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| Feb-24-10 | | wals: In what seemed to be an even match,
White, with Black being a pawn up,
played 25.R1d2 (-3.01) which tipped the scales in Black's favour.
Better was Rd8+ (-0.85).
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| Feb-24-10 | | wals: For those interested in checking out the performance of their favourite
chess engine -
http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccr... |
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| Feb-24-10 | | Nullifidian: Cool position! A Novotny interference is hardly ever seen outside of a composed problem. 25... ♗d3!!
If 26. ♖xd3, then the rook will be blocking the bishop covering f1, allowing Black to play 26... ♖e1+ 27. ♕f1 ♖xf1#. On the other hand, if 26. ♗xd3, then that blocks the rook at d2 that is protecting the d6 rook, so 26... ♕xd6 follows. |
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| Feb-24-10 | | patzer2: <wals> < In what seemed to be an even match,
White, with Black being a pawn up, played 25.R1d2 (-3.01) which tipped the scales in Black's favour. Better was Rd8+ (-0.85).> Fritz 10 indicates 23. Rfd1? instead of 23. Rd4 = tipped the scales in Black's favor. Instead of 24...Bxc2!?, the stronger 24...Bd3!  makes the assessment of 24...Bxc2 Rd8+  academic. |
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| Feb-24-10 | | patzer2: At http://www2.research.att.com/~ttswe... is an online pronounciation resource for the pronunciation of various languages, including German. There the surname Fuchs, in German, sounds like "fooks," so as to rhyme with the english word "flukes." I understand Fuchs means Fox in English, and some Americans with that name actually pronounce it "Fox." P.S.: Any insight or verification from someone who speaks German well would be welcome. |
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| Feb-24-10 | | Shams: <patzer2> A link I've always wanted but never knew. Gracias, home slice. |
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Feb-24-10
 | | paulalbert: The u sound is not so long and open as in flukes. Rhymes more with the English word "took" with an s added and the ch sound has a slightly guttural sound, not quite like an English k. Listen closely to the very good link you gave and you'll hear these slight nuances. My wife is a native German; she constantly reminds me when I speak German. Paul Albert |
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| Feb-24-10 | | patzer2: <paulalbert> Thanks for the German pronounciation guidance. I lived in Germany from 1979 to 1983 with my family and we thouroughly enjoyed our time there, but my understanding of the language far exceeded my ability to correctly speak it. |
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| Feb-24-10 | | wals: <patzer2> re move 23. Analysis by Rybka 3 1-cpu: time 9 min: depth 18:
1.  (-0.37): 23.Bd5 Bxd5 24.Nxd5[] Nxd5 25.Rxd5 Rxe4[] 26.Qxd6 Re1 27.Qf4[] Qe4 28.Rf5[] Rxf1+ 29.Qxf1 f6 30.Rf2 Re8 31.h3 Qe6 32.b3 Qe3 33.Qb5 h6 34.Qd7 Re5 35.Rd2 Qc5 36.Kh2 2. (-0.37): 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.Bxd5[] Nxd5 25.Rxd5 Rxe4[] 26.Qxd6 Re1 27.Qf4[] Qe4 28.Rf5[] Rxf1+ 29.Qxf1 f6 30.Rf2 Re8 31.h3 Qe6 32.b3 Qe3 33.Qb5 h6 34.Qd7 Re5 35.Rd2 Qc5 36.Kh2 (, 25.02.2010) |
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| Feb-24-10 | | carelessfills: <Nullifidian: Cool position! A Novotny interference is hardly ever seen outside of a composed problem.
25... d3!!
If 26. xd3, then the rook will be blocking the bishop covering f1, allowing Black to play 26... e1+ 27. f1 xf1#. On the other hand, if 26. xd3, then that blocks the rook at d2 that is protecting the d6 rook, so 26... xd6 follows.> Thanks for telling us the name of the problem theme. I was about to write somethiong like you did, but I was going to call it problem like since Black's Bd6 created double interference to threaten Rd1+ or QxR. Now I learned something as well. |
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| Feb-24-10 | | WhiteRook48: dang tought it was Re1+ |
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| Feb-24-10 | | johnlspouge: I missed 25...Bd3 in favor or 25...Rf5. I have seen interference so rarely that I did not recognize the opportunity. The key to recognition is two intersecting lines of defense from the linear pieces (Q, R, or B), as <agb2002> points out. |
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| Feb-24-10 | | patzer2: <Wals> Thanks for the alternative 23. Nd5 (or 23. Bd5 by transposition) with only a slight Black edge, which is clearly better for White than the losing game continuation 23. Rfd1? Bxe4  . |
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| Feb-25-10 | | goldenbear: I think 14.Nd5 wins, but I could be wrong. |
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Sep-24-11
 | | HeMateMe: I don't understand the pun. Is novotny "friend" in Russian? You had to go to college to understand some of these puns, and show up more than one day a week. |
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Sep-24-11
 | | perfidious: <HeHateMe> This is a better explanation of the Novotny theme than I can give: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novotny_(chess) |
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Sep-24-11
| | HeMateMe: Ok, a novotny happens in chess games. So--what is it? Probably zugzwang, or a forced move that leads to defeat. |
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| Sep-24-11 | | Shams: <Probably zugzwang> Are you trying to make me shriek? Seriously, I'm going to make a second account, call it <ZugzwangPolice> and start issuing citations. You've inspired me. |
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Sep-24-11
| | perfidious: <HeHateMe> It's a type of interference theme in which a piece is moved to a square where it can be captured in multiple ways, though all lead to mate, and this game is a rare example from practical play-the idea is almost always seen in problems. |
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Sep-24-11
| | HeMateMe: ok, I hadn't played through the game. I was sort of right, though. A forced move costs white the exchange. |
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| Sep-24-11 | | Infohunter: Novotny Interference is an interference created by sacrificing a piece on a key square. Here Black sacrifices his Bishop at d3. White must capture by 26.Bxd3, as capturing with either Rook will allow 26...Re1+ 27.Qf1 Rxf1#--the Rook would interfere with the Bishop's defense of f1. As it is, White settles for the lesser of two evils, capturing with the Bishop, which interferes with the Rook at d2's defense of the Rook at d6. Black thus wins the Exchange. It is to be hoped that this makes the idea of Novotny Interference a bit clearer. |
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Sep-24-11
| | HeMateMe: Is there a Mr. Novotny? |
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Sep-24-11
| | perfidious: <HeMateMe: Is there a Mr. Novotny?> I was interested in a Miss Novotny when we were schoolmates, but nothing came of it. Ten years after we finished high school, I ran into her in a sidewalk cafe-at 28, she looked at least 40. Pressures of being a prosecutor and all. |
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| Sep-24-11 | | Infohunter: <HeMateMe: Is there a Mr. Novotny?> For a short but serious answer to your question, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%... |
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Sep-24-11
 | | FSR: In the Wikipedia article on the Novotny theme, I wrote the entire section on its occurrence in practical play. http://bit.ly/pExHwd The most magnificent example of a Novotny in practical play is 33...Qg4!!! in E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910. Three more examples are 43.Rd5!!! in E Eliskases vs F Hoelzl, 1931; 31.Bc7!!! in Tarrasch vs Allies, 1914; and 33.Rc6!!! in Navara vs A Dergatschova Daus, 2007. Novotnys are extremely beautiful, tend to decide the game instantly, and must be adorned with at least three exclamation points. |
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