1. e4
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    24 Mar '21 12:57
    In Tales of the Unexpected: 'The best chess player in the world.'
    here is a link to full episode.

    YouTube

    This position appears (White to play)

    I am wondering if anyone has seen this combination or one very like it.
    I have been though loads of DataBases even just looking at the
    bones of the position, things like this:


    But still no luck. Anybody help.

    I think it came from a Queen Rook Odds game. But Recreating the
    game means you have to give Black a few clumsy moves.

    The game ends:

  2. Subscribervenda
    Dave
    S.Yorks.England
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    25 Mar '21 13:51
    If you can't find it Geoff,nobody can!!
  3. e4
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    25 Mar '21 15:57
    Hi venda,

    I have been in touch with the chess advisor for that episode
    but he cannot tell me where the game/position came from.

    I think it is a composed position from a puzzle book. I have most of the pre
    1984 positions from well known books in a D.B. (6600+) but this one is not in there.
    I was hoping someone....somewhere...recognised it.
  4. e4
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    25 Mar '21 16:30
    An old friend (Fat Lady) has found it.

    Kislov - Viktorov, Vornezh (Russia) 1971.

    It is puzzle No.43 here

    http://www.akronchessclub.com/Games/tactics/checkmatehard.htm
  5. SubscriberPaul Leggett
    Chess Librarian
    The Stacks
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    27 Mar '21 11:15
    @greenpawn34
    I would love to have been a fly on the wall to see his expression when he found the data.
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