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CHESS PUZZLE #5222

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Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	14-Jul-08
Description:	Semon Alexandrovich Palatnik - Efim Petrovich Geller, Rostov 1980.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #5222
Attempts:	1364
Solved:	670 (49%)


White to move, mate in 5

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kingofchess12345 26-Nov-12, 00:03 » Report abuse	Nice - using the queen to blick the pawn fooled me - I thought I had found an ALT.!
fezzik 26-Nov-12, 06:18 » Report abuse	Good one! This doesn't surprise me that less than 50% have solved it. It's quite a bit different from the usual check-check-mate patterns we see here. I loved it! 2.5 Stars Difficulty. This really is a basic idea that everyone should know and be able to play in a real setting. But it is also more advanced thinking than is usually required here. 4 Stars Aesthetics. As a chess puzzle it isn't sublime, but as an educational position, it's first rate. Great choice, kingdawar!
fezzik 26-Nov-12, 06:29 » Report abuse	Complete game score To see the complete game score: www.chessgames.com And, in the interest of obsessive completeness, Grandmaster Palatnik's patronymic is Alexandrovich. He's living in the US now.
chessikins 26-Nov-12, 11:50 » Report abuse	Nuttin... Easy to see the check in this game study..the rest plays itself with simple common sense not tactics or skill.....this is gm level play?...oh well...
luqq 26-Nov-12, 14:01 » Report abuse	Hmm .. You're right, www.chessgames.com is how GM level play should ACTUALLY look like (behold the double queen sac!)
samuelmccormick4 26-Nov-12, 22:47 » Report abuse	amazing find luqq! HILARIOUS!

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