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Feb-18-22
 | | offramp: <The Goldin Rule> this is a very poor effort.
It was made 9 years ago and I hope Pun Theory has advanced since then. |
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Feb-18-22
 | | OhioChessFan: Great game, serviceable pun. Which is well above average these days. Based on 2022's output, I'd say Pun Theory has regressed. |
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| Feb-18-22 | | goodevans: <OCF> Yes, it would seem that gone are the days when a clever pun would promote some absolute dross to GOTD. And good riddance! But already this year we've had <Teenage Waste Lund> which would probably have made the top ten even in previous years where the pun was king. For my part I'm really appreciating this change of emphasis. |
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Feb-18-22
 | | MissScarlett: Behind every great king, there must be a great queen. |
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Feb-18-22
| | OhioChessFan: <goodevans: <OCF> Yes, it would seem that gone are the days when a clever pun would promote some absolute dross to GOTD. And good riddance!
But already this year we've had <Teenage Waste Lund> which would probably have made the top ten even in previous years where the pun was king.> You, ummm, liked that one? Whew. Definitely a bottom 10 for the year. |
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Feb-18-22
| | OhioChessFan: A quick review of the puns for 2022. I'll list those I'd grade as at least a B, neither of which I'd give an A: Jameson on the Rocks
Valentin's Daly Massacre |
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| Feb-18-22 | | Z truth 000000001: Links please. |
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May-04-24
 | | GrahamClayton: <al wazir>
What if black plays 29...Qc3 instead of Qd2 ?
<al wazir>,
29... Qc3 30. Nxf8 Rxf8 31. Qe6+ Rf7 32. Qe8+ Rf8 33. Rh8+ Kxh8 34. Qxf8+ Kh7
35. Qxf5+ winning. |
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Jan-13-25
 | | takebackok: No think all forced Monday, 30. Nf6+ and Qg6 mate |
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| Jan-13-25 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: Beautiful combo: 32. Nf6+ gxf6 33. Qg6#. The return of loved Mondays! |
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| Jan-13-25 | | Mayankk: White has thrown everything in this attack and īseems the conclusion is near. 32 Nf6+ gxf6 33 Qg6# works like a charm. Worth reminding a few moves to see how we reached here. 27 Rh6 and 31 Qe8+ are both gorgeous moves and could be puzzle one day. |
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Jan-13-25
 | | Korora: ♘ sac and lights out. |
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| Jan-13-25 | | stacase: I did see it, but I don't have an excuse why it took me so stinking long. |
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| Jan-13-25 | | saturn2: Nf6 check Qg6 mate |
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Jan-13-25
 | | NMABQjmgChess: Found this one fairly easily. Got lucky on this. |
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| Jan-13-25 | | mel gibson: So easy - LOL |
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Jan-13-25
 | | Teyss: That's as very easy as it gets.
As pointed out by <Mayankk> 27.? would be a good strategic end-week puzzle and 31.? a good mid-week tactical one. |
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| Jan-13-25 | | TheaN: <32.Nf6+ gxf6 33.Qg6#> is forced, though it's easy to overlook the pin on Rf8 or go in guns blazing with QxR+ first. Typical Monday, I like it. |
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Jan-13-25
 | | chrisowen: Eid ply its frack its bow its q ah its z u v Nf6+ aka ig fage duh its axiom juggle bah its Nf6+ dab; |
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| Jan-13-25 | | Damenlaeuferbauer: After long pondering, the then Russian and later American GM Alexander Goldin finally found the mate in 2 moves with the nice knight sacrifice 32.Nf6+!,gxf6 33.Qg6#. Did I already mention, that I love Mondays? |
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| Jan-13-25 | | Hercdon: Too easy
Maybe start after move 29? Or would that make it a Tuesday or Wednesday puzzle? |
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Jan-13-25
| | Teyss: Looking at the game again, 30.? would also make a nice mid-week POTD. One has to find the game line with 31.Qe8+! (obvious after you see it but try spotting it OTB in blitz) and the other continuation 30...Kh8 31.Ng5+ gxh6 32.Qxh6+ Kg8 33.Qh7# So in summary puzzles on moves 27, 29, 30, 31 and 32, let's add 28 for good measure. The game is a puzzle book by itself. |
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| Jan-13-25 | | Rosbach: Nf6+ wins: 32. Nf6+ gxf6 33. Qg6# |
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| Jan-14-25 | | Halldor: At first glance this position seemed like a teaser, but after a few seconds I saw the beautiful solution. — I might have missed this myself in a game due to the many threats on the board. |
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| Jan-14-25 | | TheaN: <Hercdon: Too easy
Maybe start after move 29? Or would that make it a Tuesday or Wednesday puzzle?> I'd argue move 29 is the only move that's not really a puzzle move... actually, on that note this game does have an interesting difficulty curve in itself, however. I'd say 27.Rh6! is about Thursday-Friday-ish, 28.Nh7!? (though technically not the best move) would be Wednesday, 30.Qe6+ Tuesday, and 31.Qe8+ Monday on the tougher side, and finally the presented 32.Nf6+ also Monday on the easy side. |
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