Oct-06-02
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| PinkZebra: 32...Nh2 discovered check forces mate in one move |
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| Oct-06-02 |
| erap: that is correct |
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Oct-06-02
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| Honza Cervenka: 14.Re1 instead of 14.Ng6 seems to be very strong. For example 14...Kd7 15.Be6+ Kc6 16.d5+ Kb6 17.Bxf5 Bxf5 18.Qd4+ c5 19.dxc6 e.p.+ Kxc6 20.Qd5+ Kc7 21.Qxf5 +- or 14...Kf8 15.Ng6+ Kg7 16.Nxe7 Nxe7 17.Ng5 d5 18.Nxh7 dxc4 19.Bg5 Nbc6 20.Nf6 +- |
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Oct-06-02
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| Honza Cervenka: White missed another blow in his 26th move: 26.Qe4!! Rf7 27.Bxe7!! (Not 27.Qxb7?? for Rf2+! 28.Kg1 Bg2 etc.). I think that black is still winning but he has to be very precise - 27...Nc6! 28.Bc5+ Ne7 29.Qe6! Rd8 30.Bxe7 Rxe7 31.Qg8+ Kd7 32.Qd5+ Kc8 33.Qf5+ Red7 34.Qxf1 Rxd4 etc. |
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| Jun-17-03 |
| ksadler: <Ron> and <Sneaky>: This game likely belongs in your collections of Queen Sacs and Underpromotions as well. |
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Apr-04-08
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| Knight13: Compare this one with Bird vs J Mason, 1876. I like the Mason one better. |
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Aug-04-08
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| whiteshark: Pun: A Bird never flew on one wing. |
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| May-22-09 |
| randomsac: This is a very exciting game. What else do you expect from king's gambit? I loved the underpromotions to win material. There were some slips as some of the kibitzers have noted, but it is still a very interesting and exciting game. |
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Jun-15-09
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| RandomVisitor: 22...Nc6! 
<Honza's> line is spoiled by 31.Qg6+ with perpetual. |
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Jun-15-09
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| An Englishman: Good Evening: Amusing little gem, for all its flaws. Any other games featuring consecutive Knight underpromotions? |
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Jun-15-09
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| GMNick: Bird had a funny sense of humour... |
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Jun-15-09
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| Once: Now that is seriously funny chess. The only downside is that we were denied the wonderful sight of four black knights on the board at the same time. Reminds me a little of the film Zulu where a force with superior numbers battles a smaller army with better firepower. Or if you are too young to remember Zulu, try the science-fiction remake "Starship troopers". Or if you are too young for Starship troopers, think Orks vs Space Marines. Waaagh! |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| bvwp: Bird usually features in games as an ingenious but gallant loser. The inaccuracies remarked upon would explain why this would be the case. So it's nice to see him get a win. |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| psmith: Fritz 5.32 found 12... d5! 13. Bxd5 Bg7! to be very strong for Black. I can't find a defense for White. |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| xrt999: you just dont see people with the name "Alcock" nowadays.... |
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Jun-15-09
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| kevin86: Is this a record? Black underpromotes to a knight in sucessive moves. The game AND the pun are great! |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| Waitaka: <An Englishman: Any other games featuring consecutive Knight underpromotions?> Not consecutive: V Zurakhov vs Koblents, 1956 |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| njchess: Fun game from Bird. Despite the somewhat tactically dubious play on both sides, MacDonnell must have suspected something when Bird offers up his queen. I doubt he imagined losing a knight, a bishop and both rooks(!) for a bishop, a queen and two pawns. Thereafter, White's queen and bishop are no match for Bird's rooks and knights. |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| Shams: A deserved pun win for <Phony Benoni>. |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| Lightboxes: 26. Qe4??
Win one of the rooks instead of the bishop? |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| lzromeu: Very funny pun and game.
Added to my favorites.
Beautiful win without a Queen.
Another possible Pun with merchandising: "Flying Horses" |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| WhiteRook48: those funny knight promotions |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| GrahamClayton: <Honza Cervenka>White missed another blow in his 26th move: 26.Qe4!! Rf7 27.Bxe7!! (Not 27.Qxb7?? for Rf2+! 28.Kg1 Bg2 etc.). Honza,
I looked at 29. b5+ c6 30.d3 (Stopping the Black Rook from moving along the 2nd rank and protecting the g2 Bishop). 30... f3 looks good, attacking the Queen to give Black time to retreat the g2-Bishop, but then I think White has 31.e4, with the double attack on the e7 Knight. 31...f7 simply allows 32. g2. |
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| Jun-15-09 |
| remolino: What a fanstastic pun!!! |
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