Tuesday, November 11, 2008

What happened next? V


From a game played in an international team tournament: position after Black's 43...Kf6-g6.

What happened next?

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

What happened next? Well, this average club player would like to play Kg2 with the intention of bringing the king to d1.

Angus

Anonymous said...

right, what about:

1. Rg2 (waiting) Rh5+
2. Kg4 f5#

?

Seani

ejh said...

No - though not totally wrong either...

Anonymous said...

Actually, it seems a shame not to mention other possibilities:

OPTION 1: It's time trouble and people are blitzing out moves, so play continues:

44. Rd6+ Kh5
45. g4 checkma...

after which White reddens and goes to Africa

OPTION 2: Still, time trouble and play continues:

44. Rd3?? Rxd3
45. f5+
A check before dying...
45. Kxf5 Rf1+

draw agreed

seani

Anonymous said...

How about:
1. Kg4 h5
2. Kh3 h4
3. Kh4 Rh5
4. Kg4 f5 #

jms

Anonymous said...

I think EJH's recent question about whether a sealed move is part of the game has some relevance.

RdC

Chris Morgan said...

1 Kh4 Rh5+ 2Kg4 f5 mate

Anonymous said...

White sealed 1. Kh4 and the game was agreed drawn on white's offer.

Richard

ejh said...

As has perhaps been hinted above, with the "What Happened Next?" series the answer always involves not only the moves on the chessboard,but the story accompanying them...

Anonymous said...

White sealed a move allowing mate, then offered a draw which was accepted?

PG

Anonymous said...

Ok, well while I like the JMS resolution, let's plug with Chris Morgan's suggestion with a narrative interpolation:

1 Kh4 (=) Rh5+
2 Kg4 f5 mate

seani

ejh said...

I think PG above (and indeed RdC) may be on the ball...

...full story tomorrow unless people can't wait until then.

Anonymous said...

Did you get this out of some book published about 15 years ago, possibly called "Blunders and Brilliancies"?

Or maybe something similar without the "Brilliancies" bit?

Richard

ejh said...

Nope

ejh said...

Though it sounds like the sort of book I would get things out of, if I had it.

Anonymous said...

I think this game was mentioned in a book by Hartston.

RdC

ejh said...

I think you may be right.

Anonymous said...

My guess:
Kh4 offering a draw (which black accepts?)

Jarle

Anonymous said...

Bearing in mind the title of the piece, was one of the players David Coleman. Errrrrr. Remarkable.

PG