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Date: 29 Dec 2004 10:37:58
From: Kari Hoijarvi
Subject: Background for an endgame combination
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To my surprise, I found a position from my old game in an Italian
combination page:
http://tinyurl.com/42w3o
combination 499
Kari Hoijarvi - Renus Ramos, Boston 1987
White:Kc3 Rd2 Pa2 f5 h2
Black:Kd5 Ra8 Pc4 d3 h6
Black to move and win.
Black played Rf8? after which I could
sacrifice a pawn with a2-a4, Ra2, a5,
a6, a7 etc. forcing him to play Ra8.
Game ended as a draw.
Back home, I was sure I was lost, and
it didn't take too long to figure out
what black should have done. Later back
in Finland I showed this to Thomas
Ristoja, the combination page editor
of "Suomen Shakki" magazine, who
published it.
So now, over fifteen years later, somebody
looked for combination material, and
understandably could not translate the
comments. Enjoy!
Kari
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Date: 01 Jan 2005 18:38:01
From: Few Good Chessmen
Subject: Re: Background for an endgame combination
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"Kari Hoijarvi" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> To my surprise, I found a position from my old game in an Italian
> combination page:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/42w3o
>
> combination 499
>
> Kari Hoijarvi - Renus Ramos, Boston 1987
> White:Kc3 Rd2 Pa2 f5 h2
> Black:Kd5 Ra8 Pc4 d3 h6
>
> Black to move and win.
>
> Black played Rf8? after which I could
> sacrifice a pawn with a2-a4, Ra2, a5,
> a6, a7 etc. forcing him to play Ra8.
> Game ended as a draw.
>
> Back home, I was sure I was lost, and
> it didn't take too long to figure out
> what black should have done. Later back
> in Finland I showed this to Thomas
> Ristoja, the combination page editor
> of "Suomen Shakki" magazine, who
> published it.
Too bad Black didn't spot the winning line 1. ... Ra3 2. Kb4 Kd4 (hardly any
combination at all). I suppose White last move was f5 that jinxed your
oppoent It's amazing what a Passed Pawn can do to your Chess Thinking (Black
had the choice of Checking but instead choose to went after the Pawn).
Perfect mental diversion!
>
> So now, over fifteen years later, somebody
> looked for combination material, and
> understandably could not translate the
> comments. Enjoy!
Shouldn't it be eighteen years now (Or was it published by "Suomen Shakki"
magazine in 2002)?
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Date: 03 Jan 2005 08:42:55
From: Kari Hoijarvi
Subject: Re: Background for an endgame combination
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"Few Good Chessmen" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Shouldn't it be eighteen years now (Or was it published by "Suomen Shakki"
> magazine in 2002)?
>
Publication was 1989, I think, so I rounded it to fifteen years.
The editor also missed the best line with counter rook sac:
White:Kc3 Rd2 Pa2 f5 h2
Black:Kd5 Ra8 Pc4 d3 h6
1...Ra3+ 2 Kb4 Kd4! 3 Kxa3 c3 4 f6! cxd2 5 f7 d1Q 6 f8Q
but black should still win the queen ending.
Kari
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