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| TheaN: I was not aware of the term of this mating pattern, but I'm well aware of these Knight-cutting-escapes mates. So, Anastasia Mate. 17.Ne7+ Kh8 18.Rxh7+ Kxh7 19.Rh1#. Easy Tuesday, though. Move 18 could've been a Monday, but Move 17 is still too easy for a Tuesday. |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| not yet a patzer: Yo, dudes. Okay, feeling good, not only did I EASILY solve the puzzle, but I learned that the solution has a name! PLUS I learned more than I ever thought I would about "Anitra's Dance."
BTW I thought Anastasia had to do with people being put to sleep for surgery, etc. :/ |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| hakoba: It's an incredible case. I knew G. Rajna. He was a very strong tactic player. |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| Ashram64: anstasia mate
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Sep-18-07
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| Jack Kerouac: Why don't we just tack on 'gambit redundant' to the end of this opening? |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| MaxxLange: I love this mating pattern. I got to play it in a tournament against someone who had never seen it before once - they thought I was a genius. |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| zb2cr: I was a little shocked that it was White to move--with his King stuck in the center, on an open file, no less, it looks as though WHITE should be the victim. But as soon as I started to look, the possibility of an Anastasia's mate pattern jumped out at me. Even with my shocked moment, I still solved it in less than 5 seconds. 16. ... O-O is the big blunder. Looks as though 16. ... Kf8 is the best way for Black to hold a little longer, although his development remains backward. |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| zb2cr: The name for the pattern, "Anastasia's mate", supposedly comes from the book, "Anastasia and Chess", published in 1803. |
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Sep-18-07
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| kevin86: Are we having two Mondays this week-or are we making up for the lack of a sacrificial mate last Monday? lol IMHO,a true Anastasia's mate must have the knight blocking TWO escape squares,as in today's game. Note:the mate has a bit of a self-block theme as g7 is occupied by a black pawn. |
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Sep-18-07
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| dzechiel: <khursh: Why can I find easy puzzles within seconds but for difficult ones even hours may not help? Any suggestions?> Probably because they are easy. :)
I have been playing chess seriously for 37+ years and I don't get the difficult problems every time. It's my experience that each individual has a natural talent plateau that they can reach quickly with dedicated study and tournament play. After that, they must really lean into the game and pour more and more time into study for increased results. My suggestions for bettering your game are:
1) Join your country's chess federation (eg the United States Chess Federation) 2) Record your games by hand
3) Play in rated tournaments
4) Take up correspondence chess through something like the USCF Golden Knights |
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Sep-18-07
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| playground player: I find the idea of the Falkbeer Countergambit very attractive, but somehow it doesn't seem to work out too well for Black. On the other hand, the Albin Countergambit, essentially the mirror image of the Falkbeer on the queenside, seems to give Black pretty good chances. Why do you suppose that is? Just because there's more room on the queenside? |
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Sep-18-07
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| YouRang: I got it almost immediately. So frequently, we see the power of connected rooks on the back rank. The knight cuts off the the escapes, and then, with astonishing speed, one rook breaks down the door and the other barges in. Like <kevin86> said, this is a fantastic example of "castling into it". |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| khursh: <dzechiel:> Thanks for recommendations. Actually in this case I should join Armenia's federation which has so strong players that I am afraid to. Recording games with hand is probably something I have to try. |
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Sep-18-07
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| fm avari viraf: Black unaware of the danger, just committed hara-kiri by castling & was mated in 3 with the Anastasia's Mate Theme. |
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Sep-18-07
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| patzer2: Today's puzzle solution 17. Nh2+!, initiating a mate in three, is succinctly described above by <fm avari viraf> and <TheaN>. An excellent description of the Anastasia mate theme can be found at http://www.markalowery.net/Chess/Ch.... |
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| AlexandraThess: Interesting idea. It took me unusually much time - some 5 seconds -to find it out. |
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Sep-18-07
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| TheaN: <patzer2: An excellent description of the Anastasia mate theme can be found at:> Heh, how odd is that: just after I read about the mating pattern here I start looking into and I find a lot more patterns on, wouldn't you say, http://www.markalowery.net/Chess A few I didn't know the name of, I did recognize all of them. I guess it shows that chess is not always in the anatomy XD (as good as the site creator calls it himself). |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| ruzon: <zb2cr: 16. ... O-O is the big blunder. Looks as though 16. ... Kf8 is the best way for Black to hold a little longer, although his development remains backward.> 16. ... g6 maintains the option of castling Kingside for Black, but I think developing the Knight and castling Queenside would be preferable. g6 also makes it easier to develop the Rook. |
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| patzer2: <TheaN> the page at http://www.markalowery.net/Chess/Ch...
seems to give the best access to some of the other basic mating patterns (e.g. Bodens mate etc.). |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| lau7aro: <alexandra thess> "it took me unusually much time - 5 seconds"
Ha, ha. Congratulatiions, u are a gmaster now. |
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| Sep-18-07 |
| uuft: Easiest Tuesday ever? |
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Sep-18-07
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| greensfield: The only forcing move (without being captured) is <17.Ne7+> This leads to mate in short order, with moves all forced <17...Kh8 18.Rxh7+ Kxh7 19.Rh1#> |
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Sep-18-07
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| MostlyAverageJoe: <uuft: Easiest Tuesday ever?> Nope, this one was: Capablanca vs T A Carter, 1909 <28.?> |
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Sep-18-07
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| PinnedPiece: Check out this site....I was looking for the reason for calling it "Anastasia's mate". Note that on the right, there are several examples and the guy explains it to you! |
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Sep-18-07
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| PinnedPiece: http://www.chessdryad.com/education... |
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sac: 18.Rxh7+
