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| Mar-05-25 | | stone free or die: So after <23.Qxh5 gxh5 24. Nh6+ Nxh6 (forced) 25.Bxh7#> we get the position that <ChessTempo> calls a <Blackburne Mate>:
click for larger viewHere is the definition given there:
<Blackburne's Mate
Blackburne's mate requires the co-operation of two bishops and a knight to mate the opponent king on the edge of the board with an opponent piece blocking the uncovered escape route. One bishop delivers mate on a square adjacent to the king while being protected by the knight. The other bishop protects the diagonal , while the knight also protects the escape square of the color of the checking bishop (which may have already been blocked by a piece friendly to the opponent king). An opponent piece blocks the opponent king's escape along the edge of the board.> So, only one of two configurations given by <chessfox>. And, unfortunately, using this definition, Blackburne's mate isn't a <Blackburne Mate>. |
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Mar-31-25
 | | sakredkow: My Bang Move of the Day provided by user <PaulPetrovitj> in comment Chigorin vs Schiffers, 1876
click for larger view34...Bg1! BANG! you're dead. |
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| Mar-31-25 | | stone free or die: That's a good one. |
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| Apr-06-25 | | stone free or die:
<Black to move after 17.f3> 
click for larger view<Hardicsay, Peter 2350 -- Adorjan, A 2580*
0-1 (17) E12t 1986
HUN: Hungary (R1)>
A nice example of a theme that is often conflated. |
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| Apr-18-25 | | stone free or die: <White to move after 28...Bb6xf2>
click for larger view< Bird, Henry -- De Riviere, Jules
1-0 (33) C51 1858
London ENG: London (R1)>
See if you can find it as quick as Morphy did (having the advantage of seeing the position directly). |
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Apr-18-25
 | | moronovich: Rd8+Nhf5+Rg8+g4#
And happy easter everyone ! |
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| Apr-18-25 | | stone free or die: Good game, good wishes. |
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Jul-18-25
 | | offramp: You might be interested in a small prediction contest: offramp chessforum (kibitz #2017) |
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| Aug-01-25 | | stone free or die: Let's have a quick tactical to welcome in August: <White to move after 10...e5> 
click for larger viewWhite didn't play the best move in the game.
<Oliveira, Silvio Eduardo 2357 -- Rodriguez Vila, Andres 2522
1/2-1/2 (32) B41f 2009.08.12
Villa Martelli ARG: Mercosur Cup (R9)> |
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| Aug-08-25 | | stone free or die: A nice tactical shot finished this game:
<White to move after 39...Ke7-d7>
click for larger viewV Okhotnik vs C Marzolo, 2007 (&m=35) |
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| Aug-11-25 | | stone free or die: Here's a fun one, maybe a little harder than your typical Monday: <White to move after 40...Ba4-c6> 
click for larger viewI like to think of myself as having a knack for naming certain mating patterns, and I've previously called this an <Oar Mate>. But perhaps <Backstroke Mate> might be better? (It's not really common enough a pattern to fully merit a name, but I have seem several examples of the basic theme seem here.) From the game:
<Zelcic, Robert (2500) vs Gurevich, Dmitry (2530)
Date: 1995
Event: It (open), Geneva (Switzerland)
Round: 3> |
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| Aug-12-25 | | stone free or die: Solution:
<41.Ng3+ Kh4 ( 41...Kg4 42.Bf5+ Kh4 43.Rf4+ gxf4 44.Be7+ Bf6 45.Bxf6# ) 42.Rf4+ gxf4 43.Be7+ Bf6 44.Bxf6+ Kg4 45.Bf5# > |
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| Aug-20-25 | | stone free or die: <White to move after 23...Qd6-d5>
click for larger viewV Malisauskas vs Shirov, 1996 (&m=24) Fire on the board! |
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Aug-20-25
| | moronovich: Nc6 and good knight Shirov :) |
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| Aug-21-25 | | stone free or die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT-... |
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Aug-21-25
| | moronovich: <stone free or die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT-... Ha-ha. Nice song, a true classic. I actually sang it yesterday, during the shower ! |
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| Aug-21-25 | | stone free or die: <moronovich> is a clean machine! :) |
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| Aug-22-25 | | stone free or die: Mike Adams overlooked this tactical shot, Bluebaum didn't though... <Black to move after 24.Rhf1> 
click for larger viewMaybe White underestimated 23...Qg6's full effects? |
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Aug-22-25
| | moronovich: -Nxc3,Ba3+,followed by f4+.
In memory of Mr.Boden. |
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| Aug-22-25 | | stone free or die: Gonna start calling you Quickdraw McDraw, <moronovich>! Adams vs Bluebaum, 2025 (&m=24.5) . |
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| Aug-29-25 | | stone free or die: In case you want to end your week with a start of the week: <White to move after 0...c7c5> 
click for larger view. |
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Aug-29-25
| | moronovich: Qxf8,Bh6+ plus Re8 + and 1-0
with the best wishes for the upcoming weekend. |
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| Aug-29-25 | | stone free or die: Thank you <moronovich>, and similar wishes for you. As usual, the answer is spot-on.
(Believe it or not, despite being way behind in development and file control, Black could have made it a game with the pre-move 0...Bg7.) |
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| Aug-30-25 | | stone free or die: Again - as a warm-up, maybe this might be a good hors d'oeuvres. White goes all-in for the promotion: <Black to move after 1.Rd1-e1> 
click for larger viewMake a VV-line for the solution!
(What move could White have made to save the game?) |
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| Sep-08-25 | | stone free or die: So it's Monday...
<White to move after 0...Kc7-b6> 
click for larger viewNot sure what game this position came from (anybody know?). |
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