Nice combo

All Things Chess
1

Got this from a recent game. Opponent is threatening mate in 1. I was playing a guest on FICS by the way.

But this little 4 move combo more than nullifies the threat. :wink:

8/2N1k2p/p1p3p1/1pPp3r/1P2p3/P3P3/2Q3PP/6K1 b - - 0 29

2

How is anybody threatening mate in 1 here?

Bill Smythe

3

Hmm, I guess when you “copy game as FEN position”, you only get the final position. Here’s the game score:

[Event “unrated blitz match”]
[Site “Free Internet Chess Server”]
[Date “2015.02.12”]
[Round “?”]
[White “jjamesge”]
[Black “GuestFYKK”]
[Result “*”]
[WhiteElo “1182”]
[BlackElo “-”]
[ECO “D30”]
[TimeControl “600”]

  1. d4 {[%clk 0:10:00]} d5 {[%clk 0:10:00]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:09:59]} e6 {[%clk
    0:09:57]} 3. e3 {[%clk 0:09:52]} c6 {[%clk 0:07:21]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:09:45]}
    Nf6 {[%clk 0:07:18]} 5. Be2 {[%clk 0:09:42]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:07:13]} 6. O-O
    {[%clk 0:09:40]} O-O {[%clk 0:07:11]} 7. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:09:35]} a6 {[%clk
    0:07:08]} 8. a3 {[%clk 0:09:29]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:07:05]} 9. b3 {[%clk 0:09:23]}
    Re8 {[%clk 0:07:01]} 10. Bb2 {[%clk 0:09:21]} b5 {[%clk 0:06:54]} 11. c5
    {[%clk 0:09:20]} Bc7 {[%clk 0:06:51]} 12. b4 {[%clk 0:09:18]} e5 {[%clk
    0:06:49]} 13. dxe5 {[%clk 0:09:10]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:06:46]} 14. Nxe5 {[%clk
    0:09:09]} Bxe5 {[%clk 0:06:44]} 15. Bxe5 {[%clk 0:09:06]} Rxe5 {[%clk
    0:06:42]} 16. Nf3 {[%clk 0:09:04]} Re8 {[%clk 0:06:37]} 17. Qc2 {[%clk
    0:08:59]} g6 {[%clk 0:06:29]} 18. Bd3 {[%clk 0:08:56]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:06:23]}
  2. Nd4 {[%clk 0:08:53]} Qc7 {[%clk 0:06:12]} 20. Rae1 {[%clk 0:08:40]} Ne4
    {[%clk 0:06:06]} 21. f3 {[%clk 0:08:29]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:05:51]} 22. Rxf3
    {[%clk 0:08:26]} f5 {[%clk 0:05:49]} 23. Bxe4 {[%clk 0:08:06]} fxe4 {[%clk
    0:05:46]} 24. Rf2 {[%clk 0:07:56]} Re5 {[%clk 0:05:40]} 25. Ref1 {[%clk
    0:07:51]} Rh5 {[%clk 0:05:37]} 26. Rf8+ {[%clk 0:07:26]} Rxf8 {[%clk
    0:05:31]} 27. Rxf8+ {[%clk 0:07:24]} Kxf8 {[%clk 0:05:27]} 28. Ne6+ {[%clk
    0:07:23]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:05:25]} 29. Nxc7 {[%clk 0:07:20]} *

Combo starts on move 26.

4

White to play and win.

I find it hard to believe that there are ten (!) winning moves per Stockfish. But there’s only one clearly best move, and it’s the one that’s the most fun.

5

A position where “having the move” (on move 26) is the best “move” on the board.