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Topic: A Mate Worth 23 Points

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razoman

Jun 4 2008 07:22 AM

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. f4 Nh6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qd2 d5 13. f5 d4 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 17. Rxd4 exf5 18. Bf3 Be6 19. Rfd1 c5 20. Rd6 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nf5 22. Nxc5 Rac8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Rxc2 25. b4 Nh4 26. Bd5 Kg7 27. Rxa6 Rff2 28. Ra7+ Kh6 29. Bg8 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rxh2+ 31. Kg1 Rcg2+ 32. Kf1 Rf2+ 33. Ke1 Nf3# 0-1

Onceupon

Jun 18 2008 04:04 PM

Two Rooks on the seventh with a Knight are certainly formidable against a King and Rook on the back rank.

edvz

Jun 23 2008 04:08 AM

Pretty, but 32....Rh1# or 31...Nf3+ 32 Kf1 Rh1# are shorter mates.

razoman

Jun 28 2008 11:58 PM

Saw that as I was moving the N to f3 :-/