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| May-02-08 | | JimmyVermeer: patzer2, it's game 4497, not 4467. 4467 is Karsens vs. Ullrich. If Black hadn't resigned, the game might have ended as follows: 18 Qh5 Bxf2+ 19 Rxf2 Qxa1+ 20 Rf1 Qd4+ 21 Kh1 Qe3 22 Ng5+ Qxg5 23 Bxg5 f6 24 Qxh6+ Kg8 25 Qg6+ Kh8 26 Bxf6+ Rxf6 27 exf6 a6 28 Qg7# |
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| Dec-04-08 | | withingrace: or 18. Qh5 Rg8 19. Ng5+ Rxg5 20. Bxg5 Bg8 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Bf6+ Bg7 23.Qxg7# although i doubt this line would be played... |
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| Aug-25-10 | | TheFocus: This game was analyzed by Bobby Fischer in his CHECKMATE column in Boys' Life, April 1968. |
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Aug-25-10
 | | Phony Benoni: And you can read it here: http://books.google.com/books?id=NR... |
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| Aug-29-10 | | Lil Swine: notice the comic at the bottom |
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| Aug-29-10 | | Lil Swine: i read Phony Benoni's bio and just for the record would like to say i've also pulled off a smothermate |
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Aug-24-13
 | | offramp: That looks like a very good magazine. All I read when I was young was Whizzer & Chips. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whizze.... Sadly, it did not have a chess column. |
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| Aug-24-13 | | waustad: OK, I wondered if the pun had something to do with "me and Julio down by the school yard". |
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| Aug-24-13 | | waustad: I seem to remember something called "Boys Life," but I don't remember much about it. My exposure to it certainly predates '67, when I was entering my senior year in high school. I don't remember ever studying any written chess material until the Fischer vs Spassky match, when I was already in my 20s. |
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Aug-24-13
| | offramp: I'm pretty sure the mag Boy's Life makes a special guest appearance in the kinematographic film Airplane!
A nun is reading Boy's Life and a boy is reading Nun's Life. It's funnier on screen. |
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| Aug-24-13 | | Abdel Irada: <A nun is reading Boy's Life and a boy is reading Nun's Life.> Meanwhile, Leslie Nielsen is reading Nun Yabidness.
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Aug-24-13
 | | playground player: <The Focus> I have to admit I am awed that you should know that. But then there are a lot of folks here who really know their chess. I can't hope to match it, but I can sit back and enjoy it. |
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| Aug-24-13 | | kevin86: black is left with a pawn to hold up his king against attack...he failed. Nun's life,boy's life...heck Kareem was flying the plane...too bad the airline wasn't Air Jordan. |
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Aug-24-13
 | | eternaloptimist: Timman (1 of my favorite chess players) played horribly in this game, & Kaplan took full advantage of it. This game reminded me of a tactic called alekhine's block b/c of the move 16.♘f6. I haven't thought about it until now in years.
I bought the book called "alekhine's block" by victor charushkin b/c it sounded like it would be a good book. In reality it had interesting games but there wasn't much text explaining the moves at all. Therefore I don't think it's that good of a book. It's senseless to write a book on an advanced tactic if u aren't going to explain the moves. Also I didn't see any reviews on the book back then that mentioned the lack of explanatory text. Now I read reviews before buying books since reviews are much more plentiful now than back then. Anyway if any of u advanced players are looking for a new tactic to employ, u should google "alekhine's block" & read up on it. This explains what it is.:
http://www.onlinechesslessons.net/2... |
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| Aug-24-13 | | mrsaturdaypants: Were they really using algebraic notation in Boys Life in 1968? I'm just so used to reading Fischer with the descriptive notation (P-K4). |
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| May-10-15 | | zanzibar: This shows up as game #21 in Lombardy's <Modern Chess Opening Traps>.
It's funny that Fischer gives a question mark to 5.Qg4?, but I guess he wanted to give the "tired and true" general advice to his audience. And here's a clip from a big fan of the Marlin 99c LR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMs...
PS- <MillBase> wrongly gives White as <L. Pera> instead of <J. Pera>. Actually I think <CG> wrongly gives his name as well: The player himself (and FIDE) uses this name <Julio P. Kaplan>, see Julio Argentino Kaplan Pera (kibitz #15) |
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Mar-18-24
 | | chrisowen: I flume its oy its z v Nf6+ aka be its ho its yeah its ignite affable its of its a bath its latch its Nf6+ dub; |
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| Mar-18-24 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: The moves order is fundamental. 16. Nf6+ Kh8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6# is the first line. B is forced to accept the sac. However, W must continue precisely (not Bxf6 which can win but prolongs the game). 17. Qxh6! when ...fxg5 18. Nxg5 Qxe5 19. Qh7#. So, B could try to resist with 17... Nxe5 (Now, not 18. Nxe5? fxg5 which avoids the attack) 18. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 Bc5 22. Rg1+ Bxg1 23. Rxg1+ Kh7 24. Qg7#. B has no defense. Well, 18. Bxf6 Kh7 19. Qh5 works quicker, because of 20. Ng5+ followed by 21. Qxh6. I was not so accurate... |
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| Mar-18-24 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: B could chose another way: 15...f4!? 16. Nxb6 Bxh3 17. Nxa8 hxg5 18. gxh3 Rxa8 (19. Nxg5? Nxe5 20. Rfe1 f6). Maybe, W best reply is: 18. Nxg5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxa8 20. Nf3. when it keeps quality and 1 extra ♙. B avoided the mate, but lost material. Nevertheless, W could continue the same attack: 16. Qh4 Qxb2 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Bxf6 but now: 18... Qxc2 19. Qxh6 Qh7 avoids the mate! So, W have to change the plans. 17. Rc1?! Nxe5. or 17. Tae1 Qxc2. B has some counter-attack and defense. The previous line is more attractive. |
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Mar-18-24
 | | GoldenKnight: Good to see Julio here! In my bio I mentioned Heuristic Software and that I used to work for it from 1994 to 1997. That was Julio Kaplan's company, and we did the software for Saitek's Radio Shack line of chess computers. When the Kasparov-Karpov WC match was being played, I got to see IM analysis of those games from Julio and Marc Leski, which was quite a thrill -- and it was considered work! BTW, just so you all know, Julio had a European surname but his mother was Hispanic (I knew her too). So, being from Argentina, he did not pronounce his surname as KAP-lan, but as Kap-LAN, the A's having the 'ah' sound. |
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Mar-18-24
| | GoldenKnight: Though that pronunciation was specified in Chess Life, the first one I heard actually pronounce it that way was IM William Addison who was then director of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club in San Francisco. It sounded strange to me at first, but I soon got used to it. Later, he actually hosted Julio for a visit to the club, though I did not get to personally meet him at that time. |
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| Mar-18-24 | | mel gibson: The first ply is obvious but there is no fast checkmate. Stockfish 16 says:
16. Nf6+
(16. Nf6+ (1.Nf6+ gxf6 2.Qxh6 Qxe5 3.Nxe5 fxg5 4.Qxg5+ Kh7 5.Nxc6 Rg8 6.Qh4+ Kg7 7.Rad1 Bf8 8.Rd3 f4 9.Qxf4 Kh7 10.Qxf7+
Rg7 11.Qxf8 Bd7 12.Qxg7+ Kxg7 13.Rxd7+ Kf6 14.Rxb7 Rc8) +34.48/41 1183) score for White +34.48 depth 41.
When Black resigns it's mate in 10:
18. .. Bxf2+
(1. ... Bxf2+ 2.Rxf2 Qxa1+ 3.Rf1 Qd4+ 4.Kh1 Qg4 5.Ng5+ Qxg5 6.Bxg5 f6 7.Qxh6+ Kg8 8.Qg6+
Kh8 9.Bxf6+ Rxf6 10.exf6 Be6 11.Qg7+) -M10/99 28 White wins_ mate in 10. |
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Mar-19-24
 | | Teyss: Completely missed 18.Qh5! controlling the g6 square. Was trying to make 18.Ng5+ work and couldn't find anything after 18...Kg6... because there isn't. Incredibly, the BK is relatively safe there and White doesn't have enough immediate fire power to continue the attack. Lesson: progress on quiet moves, Teyss. |
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Mar-19-24
 | | PawnSac: Bobby Fischer / Boys Life
<Phony Benoni: And you can read it here: http://books.google.com/books?id=NR...Lil Swine: notice the comic at the bottom > Marlin 22LR with scope for $60 ! yea those were the days. the same rifle today is $600 ! |
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Mar-19-24
 | | perfidious: <Teyss>, that is an easy point to overlook in one's preliminary analysis, but one can overcome that obstacle here. My first thought also was that Timman's king is, despite his apparent exposure, actually quite safe on g6, while White has no means of reinforcing the attack. Then came the epiphany of 18.Qh5. Safe king no more. |
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sac: 16.Nf6+