Nxe5!!

[Jack Lad]

[d] r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/1nn5/4p2b/8/1BNP1N1P/PPP2PP1/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 9

[Terry McCracken]

[d] r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/1nn5/4p2b/8/1BNP1N1P/PPP2PP1/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 9

Much nicer than Legall's Mate.

There's a bit of calculation in this opening position. Do you have the complete game?

[Jack Lad]

[d] r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/1nn5/4p2b/8/1BNP1N1P/PPP2PP1/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 9

Much nicer than Legall's Mate.

There's a bit of calculation in this opening position. Do you have the complete game?

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1405197

It was composed.

[Terry McCracken]

[d] r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/1nn5/4p2b/8/1BNP1N1P/PPP2PP1/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 9

Much nicer than Legall's Mate.

There's a bit of calculation in this opening position. Do you have the complete game?

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1405197

It was composed.

It may have been but still it's worth a look. Thanks for linking the game.

[Eelco de Groot]

[d] r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/1nn5/4p2b/8/1BNP1N1P/PPP2PP1/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 9

This seems a good testposition Jack, not too easy, thanks!


r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/1nn5/4p2b/8/1BNP1N1P/PPP2PP1/R1BQK2R w KQkq -

Engine: Rainbow Serpent 1.8(s)dc Build 003 (Athlon 2009 MHz, 256 MB)
by Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski

1.00 0:00 +1.37 9.O-O (1.145) 4

2.00 0:00 +1.17 9.O-O Bc5 (1.392) 5

3.00 0:00 +0.88 9.O-O Nd4 10.g4 (2.445) 9

3.00 0:00 +1.13 9.g4 Bg6 10.Bg5 (2.593) 10

4.00 0:00 +0.80 9.g4 Bg6 10.O-O Bc5 (3.043) 12

4.00 0:00 +0.88 9.O-O Be7 10.g4 Bg6 (3.654) 14

5.00 0:00 +1.09 9.O-O Be7 10.g4 Bg6 11.Be3 (4.081) 16

6.00 0:00 +0.96 9.O-O Be7 10.g4 Bg6 11.Re1 Qd6 (5.277) 19

7.00 0:00 +0.72-- 9.O-O Be7 (12.413) 44

7.00 0:00 +1.13 9.O-O Be7 10.g4 Bg6 11.Re1 O-O
12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Rxe5 Bf6 (17.149) 60

8.00 0:00 +0.88-- 9.O-O Be7 (21.137) 71

8.00 0:00 +1.13 9.O-O Bb4 10.g4 Bg6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh4 Bf7 (32.975) 105

9.00 0:00 +1.05-- 9.O-O Bb4 (38.854) 118

9.00 0:00 +0.96-- 9.O-O Bb4 (46.276) 134

9.00 0:00 +0.80-- 9.O-O Bb4 (54.696) 151

9.00 0:00 +0.80 9.O-O Bb4 10.g4 Bg6 11.Qe2 f6 12.a3 Bxc3
13.bxc3 Bf7 14.Be3 Bxb3 15.cxb3 (62.163) 165

10.00 0:00 +0.48-- 9.O-O Bb4 (78.414) 185

10.00 0:00 +0.40 9.O-O Bb4 10.g4 Bg6 11.Qe2 f6 12.a3 Bxc3
13.bxc3 Bf7 14.d4 Bd5 15.dxe5 O-O (129.131) 250

11.00 0:00 +0.48 9.O-O Bb4 10.g4 Bg6 11.Qe2 f6 12.Ne4 Bf7
13.a3 Be7 14.Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.Be3 Qe8
16.Nc5 (196.577) 299

12.00 0:01 +0.44 9.O-O Bb4 10.g4 Bg6 11.Qe2 f6 12.Ne4 Bf7
13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.c3 Bd6 15.Be3 Re8
16.Nc5 Qc8 17.Rfe1 (404.390) 380

13.01 0:01 +0.52++ 9.O-O Bb4 (584.695) 406

13.01 0:01 +0.56 9.O-O Bb4 10.g4 Bg6 11.Qe2 f6 12.Ne4 Bf7
13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.c3 Bd6 15.Qc2 Be7
16.Be3 g6 (598.092) 411

14.01 0:02 +0.40-- 9.O-O Bd6 (1.102.020) 446

14.01 0:04 +0.24-- 9.O-O Bd6 (1.874.625) 466

14.01 0:04 +0.36 9.O-O Bd6 10.g4 Bg6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Be3 Bf7
13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.Ne4 Qd7 15.Nh4 Rhd8
16.Nf5 Kg8 17.Bh6 Bf8 18.Qc1 (2.292.721) 473

15.01 0:06 +0.24 9.O-O Bd6 10.g4 Bg6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 Bf7
13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.Ne4 Rf8 15.g5 Kg8
16.gxf6 gxf6 17.Kh2 Ne7 18.Rg1+ Ng6 (3.324.346) 480

16.01 0:10 +0.24 9.O-O Bd6 10.g4 Bg6 11.Re1 O-O
12.Bg5 Qc8 13.d4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Na5
15.Ndb5 Bb4 16.Be7 Nxb3 17.cxb3 Bxe7
18.Rxe7 Rd8 19.Qf3 (5.238.035) 485

17.01 0:14 +0.32++ 9.O-O Bd6 (6.922.948) 489

17.01 0:14 +0.40++ 9.O-O Bd6 (7.302.258) 489

17.01 0:16 +0.28 9.O-O Bd6 10.Ne4 O-O 11.Bg5 Be7
12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Ng3 Bg6 14.Re1 Qc5
15.Qe2 Rae8 16.Ne4 Qa5 17.Qd2 Qxd2
18.Nexd2 Bf5 (7.985.866) 491

18.01 0:21 +0.20-- 9.O-O Bd6 (10.432.889) 495

18.01 0:32 +0.20 9.O-O Bd6 10.Be3 O-O 11.Re1 Re8
12.Nb5 Na5 13.Qe2 Qd7 14.Nxd6 cxd6
15.Bxb6 axb6 16.Qe4 Bg6 17.Qd5 Qc6
18.Ng5 Nxb3 19.Qxb3 (16.277.471) 500

19.01 0:42 +0.16 9.O-O Bd6 10.g4 Bg6 11.a4 a5 12.Bg5 Qd7
13.Nb5 Be7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Qe2 O-O-O
16.Rfe1 f6 17.d4 Rhe8 18.dxe5 Nxe5
19.Red1 (21.106.601) 502

19.09 0:47 +0.32++ 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 (24.099.584) 502

19.09 0:48 +0.44++ 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 (24.210.194) 503

19.09 0:48 +0.68++ 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 (24.367.411) 503

19.09 0:48 +1.17++ 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 (24.608.271) 504

19.09 0:51 +1.53 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 10.Bxf7+ Ke7 11.Bg5+ Kd6
12.Ne4+ Kxe5 13.f4+ Kd4 14.Rxd1 Nb4
15.Bxd8 Rxd8 16.Kd2 Nxd3 17.cxd3 Rd7
18.Be6 Bb4+ 19.Ke2 Re7 20.Bb3 Rf8
21.g3 Bd6 22.h4 (25.989.747) 508

20.01 2:18 +1.69 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 Qd7
12.a3 O-O-O 13.O-O Bd6 14.Re1 Rhe8
15.Nb5 Kb8 16.d4 a6 17.Nxd6 Qxd6
18.c3 f6 19.Qe2 Bg6 (71.681.549) 518

21.01 2:38 +1.65 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 Qd7
12.O-O Bd6 13.Re1 O-O 14.g4 Bg6
15.Nh4 Na5 16.Qf3 Rae8 17.Nxg6 hxg6
18.Kg2 c6 19.Ne4 Nxb3 20.axb3 Bb4
21.c3 f5 22.Nc5 (81.681.453) 515

22.01 2:59 +1.77++ 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (92.078.683) 514

22.01 3:11 +1.53-- 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (98.278.259) 512

22.01 3:54 +1.45 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 h6
12.O-O O-O-O 13.a4 Na5 14.Ba2 Qf6
15.Qe2 Kb8 16.g4 Bg6 17.Ne4 Bxe4
18.dxe4 Qxb2 19.Bxf7 Qf6 20.Ba2 Nac4
21.Bxc4 (120.914.229) 515

23.01 4:05 +1.69++ 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (126.121.259) 514

23.01 4:22 +1.61 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 h6
12.O-O O-O-O 13.a4 Na5 14.Ba2 Qf6
15.Ne4 Qxb2 16.Ng3 Bg6 17.Nh4 Bd6
18.Nxg6 fxg6 19.Qd2 Nc6 20.Rfb1 Qe5
21.f4 Qa5 22.Qxa5 (134.126.585) 511

24.01 4:51 +1.61 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 h6
12.O-O O-O-O 13.Ne4 Bg6 14.Re1 Bxe4
15.Bxb6 axb6 16.Rxe4 Qf6 17.d4 Kb8
18.c3 Bd6 19.Qe2 h5 20.Re1 g5 (149.369.608) 511

25.01 5:00 +1.53-- 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (153.568.738) 511

25.01 5:13 +1.69++ 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (160.438.228) 511

25.01 5:28 +1.61 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 h6
12.O-O O-O-O 13.Ne4 Bg6 14.Re1 Bxe4
15.Bxb6 axb6 16.Rxe4 Qf6 17.d4 Kb8
18.c3 g5 19.Nd2 Bd6 20.Qh5 Bf4
21.Nf3 Qf5 22.Rae1 (167.760.690) 511

26.01 5:41 +1.69++ 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (174.248.514) 510

26.01 6:12 +1.53-- 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (189.848.165) 510

26.01 6:45 +1.45-- 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (207.071.681) 511

26.01 7:02 +1.53 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 h6
12.O-O O-O-O 13.Ne4 Bg6 14.Re1 Bxe4
15.Bxb6 axb6 16.Rxe4 Qf6 17.d4 g5
18.c3 h5 19.Ne1 Qg6 20.Qf3 f6 21.Nc2 Bd6
22.Ne3 (215.820.766) 510

27.01 8:21 +1.45-- 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (255.971.272) 510

27.01 11:46 +1.37-- 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (365.986.232) 517

27.01 13:12 +1.41 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.Nf3 Qe7+ 11.Be3 h6
12.O-O O-O-O 13.Ne4 Nd5 14.Bxd5 Rxd5
15.Re1 a6 16.a3 Qd7 17.b4 Be7 18.d4 Bxf3
19.Qxf3 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 (409.993.462) 517

28.01 22:41 +1.45 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.g3 Bxd1 11.gxh4 Nxe5
12.Kxd1 O-O-O 13.Rg1 Kb8 14.Be3 Nbc4
15.Ke2 Nxe3 16.fxe3 f5 17.d4 Nc6
18.Nd5 g6 19.h5 Rd6 20.Raf1 Bh6
21.Nf4 Ne7 22.Bf7 (706.581.834) 519

29.01 30:51 +1.49 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.g3 Bxd1 11.gxh4 Nxe5
12.Kxd1 O-O-O 13.Rg1 Kb8 14.Be3 f6
15.Ke2 Nc6 16.Rae1 Nd4+ 17.Bxd4 Rxd4
18.Kd1 Rd8 19.h5 Nd7 20.f4 c6 21.Ke2 Nc5
22.Kd2 (979.034.162) 528

30.01 38:41 +1.41-- 9.Nxe5 Qh4 (1.231.696.474) 530

30.01 40:50 +1.49 9.Nxe5 Qh4 10.g3 Bxd1 11.gxh4 Nxe5
12.Kxd1 O-O-O 13.Rg1 f6 14.h5 Nf3
15.Rg3 Nd4 16.Be3 a6 17.Kd2 Nxb3+
18.axb3 Nd5 19.Re1 h6 20.Rg4 Nxc3
21.bxc3 Rd5 22.Rh4 (1.297.483.331) 529

best move: Nf3xe5 time: 42:31.032 min n/s: 528.928 nodes: 1.349.313.346

[rightrook]

Thanks....Good test move..!

Hiarcs 11.2 found it in 28 sec.

[Jack Lad]

[d] rn3rk1/pbppq1pp/1p2pb2/4N2Q/3PN3/3B4/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 6 11
This is one is easy for an engine but a nice one for the brain.

Ed Lasker found the winning move.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1259009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Las ... able_games
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extr ... homas.html

[tano-urayoan]

[d] rn3rk1/pbppq1pp/1p2pb2/4N2Q/3PN3/3B4/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 6 11
This is one is easy for an engine but a nice one for the brain.

Ed Lasker found the winning move.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1259009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Las ... able_games
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extr ... homas.html

This is a classic in tactical manuals Qxh7

[Terry McCracken]

[d] rn3rk1/pbppq1pp/1p2pb2/4N2Q/3PN3/3B4/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 6 11
This is one is easy for an engine but a nice one for the brain.

Ed Lasker found the winning move.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1259009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Las ... able_games
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extr ... homas.html

I remember solving this mate around '83 and I believe there's a faster answer then in the text.

[Terry McCracken]

Nevermind, they give the faster mate.