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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on

Published in Chess Puzzles

This is a fascinating diagram. Which way should Black recapture?


Solution:

Razuvaev-Kupreichik, 1970. The game went 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.Bg5 Nf6 6.d5 [ Better was 6.Nd2 Be7 7.e3 0–0 8.Be2 d6 9.a3 a5] 6...exf3 7.dxc6 fxg2 8.cxd7+ [The last chance to stay in the game was: 8.Bxg2 but White wasn't expecting Black's next move.] (See Diagram) 8...Nxd7!! [and now two pieces of White's are en prise and Black wins a rook.] 9.Bxd8 gxh1Q 10.Bxc7 Qc6 11.Bg3 Bb4 12.Qb3 Bxc3+ 13.Qxc3 0–0 14.e3 Nf6 15.Be5 Be6 "Oh! Wait! I'm playing a rook down!" Resigned.

 


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