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Feb-17-12
 | | LIFE Master AJ: And the problem was NOT my game (above). |
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Feb-18-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: English positions ...
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... |
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Feb-18-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: Two problems that I posted in <Morf>'s forum. (User: User: morfishine) John Laning and I were studying several months ago.
(In the afternoon/evening ... at "Books-A-Million.") 
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White: Ke7, Nh6, Ba1. / Black: Kh8, Pg7, h7.
"White to move, (and mate in three)."
(This is from the book: "1000 Checkmate Combinations," by Victor Henkin.) I set this problem up for my student, but turned the book upside down so that he could see it from the "right" side. ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Here is the second problem ... I had a hallucination during the first problem, and this is what my mind actually saw. 
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White: Kd2, Na4, Bh8. / Black: Ka1, Pa2, b2.
A problem by A.J. Goldsby I.
White to move and mate in 4.
(Can you find a mate in three? Its not all forced ... the idea is similar to that of a "helpmate." Along these same lines, there is also an interesting mate in five moves, as well.) ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** The problems have now been checked with the computer/chess engines. (They are correct.) |
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Feb-18-12
 | | morfishine: Thanks for sending those over! I'll work on them tomorrow. I'm still hung up one that <sevenseaman> sent over and must finish that one first. I think I saw the first one you sent but am not certain. BTW: What happened to the second one with the R+N vs B mate in five? Did you delete it? |
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Feb-18-12
 | | chancho: <AJ> Solution to the A. Galitsky study. 1.Bf6! gxf6 2.Kf8 f5 3.Nf7#
I tried stuff like Nf7+ moving the Knight to g4 and f5 and nothing.
Then it came to me. Thanks for posting it in my forum. |
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Feb-18-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: You are (both) welcome. |
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Feb-19-12
| | morfishine: Sorry, I saw <chancho>'s response to problem #1, but I had seenit before. A very useful study though since Black is stalemated so White must find a way to let him move. sol 2nd problem (help-mate in 3): 1.Nc3 b1=N+ 2.Kc1 Nxc3 3.Bxc3 mate (or 2...Na3 or Nd2 followed by 3.Ne2 mate) Now to work on mate in 4 & 5 |
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Feb-19-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: <Morf> Answer in your forum. |
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Feb-19-12
 | | TheSlid: Hi <AJ> I've not been on the site much for years now, but it seems as though you have edged one more year on me again! My last post was on P47 it seems...hope that much of the last 40 pages was constuctive dialogue. Happy (much belated) birthday and best wishes as ever to you and the family! |
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Feb-19-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: <TheSlid> Hey girl!!! Nice to hear from you! Thanks much, take care and God bless. (BTW, I delete stupid stuff, I don't want ANYTHING negative in my forum!) |
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Feb-19-12
 | | David2009: <AJ> there appear to be five possible first moves to your mate-in-four problem: Kd1, Bg7, Bc6, Be5 and Bd4.
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After that play continues in the same way except that Black on his third move has a choice of four replies. The three-move co-operation version can end in a neat N mate. There also is a two-move co-operation mate: 1. Nc3 b1=B 2. N moves mate. A five-move co-operation mate could end in a double check. Best regards, David |
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Feb-19-12
| | morfishine: <AJ> You think you were hallucinating! I kept moving the black pawns up the board or moving the white king to <c1> (in check) thinking the black pawns had to move [up the board]. Finally, here's the solution mate in 4: 1.Be5 (any square except <c3>)...Kb1 2.Nc3+ Ka1 3.Kc2 b1=Q+ 4.Nxb1 mate Really had to work with all the hallucinations...now onto mate in 5 |
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Feb-19-12
| | LIFE Master AJ:
click for larger view A problem by A.J. Goldsby.
White to move and mate in 4.
(Can you find a mate in three? Its not all forced ... the idea is similar to that of a "helpmate." Along these same lines, there is also an interesting mate in five moves, as well.) ***
This is based on the problem by Galitsky. (#4 in this CB db.) 1.Bg7!!, (waiting)
The point of this move is not immediately clear.
click for larger viewBlack must move his King, as the pawn on b2 is pinned. [ One "false try" would be: </= 1.Kc3!? b1N+?; A mistake. (Another amusing finish would be: 1...b1Q; 2.Kc4+ Qb2; 3.Bxb2+ Kb1; 4.Kb3 a1Q??; A blunder, by (under) promoting (to a Knight - with check) ... Black has an easy draw. 5.Nc3#.) 2.Kc2+ Nc3; 3.Bxc3#.
Of course, this is all wrong. (If Black promotes to a Queen, it spoils the mate.) ] 1...Kb1; 2.Nc3+! Ka1; 3.Kc2! b1Q+; 4.Nxb1#.
click for larger viewThe final position is very amusing.
Copyright (c) A.J. Goldsby, 2012. All rights reserved. 1 - 0 |
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Feb-20-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: Thanks (again) to User: David2009 for pointing out the HELP-MATE like solution of: 1.Nc3, b1=B; 2. -any mate (#). |
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Feb-20-12
| | morfishine: Thanks for those solutions! I see now the mate in 5 is a help-mate. I was trying for a forced mate. Se La Vi' |
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Feb-20-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: No problem, hope you enjoyed my little problem. |
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Feb-20-12
| | chancho: <AJ> If you wish to post the solution to the second problem in my forum, by all means. |
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Feb-20-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: Thanks - I will. |
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| Feb-21-12 | | wordfunph: <LMAJ> extract from The Chess Journalist September 2005.. <2005 Chess Journalists of
America / Cramer Journalism
Awards Results
CRAMER AWARD CATEGORIES
Category 22
Best Web-Based Analysis
A.J. Goldsby: “The Record Holder,”
www.lifemasteraj.com/great_
chs-gms /gcg _karp-sa x_lin1983.
html>
grats, bravo! |
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| Feb-21-12 | | wordfunph: and another from The Chess Journalist September 2004.. <CATEGORY 19
Best General Chess Web
Site
1st www.geocities.com/lifemasteraj/,
A.J. Goldsby I, Webmaster> |
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| Feb-21-12 | | wordfunph: last but not the least, from The Chess Journalist June 2004.. 1/2
<A.J. GOLDSBY I
I have been asked to type a short and concise letter to highlight
some of the achievements of Mr.A.J. Goldsby for the CJA Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Some of his more notable achievements are:
He wrote his first chess article when he was ten years old. He has been writing steadily for various chess publications since the mid-1970s. Many of his articles have been popular and well received. His writings for the Internet could only be described as vast.
(Dozens of web sites, literally thousands of pages.)
He has been nominated for several awards before, to include
Honorable Mention by the Chess Journalists of America. I have taken the liberty of choosing just five web sites and/or pages, and summarizing them briefly below. 1. His main web site: http://www.geocities.com/lifemaster... is self-described by Mr. Goldsby as being the worldˇ¦s best and
largest web site. There are literally hundreds of pages, more content
than the average person could read in a month on a variety of different subjects. 2. His personal domain: http://www.lifemasteraj.com
may not contain many pages, but is neat and is well-organized. The games that I found there were of the absolute highest quality. (There is also a concise list there of a few of his better web sites and many interesting links.) 3. His web page: http://www.geocities.com/lifemaster...
on the game Kasparov-Topalov; Wijk aan Zee, 1999 is one of the better pure game analyses on the web. (I am made to understand that this work involved almost two full years of nearly continuous effort. Many works were consulted and documented. The page speaks
for itself.)> |
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| Feb-21-12 | | wordfunph: 2/2
<4. His web page:http://www.angelfire. com/games3/AJs01Downloads/html_stuff/brons-ljubo-
- _ts.html
and analysis of the famous game: David Bronstein – L. Ljubojevic; (Petropolis Interzonal, 1973); is well done, nicely formatted, and appears to be done to a considerable depth. 5. The analysis of many of the classic games of chess, such as Pillsbury – Tarrasch; Hastings, 1895: are in some depth, and to be found no other place on the web. They show a deep commitment to chess … that has spanned over three decades. I believe Mr. Goldsby is at least worthy of consideration of this prestigious award, and it is my hope that you will at least seriously consider him as a possible candidate. Thank you -- very much -- for your time and your patience. |
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Feb-22-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: First of all, thanks for the write-up, it should make anyone proud. (I am certainly honored and touched.) Howver, I am in the dark here.
Are you nominating me for an award? <Currently?> (Or just defending me from the trolls?) |
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Feb-22-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: Just for public info, the CJA website is located here ... http://chessjournalism.org/ |
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Feb-22-12
| | LIFE Master AJ: And I also should state, although I have been nomintaed and that I have been a judge in the past, I currently don't have any contact with the CJA. (However, if they should ever want me as a judge again, I would be happy - and honored! - to do that.) |
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