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May-14-13
 | | sevenseaman: Hi <Mr. Happy>! We can see that all 3 White pieces are hors de combat, so Black mates as he pleases, without any interference. One version is; 4...Qh2+ 5. Kf1 Qf4+ 6. Ke2 Rh2+ 7. Ke1 Qf2+ 8. Kd1 Qe2 or Qd2# Rather than belabor a minor point, better if you posted your solution after my first response, in case you deem it inadequate. |
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May-14-13
| | sevenseaman: #73900 Block the Blockhead
click for larger viewWhite.
If you look at the material count you do not have a ghost of a chance even if you took out one of his Qs. So a stratagem? Hun? A feint, a hook and a haymaker. |
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| May-14-13 | | Mr. Happy: <sevenseaman> Oh, I'm sorry. I used to do it the other way with <morfishine>, but thanks for telling me what you prefer. 2.Black to play
click for larger viewThis ending looks relatively hard for black. How should he draw? |
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May-14-13
 | | The Last Straw: BTW, I made a mistake. The pawn on h7 is a white pawn, not a black one. |
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May-14-13
| | sevenseaman: <Mr. Happy>. The way I look at your problem is; 1...Ng6 2. kc5 Ka6
Now White can only move his K whereas Black will keep oscillating his N between g6 and h8 for a draw. |
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May-14-13
| | sevenseaman: Hi <morf>. How d'ya? I post this to cheer and pep up your chess thinking. #56460 A Divine Move!
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<1...Rb1 2. Rc1 Rxc1 3. Qxc1> is sparring, normal warm up punching. But
<3...Nd4 > is sublime. It clears the light diagonal for the Black Q to check from a1 and devour the White Q. (In the solution it happens; <4. Bxd4 Qa1+ 5. K~ Qxc1  >). But should White obtusely ignore the N at d4 & try to wriggle out his K, this happens instead; 4. Ke1 Qe4+ ( 4. f3 Qxf3+ 5. Kg1 Ne2+ ) 5. Kd1 Qe2#
What kind of value do you place on <3...Nd4> seeing that it is not <easy> to think of? |
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| May-14-13 | | Mr. Happy: Yes, 1... g6! is correct. White cannot get through, as 2. e6 f8+ draws.2.d6
(2.c5 a6! 3.d6 (3.b4 h8! 4.a4 g6 =) xa5 4.c7 b5 5.d8 c6 6.e8 d6 7.f7 h8+ 8.g7 e7! 9.xh8 f8 =) 2...b8! 3.c6
(3.a6 c8! 4.a7 b8 5.a8 + xa8 6.c7 h8! =)
3...c8! 4.a6 b8 5.b6 h8! 6.c5 c7! 7.a7 b7 8.d6 g6! 9.a8+ xa8 and the game was agreed a draw. |
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May-14-13
| | The Last Straw: Game link: http://www.365chess.com/game.php?gi... |
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May-15-13
| | The Last Straw: 
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Black.
The game continued 1... e3 2. c7+ f8 3.c8+ g7 4.c7+ f8 5.c8+ e7 4.c7+ e8 5.e7+ and after white took the bishop black played ...h6 and won. However, there is a prettier line. Black could have played... 1...h6!! 2.xh6 xg5+! 3.xg5 e3+ 4.h5 xh6 5.xh6 a5! 6.h7 a4 7.g4 a3 8.g5 a2 9.g6+ f6 10.g7 a1 11.g8 h1#. 
click for larger viewKind of neat, don't you think? |
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May-16-13
| | sevenseaman: Hi <morf>!
#76824 Incredible Move
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Continuing my hunt for killer moves I present this peerless move, not at all easy to find (a rating of 2332.3 is evidence enough). And what a beauty, I'd go miles to see! 1. Rd1 Qxe5 <2. Bc5> and Black resigned. Why? |
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May-16-13
| | sevenseaman: #89696 Panno Thought Out of the Box
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Those who are familiar with Panno's chess, he almost always came up with brilliant, novel looking moves. This is no run-of-the mill either. Definitely out of the compass of routine chess thinking. I did have an alt for 1. cxb5 but Panno shunned it altogether. I went on to play <1. Rg4+> (that many of us may have come up with). <1...Kf8>. But here Panno wrought a miracle, a masterpiece of unusual thinking; <2. Nd7+> and now you may have wised up to what is going to happen. (I did after I had spent a whole day and a long journey thinking of Nd7+ and its aftermath-these days I am never in a hurry to solve, there being no dead line. When the thought occurred to me I felt I had attained Nirvana; what bliss!) <2...Rxd7 3. Re8+! Kxe8 4. Rg8#> What a marvel <morf>! Who makes a place so that he could peacefully sac a R? |
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May-18-13
| | sevenseaman: #100661 Tuffest of the Tough!
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At least for me this puzzle was no joke. It took my sweat and blood and I felt very proud having come through a terribly complex sequence. Hard calculation is a time-consuming, taxing thing. I do not give myself many airs but its certainly for solvers who can concentrate for a <length> of time. It took me all of 22:57 minutes but I was mentally prepared to go another hour. My first thoughts had a blow out and were abandoned;
1... Qxb7, 2.Rxf7 Kh8 3.Bxd4 Rg8 4.d8=Q! Raxd8
I had no choice but to embark on a difficult journey, with some diffidence but less hope. <1...Qxb7> (inescapable) <2. Rxf7 h5> (part of a long plan) <3. Bxd4 Kh7> (a must) <4. Be6>( expected)<4...Qc6!!> (took me ages) <5. Rxg7+ Kh6!> ( a payback!) <6. Bf5 Qd6> (positioned for battle) <7. c3 Qxd4+> ( a hard but inescapable sac)
<8. cxd4 Kxg7> (the prize dividend). What d'ya say? |
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May-22-13
| | sevenseaman: #78915(55323) Are You There When the Crunch Comes?
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Almost any chess aficionado will find;
<1. Bc2+ Kh8>. The crunch comes here. What is White's next move? (its irresistibly winning and I almost didn't find it). |
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May-23-13
| | sevenseaman: #57399, a How to Think foray.
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After a little thought, <1...Qc3+> simply stands out. You'll easily see White cannot parry it with either the R or the B. His best response equally stands out, <1. Kd1>. Now what? N move obviously but where? My hasty choice was <2...Nxe4> mainly because it collects a P. Some more thought and I prefer <2...Ng4>. It gives me a good option of Ne3+. But now a great defensive idea of <3. Qxa7> sickeningly dawns on me, negating both Ne3 and Nf2 checks. Whither now? Ah yes... <3...Rb1> with Qb3+ in the RVM. But <4. Rc2> is a spoilsport. But hold it, <4...Nc3+> floats back into the arena. And you know it inexorably claims the White Q now. <5. Qxe4 Qxe4> Q.E.D. |
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May-31-13
 | | morfishine: Hi <sevenseaman> How is this? 
click for larger viewWhite to play and gain some material, in 3 moves:
<1.Qf7+ Kh8 2.Qxe8 Rxe8 3.Nf7+ Kg8 4.Nxh6+> I hope its close...if not, I can claim rustiness! :) |
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May-31-13
| | sevenseaman: Hi <morf> No rustiness noticed (#90984 mailed in response). #74999
click for larger viewWhite.
When I was young (at college) I used to write a lot of nonsense just to see if I could outline my ideas with some lucidity. I guess no one reads my exposes on chess problems but I write in order to attain greater clarity in my grasp of the puzzle. Here is how I looked at this one;
<1. g4 >(who would think of this devil of a quiet move? The idea is to enable Rh3 to double attack h7 in the event Black defends with Rg8). <1...Qe8> Well Q is a more competent defender and I'd have to be more resourceful. <2. Rxd4> The attack now shifts to g6 and g7. The queen can defend from Qg8- Qg6. So can the bishop. Best to eliminate one potential defender. The decision cedes an exchange and <3...cxd4> gets a passer but <3.Qh6> threatens mate from g7. <3...Qg8> defends g7 but <4. Qxf6+> changes the tenor of attack, rendering the interposing of the Black Q at g7 worthless. Hence <4...Kg8>. <5. Nh6+>, the killer that would claim the Back Q's life. <5...Qxh6 6. Qxh6>  . Not a mate but a won ending. |
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Jun-10-13
| | sevenseaman: #73287 Don't use auto-disconnect!
click for larger viewBlack. 5-mate. |
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Jun-12-13
| | morfishine: Hi <sevenseaman>! On Bures-Zikan, its a 5-mate after <1.Qxc6+ bxc6 2.Rb8+ Kd7 3.Rb7+ Ke8 4.Re7+ Kf8 5.Nxe6#> so Black must have a better defense Yes, Black runs the other way: <1.Qxc6+ bxc6 2.Rb8+ Kd7 3.Rb7+ Kc8 4.Rc7+ Kb8 5.Nxc6+ Ka8 6.Ra7#> Neat how Black is subject to the exposed check no matter which was he runs! :) |
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Jun-12-13
| | morfishine: Hi <sevenseaman> On your second problem, 49877, White wins with <1.Rxf7 Rg8 2.Nf6 Be6 3.Qh6> Striking, indeed |
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Jun-13-13
| | morfishine: Hi <sevenseaman> A pity about 48977...I had a nagging suspicion something was missing...nonetheless, very nice solution! |
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Jun-15-13
| | sevenseaman: As a Chelsea fan I am dismayed by the rumor floating around that Jose Mouirnho may sell the Brazillian defender David Luiz
I like him very much and wish he stays. Any other Chelsea football fan who thinks like me? |
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Jun-16-13
| | morfishine: Hello <sevenseaman>! Another gem with 101861: <1...Ne3+> 2.Ke1 Re2+ 3.Kxe2 Qd3+
4.Ke1 Ng2#
Striking example that perfectly illustrates the coordination between Queen and Knight *No comments on Chelsea football other than its great they won the European cup and I'm looking forward to the World Cup! :) |
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Jun-17-13
| | morfishine: Hi <sevenseaman>! Yes, Bird - Pinkerley was a famous game with a famous combination: <1.Qg7+> Here, Pinkerley could only gulp: 1...Nxg7 2.Nh6+ Kh8 and Bird ran him through with 3.fxg7# |
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Jun-18-13
| | morfishine: Wow <sevenseaman> On "Parsimony can cost" Black is helpless after <1.Rg6+> due to the weakness at f7 (1) 1...Rxg6 2.Qxf7+ and mate next move
(2) 1...Kh8 2.Qf6#
Chess never ceases to wonder |
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Jun-18-13
| | morfishine: <sevenseaman> I also spent about 2 minutes before seeing this crushing move! :) |
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