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CHESS TACTICS #109436

Problem's rating:	2065
Avg. time to solve:	02:21
Total attempts:	124
Solved percentage:	40.3%

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molchie 14-Mar-12, 14:35 » Report abuse	any advice please Hi all, not surprisingly I got this wrong but am at a loss as to why Black would play 2...Qe6 effectively trading his queen for rook following white's seemingly innocuous Kb1. Can a better player than me please enlighten me? thanks!
mathaias 11-Jun-12, 19:30 » Report abuse	my thoughts ,,, It seems that White is aiming for Re7, leading to Qb7 or Qa7 mate. If he plays this immediately however, Black replies ...Qg8+, forcing Whites king towards the center of the board. 2.Kb1 gives him a2 as an escape hatch. ...Qe6 tries to delay the inevitable as long as possible, a typical computer move. PS, I didn't see any of this at the time. Saw nothing, nada, zip. Missed it too.

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molchie
14-Mar-12, 14:35

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any advice please

Hi all, not surprisingly I got this wrong but am at a loss as to why Black would play 2...Qe6 effectively trading his queen for rook following white's seemingly innocuous Kb1.
Can a better player than me please enlighten me?
thanks!

mathaias
11-Jun-12, 19:30

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my thoughts ,,,

It seems that White is aiming for Re7, leading to Qb7 or Qa7 mate. If he plays this immediately however, Black replies ...Qg8+, forcing Whites king towards the center of the board. 2.Kb1 gives him a2 as an escape hatch. ...Qe6 tries to delay the inevitable as long as possible, a typical computer move.

PS, I didn't see any of this at the time. Saw nothing, nada, zip. Missed it too.

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