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[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]

[Site "Barcelona ESP"]

[Date "2007.10.19"]

[EventDate "2007.10.18"]

[Round "2"]

[Result "0-1"]

[White "Mikhail Krasenkow"]

[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]

[ECO "A14"]

[WhiteElo "2668"]

[BlackElo "2648"]

[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 a5

7. Nc3 c6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. e4 Ba6 11. Nd2 c5 12. exd5

cxd4 13. Nb5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Re1 b5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Qd1

bxc4 18. bxc4 Qb6 19. Rb1 dxc4


What does Krasenkow play next?

20. Nc6 Rxc6


White to Move

21. Bxf6


What is the winning continuation?

Qxf2+

After 22. Kxf2, black should move what piece to maintain the initiative?

22. Kxf2 Bc5+ 23. Kf3

What should black do next?

Rxf6+ 24. Kg4


What is the winning continuation?

Ne5+ 25. Kg5 Rg6+ 26. Kh5

f6 27. Rxe5 Rxe5+ 28. Kh4 Bc8



Mate in 6 moves

Can you figure it out?

0-1