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John Coffey vs Eric Schiller
"Weak Coffey" (game of the day Mar-18-2006)
Tournament (1986), Peoria, IL USA
Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06)  ·  0-1

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Mar-18-06  ILoveThisSite: The pun is better if you click on Eric Schiller and see that in his picture he has what appears to be a cup of coffee in front of him.
Mar-18-06  Jim Bartle: Interesting. I'd never made it past Schiller's "death stare" before.
Mar-18-06  backyard pawn: So, in this game, Eric Schiller is the java player!
Mar-19-06  kevin86: At one time the LA sports scene had coffee and cream:Coffee-was Paul Coffey of the Kings/Cream-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Strange but Coffey is white while Kareem is black. lol

Jul-02-10  LarsenBentYou: "What's your name?"
"John Coffey Boss. Like the drink, but not spelled the same."

Immortal words from an immortal movie, and the first movie to make me cry.

Apr-10-11
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  tamar: "Coffey Mate"
Jun-04-22  john2001plus: There are two games on chessgames.com with the name John Coffey. One of those was played by me. This game is some other John Coffey.

I met Eric Schiller at the National Open in Vegas. He was a heck of a nice guy. I'm sorry to hear of his passing.

I am from Indiana, but I have never been to Peoria, especially not in 1986.

John Coffey

Nov-11-24
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  Korora: Bye-bye birdie, and lights out in two moves
Nov-11-24
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  takebackok: Easy peasy no think Monday, 33...Rh1+ and mate incoming. 33. Qd5?? with either Qd4 or Qf4 it's white that's winning.
Nov-11-24
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  NMABQjmgChess: Rock-sac Monday.
Nov-11-24  stacase: 33. . . . . Rh1+
34. Bxh1 Qh2+
35. Kf1 Qxf2#

<john2001plus:> Aren't there jokes about Peoria? It's about 190 miles from Brown Deer as Google's crow flies, But it's not on my must see list.

Nov-11-24
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  perfidious: I have flown over Peoria, but never had the pleasure of visiting, so far as I can remember.
Nov-11-24  alshatranji: White missed several opportunities. One interesting counterattack is 30. Ne6+ fxe6 31.Rc7+. Stockfish gives this +7.84 .
Nov-11-24  mel gibson: Monday easy requiring no SF analysis. LOL
Nov-11-24
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  chrisowen: I jabs its whip q its oe dry its fu v its z Rh1+ I hit coffin abe leeway its dub its chi abluff frazzle Rh1+ duck...
Nov-11-24  TheaN: The text followed by <35.Kf1 Qxf2#>. Again a magnet, but this time it's a clearance of a next targeted rank which is kind of rare.
Nov-11-24  King.Arthur.Brazil: Modays quick: 33...Rh1+ 34. Bxh1 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Qxf2#
Nov-11-24
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  chrisowen: H1 Nex
Nov-11-24  King.Arthur.Brazil: W could play: 33. Rxe5 Rh1+ 34. Bxh1 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Qxh1+ 36. Ke2 Nxe5 37. Qd4 Qf3+ 38. Kd2 Qf6 39. Kc3.
Nov-11-24
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  chrisowen: h1 as it was in wood bagging h8 x
Nov-11-24  Damenlaeuferbauer: After long pondering, the American FM Eric Schiller finally found the mate in 3 moves with the nice rook sacrifice 33.-,Rh1+! 34.Bxh1,Qh2+ 35.Kf1,Qf2#! I love Mondays!
Nov-11-24  Messiah: Terrible pun.
Nov-11-24
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  Willber G: 33.Qd5 makes no sense. Surely he meant 33.Qd4
Nov-11-24
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  Dionysius1: I expect he thought it was important to protect the B from Black's R-sac. It makes a little sense.
Nov-12-24
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  eternaloptimist: <Willber G> what u said makes sense. It would've been wiser to guard the f♙. Schiller still would've had a winning advantage but white would've lasted longer. At least Coffey could've hoped for a touch move blunder
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