a likely win to come. M) 39...Kf6 40.Ke4 Re6 is more resistive. N) 42...gxf5+? 43.Rxf5 losing the h-pawn. O) cutting off the defending rook. P) netting another pawn forcing Liren to resign. Not falling for 46.Kg6? Bf8 snagging the bishop.

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