Also here, I am less impressed than the rest of the voters. I like 3. Re4!!, really a wonderful move with good alternatives, and this makes it a prize study. Also 4. Qf5! is good, of course. But from there onwards, the play is rather simple (two-move tactics, essentially) and the exchange on g6 spoils things a bit. The mutual zugzwang at the end is nice, but somehow gets lost in the intense fighting. 3 points. But for a moment, I was tempted to give only 2,5.
Also here, I am less impressed than the rest of the voters. I like 3. Re4!!, really a wonderful move with good alternatives, and this makes it a prize study. Also 4. Qf5! is good, of course. But from there onwards, the play is rather simple (two-move tactics, essentially) and the exchange on g6 spoils things a bit. The mutual zugzwang at the end is nice, but somehow gets lost in the intense fighting. 3 points. But for a moment, I was tempted to give only 2,5.
Статья "Комбинаторы и комбинации" (2020)
The first exchange on g6 or the second? 🙂
The first. The second does not annoy me since it is the checkmate move. I should probably think about why this makes a difference for me.
Of course. Since I am judging this one, I am not going to give my evaluation. I will just make stupid jokes.