What did Blackburne miss?

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What did Blackburne miss?

Post by Gerard Killoran » Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:56 pm

In the following game against the problemist A. B Thynne, Blackburne missed a strong continuation on move 12. Can you find it?

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Re: What did Blackburne miss?

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:47 pm

Are we taking on d6 here and then following up (in some lines) with e5?
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Re: What did Blackburne miss?

Post by Gerard Killoran » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:51 pm

Yes, Bxd6 and e5 is crushing.
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Re: What did Blackburne miss?

Post by Tim Harding » Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:43 pm

Nice find. 13 Qg5+ after most Black 12th moves but 13 e5 in reply to Qxd6, yes
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