| Nov-25-05 | | biglo: Anderssen's king makes a long walk |
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| Nov-25-05 | | Saruman: Cool! |
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| Oct-06-09 | | heuristic: mo' better moves :
28...Bd6 29.Rxh2+ Rxh2 30.Ke6 b6 31.b4 |
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| Aug-25-11 | | bengalcat47: As Fine said, "The King is a strong piece, use it!" -- although I don't think this is quite Fine had in mind! |
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| Dec-30-11 | | Clodhopper: Neat ending, but 14... Be7 is so weak it is hard to believe it is real. It makes me suspect that De Riviere is a fiction and the game is actually a composition. |
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| Jun-25-12 | | ForeverYoung: the final position is hysterical! |
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Jul-14-12
 | | FSR: My king is made for walking, and that's just what he'll do. One of these days my king is going to walk all over you! |
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May-10-13
 | | Phony Benoni: <"With Queens on the board, long King marching is uncommon; giving mate with the King, as it were, a miracle. "Anderssen's King grimly treads across the field of battle, as if to have it out in person with his royal enemy. It is a pelting game, but it has that baronial elegance which is the nature and rare distinction of his play. He ought to have been a legend!"> -- William Ewart Napier |
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Nov-04-14
 | | thegoodanarchist: < Phony Benoni: <"With Queens on the board, long King marching is uncommon; giving mate with the King, as it were, a miracle. "Anderssen's King grimly treads across the field of battle, as if to have it out in person with his royal enemy. It is a pelting game, but it has that baronial elegance which is the nature and rare distinction of his play. He ought to have been a legend!"> -- William Ewart Napier>I'd say he is a legend |
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| Jul-17-19 | | fkohn: <As Fine said, "The King is a strong piece, use it!"> True, but Fine also said that chess was about father murder, so, idk. |
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| Oct-18-21 | | goodevans: "Escape to Victory" |
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May-06-22
 | | noads4me: <Clodhopper>
D Reviere is a real person. He is in the database. |
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| May-06-22 | | Brenin: An enjoyable game to play through, though too many poor moves on both sides to call it a classic. The ending is very pleasing: not only is g8 the safest square for White's K, it allows him to help in delivering mate. |
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May-06-22
 | | HeMateMe: Ah, the days of swashbuckling attacks! |
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May-06-22
 | | Teyss: Surprised Missy knows what "rivière" means in French. OK, I'll stop teasing her. For 24 hours.
(For memo the player's name also includes an accent which doesn't show in CG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules...).Anyhow, Rivière was indeed probably crossed to have played 19...Kh6 trapping his K instead of 19...Kg8. Here White has apparently nothing better than perpetual with Qe6+ Qe4+ etc. If 20.Qxe7? Rf8+ 21.Kmoves Qg3+ and/or Qxg2+ wins the R and the WK is more exposed than the BK (SF -10.3 at 32 ply at best). Another game where the King marches to deliver mate: Short vs Timman, 1991 |
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May-06-22
| | Teyss: <Dear fellow kibitzers> I'm desperately trying to find a game where White blunders by checking with his Queen the Black King, pushing it to White's side where it can deliver mate. It's an endgame with Q+Ps vs Q+Ps (there might be a B left also) and at least one of the players is famous. Does it ring a bell for anyone? |
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| May-06-22 | | Brenin: For what it's worth, according to Wikipedia, Rivière is a great-great-great-grandfather to Boris Johnson, who takes a similarly swashbuckling approach to politics. |
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May-06-22
 | | rodchuck: FSR It's been a long time since your post (2012), but your witticism is fabulous - Nancy Sinatra's song accompanied me on several rock climbs in Wales in the 1970's. Thanks! |
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| May-06-22 | | AlicesKnight: Black seems to be doomed as soon as he lets the white K head back to the K-side (move 27). A remarkable conception by Anderssen. <rodchuck> Indeed so! |
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May-06-22
 | | playground player: Love it! Stand up and cheer! |
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May-06-22
| | FSR: <Teyss> Are you thinking of Filip vs K Darga, 1961? |
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| May-06-22 | | Whitehat1963: Walked along the precipice for a while before pulling out the victory. |
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May-07-22
| | Teyss: <FSR> Yes, many thanks, your memory is impressive as usual (much better than mine, forgot about that R). Good pun of yours too. |
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May-08-22
 | | GrahamClayton: <heuristic>
28...Bd6 29.Rxh2+ Rxh2 30.Ke6 b6 31.b4
<heuristic>,
31. Kf7 and there is no defence against 32. Qg6#. |
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May-09-22
| | FSR: <Teyss> If you have questions about anything chess, you can ask on my forum. Good chance I'll know the answer. |
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Kibitzing
sac: 25.Rh1