A Cutie!!!
This cutie was submitted by Aron Zlobinskiy
Black moves a few moves in preparation for the "Kill." See if you can find this devastating "stroke!"
posted by Anonymous @ 12:51 PM
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Remarkable position! So natural looking but so devious! :) At first I was concerned with the 1... 27-24 answer as it lead to a long imprecise ending - but coming home and analyzing it revealed a wonderful and very educational way to win.
Thanks Aron for a gift of discovery and thanks Clarence for making it possible for us to enjoy such gems!
First of all - a great solution Moochie! I agree with everything excpet the last line - after 1.26-30 27-24 2.30-25 (or immediately 30-21) 18-15 3/25-21 white moves 24-20 instead of 17-13 to a long (and educational) ending. Can you analyze it too?
In fact the 2.30-25 is probably a mistake (2.30-21 should be played) as after 18-15 3.25-21 24-20 4.21x19 11-8 5.2-7 (otherwise 3 checkers are cut off) 8-3 6.19-10 3-8 and white can freely move man on 20 to king. If 6.7-11 then 3-17 trapping the man on 11. For example 7.19-15 17-13=
Hi Moochie,
You found the main idea of the shot and it was spectacular! The 27-24 move led to a different game with its own idea, very different from the main line, probably a standard ending from the look of it. I wish for some top master to join in and show how it is done - fellows, stop hiding as if you do not watch this!
I just found out that the author of this position is none other than a Russian born Leo Rubin of Detroit (I believe) who organized several trips of American players into Soviet Union, and who time to time published a checker magazine!
This particular position was published in 1927 (almost 80 years ago!!!)in Leningrad, USSR under his Russian name Lev Rubinchik.
80 years later the position still takes your breath away! A real Cutie!
Correction - the late Mr. Rubin was of Cleveland, Ohio, not Detroit.
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