[puzzle] What's white's best move? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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Answer

47. Nf6+!!

It's checkmate in 2 in one of two ways.

47...Qxf6
48. Qg4#

47...Kh4
48. Qh3#

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/97535431411?tab=analysis

It's a speed chess game I just watched. Let me know if I screwed this up. I can't copy and paste from the site.

I was so fixated on how black was going to win - I didn't see the danger at all. I only knew black was toast due to the evaluation bar suddenly indicating mate in 2.

[Edit - I fixed a mistake]

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[-] Frank@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

I've been studying anarchist. White should fein surrender, throwing sand in black's face, then 10 pawn goto b251

[-] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

I was going to say white should embrace revolutionary defeatism and move their bishop to e6

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

10 pawn goto b251

That is fiendishly hard to refute.

this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2023

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