Test your chess: daily chess puzzle – extra, from Morozevich-Inarkiev

Black to play and win

Morozevich- Inarkiev Tashir, Tigran Petrosian Memorial, 8/11/14

Solution

This game is ongoing as I blog, black having just played his 41st move, missing a forced win.

Inarkiev played 41…Qc7, missing the examine all biffs 41…Rc1+! which exploits the fact that the Rd1 is tied to defending the Qd4, so that 42 Kc1 is forced, after which 42…Qc7+ mates.

Nice to have beaten Chessvibes in breaking this. It is doubly nice since my tweet was sent one minute precisely before the twelfth anniversary of my mother's death. I always do just what I want to on the 8th November, never working, and yet again have had a lovely relaxing day. Each year I do something different and today, amongst other things, I have been watching game 1 of the Carlsen-Anand world championships in Sochi, and also today's action in Tashir, at the Petrosian memorial.

As I send this blog, Levon Aronian has just forced a perpetual after a really interesting sacrificial attack by none other than Peter Leko; Moro's game is stil in play (it is white to move after 41…Qc7) and Magnus has a slight advantage (as Jonathan says, safer king, better pawns, more active pieces, and he is Magnus) at move 41 against Vishy. It has been a great start at Sochi and a good day's play at Sochi.

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