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Evan Seghers's avatar

Is that position really in the book with that claim? Missing f6+ winning the game instantly? Insanity.

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Nick Visel's avatar

Things were wild and crazy in Chernev's day -- no computers or anything!

But yeah, to make sure I remembered this correctly, I just played through the analysis again.

This is the position FEN:

6b1/p3q1k1/2p5/5QP1/3PpPp1/P3P3/1P3K2/8 w - - 0 37

Chernev offers some alternative moves for White (the game move was 37.Kg3). One that he gives is 37.Qxc4 c5 38.dxc5 Qxc5 39.f5 Qc2+ 40.Kg3 Qc8, which is where f6+! comes in and completely cooks the analysis!

Not sure what happened or if he actually used an analysis board for this -- if he had I suspect he would have seen f6+! right away!

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