It’s Your Move # 17

Chessbibliophile
12.03.2015
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Category: Problems

You are playing against Magnus Carlsen in the World Blitz championship.
He has drifted into a lost position with some careless play.
You have only 5 seconds to his three.
How do you deliver the last shot?

Black to play

Solution:

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Updated 04.08.2023

Comments:

chessbibliophile:
Dear chess friend,That was not a bad try. It's some one else.
Ray:
@chessbibliophile Was the real opponent Vassily Ivanchuk ?
chessbibliophile:
Dear reader,Glad that you also found the move.By the way who was Carlsen's opponent in real time?
Emine nursel konal:
Ra1!!
chessbibliophile:
Dear friends,Congrats! The second move in Astitwa's solution should read 2.Qxa1.I suppose, that's what he meant.
zaka:
1. ,Ra12. Qxa1, Qxf2+3. Kh1, Bf3+4. Rf2, Qxf2 #next1. ,Ra12. Rxa1, Qg2#next1. ,Ra12. anything, Rxg13. anything, Qg2#