Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Miss Hollywood

Jan Smeets – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
70th Corus Chess Tournament (B Group); Wijk aan Zee, January 19, 2008
8/2q3pk/4K3/1P1QB3/7p/2P5/8/4r3 b - - 17 58

Position after 58. Bd4-e5

58. ... Rxe5+! 0 : 1. An elegant finish, for after 59. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 60. Kxe5 h3 61. b6 h2 62. b7 h1=Q 6. b8=Q Qh2+ the Black Queen skewers the White King against its own Queen. Here is the whole game, with notes by Grandmaster Nick de Firmian from Chess Room Newsletter #893, November 16, 2019.

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