– (No content to display) Result: Metadata » Click to open. Date: Location: Tournament: Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: June 11, 2023 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Date "????.??.??"] [White ""] [Black ""] [Result ""] [Annotator ""] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [Puzzle "0"] [DateTime ""] [pgndiagram] The game is rightly famous because of this position. Keres uses the attacking power of the Queen - Knight combination to the maximum of its potential. It is a great exercise to try calculating everything on your own here} 41. Qxb7 Nd3 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qf5 Qd2 $1 44. Nd4 {The only move} Qe1+ 45. Kg2 Qe3 $1 46. Qd5 (46. Nb5 Ne1+ 47. Kh3 Qe2 {[pgndiagram] And Black is mating} ) 46... Qf2+ 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 Nf2+ 49. Kf5 Qd3+ {[pgndiagram] Great play. Keres is smoking the White king out of his shelter and then intends to win by technical means, by winning the pawns.} 50. Ke5 Ng4+ 51. Kd6 Qxa3+ 52. Kc7 Qe7+ 53. Kc8 Ne3 54. Qb5 Qe4 55. Qb2 Kg6 56. Qb6+ f6 57. Ne6 Nc4 58. Qa6 Ne5 59. Nc7 Qc2 60. Qd6 Qxh2 61. Nd5 Qf2 62. Kb7 Qxg3 63. Qxf6+ Kh5 64. Qe6 Ng4 65. Ne7 Qf3+ 66. Kc8 Kh4 67. Nf5+ Kh3 68. Kd8 h5 69. Qg6 Ne5 70. Qe6 Ng4 71. Qg6 Ne5 72. Qe6 Qd3+ 73. Nd4+ Ng4 74. Qd5 Nf2 75. Kc8 h4 76. Qe5 Qe4 77. Qf6 Qf4 78. Nf5 Ne4 79. Qg6 Qg4 {[pgndiagram] One of the best games of Paul Keres. To score 3-0 against direct contender in such an important tournament is impressive feat.} 0-1 [pgndiagram] The game is rightly famous because of this position. Keres uses the attacking power of the Queen - Knight combination to the maximum of its potential. It is a great exercise to try calculating everything on your own here} 41. Qxb7 Nd3 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qf5 Qd2 $1 44. Nd4 {The only move} Qe1+ 45. Kg2 Qe3 $1 46. Qd5 (46. Nb5 Ne1+ 47. Kh3 Qe2 {[pgndiagram] And Black is mating} ) 46... Qf2+ 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 Nf2+ 49. Kf5 Qd3+ {[pgndiagram] Great play. Keres is smoking the White king out of his shelter and then intends to win by technical means, by winning the pawns.} 50. Ke5 Ng4+ 51. Kd6 Qxa3+ 52. Kc7 Qe7+ 53. Kc8 Ne3 54. Qb5 Qe4 55. Qb2 Kg6 56. Qb6+ f6 57. Ne6 Nc4 58. Qa6 Ne5 59. Nc7 Qc2 60. Qd6 Qxh2 61. Nd5 Qf2 62. Kb7 Qxg3 63. Qxf6+ Kh5 64. Qe6 Ng4 65. Ne7 Qf3+ 66. Kc8 Kh4 67. Nf5+ Kh3 68. Kd8 h5 69. Qg6 Ne5 70. Qe6 Ng4 71. Qg6 Ne5 72. Qe6 Qd3+ 73. Nd4+ Ng4 74. Qd5 Nf2 75. Kc8 h4 76. Qe5 Qe4 77. Qf6 Qf4 78. Nf5 Ne4 79. Qg6 Qg4 {[pgndiagram] One of the best games of Paul Keres. To score 3-0 against direct contender in such an important tournament is impressive feat.} 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.