Chess

[Fintourist]

... Bxe4!

Because whatever white does Rd1+ either wins the queen or wins directly, because:
... Rd1+
Kh2 Rh1+
Kxh1 Qxh3 (g2 pawn is pinned by bishop)
aaand it's mate in 2.

[Gustaran]

Ok, everybody figured it out.

[novice]

Did you know that if you use the iPad app for chess.com you get computer analysis of your finished games even with a free account?

[Cyneheard]

Did you know that if you use the iPad app for chess.com you get computer analysis of your finished games even with a free account?

Nice. Now all I need is an iPad.

[zakalwe]

Did you know that if you use the iPad app for chess.com you get computer analysis of your finished games even with a free account?

I didn't notice that, I'll check it out.

So far, the feature that's tempting me the most to upgrade is access to the opening explorer. Does anyone know of a free opening explorer somewhere out there? The best one I found so far is at chess365.com, where I was allowed to go five moves in. Obviously, I'd like to go deeper, though.

I'm rbzak at chess.com, btw, if anyone wants to teach me openings the hard way.

[Gustaran]

You could try:

http://chesstempo.com/game-database.html

without Premium I got to move 10 at least (which is still not great).

[Cyneheard]

Did you know that if you use the iPad app for chess.com you get computer analysis of your finished games even with a free account?

I didn't notice that, I'll check it out.

So far, the feature that's tempting me the most to upgrade is access to the opening explorer. Does anyone know of a free opening explorer somewhere out there? The best one I found so far is at chess365.com, where I was allowed to go five moves in. Obviously, I'd like to go deeper, though.

I'm rbzak at chess.com, btw, if anyone wants to teach me openings the hard way.

Chess365 goes deeper if you log in.

[Jkaen]

Found it interesting that as I am getting better I am getting more and more drawn games as the likelyhood of one of us making a blunder decreases. Thats something I had never really considered before

[zakalwe]

Thanks for the links. I also found this, which goes 30 moves deep and doesn't require a login:

http://www.ficsgames.org/openings.html

[regoarrarr]

Had what I think is an interesting tactical puzzle come up in a game I was in the other day



White has just moved 18. Bb5, threatening 19. Qxf8#. White's king is on the run though - (as black) can you make it happen?

Spoiler for game location, which shows the answer

http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=80250136

Edit: I just realized that my opponent may have blundered on move 19 - there may be a move that saves him (that, in the real game, he didn't play)