| Jan-24-23 | | Messiah: Terrible pun. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | Honey Blend: At least White's 24th move makes a fitting Monday puzzle. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | goodevans: "13.Kf1 - why isn't he castling?" "14.h4 - why isn't he saving his knight? I think I'll take it anyway." Some people just can't take a hint! Good game, but I must admit that I'm struggling to find the win after 19...Rxe5 rather than 19...Qxe5. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | victory1: Sharp play by reginald.too bad only game in database |
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| Jan-24-23 | | Brenin: <goodevans: ... I must admit that I'm struggling to find the win after 19...Rxe5 rather than 19...Qxe5.> I don't think there is one. After 20 Bb3 Bg4 or 20 Nf3 Bf5 Black seems to have a very satisfactory position. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | syracrophy: Nice takes!
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| Jan-24-23 | | Cibator: I don't know how Mr Thynne's name is pronounced elsewhere in the world, but in the UK (his native country) it's with a long "i" sound. Like the Biblical word "thine", but with a non-vocalised "th" at the beginning. And as confirmation, I can add that I was once introduced to a namesake of his, and that was definitely how it was said then. All of which makes the pun dubious at best. |
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Jan-24-23
 | | FSR: Cool game. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | Cheapo by the Dozen: The pun idea wasn't bad, because Black did indeed fall to destruction in a precarious position. Execution could have livelier, however, e.g. Falling Through or Stumbling (While) On ... |
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Jan-24-23
 | | MissScarlett: <Execution could have livelier, however, e.g. Falling Through or Stumbling (While) On ...> Adds nothing but words. Also takes away another connotation - 'on ice' refers to being dead. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | ndg2: Remarkable that white does a nasty decoy with his queen not one but two times. |
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Jan-24-23
 | | offramp: A good pun could be <Grit Pipe Thynne>. |
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Jan-24-23
 | | Check It Out: Mind boggling game. |
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Jan-24-23
 | | Teyss: Only game in the DB with 11...Bxg5. Other moves are Qa5+ (two Black wins), f5 (White wins) and h6 (White wins). I don't understand 13.Kf1 at all: genius or provocation? OK, you avoid O-O to leave the R on h1 for a Kside attack. OK, you're weary of Qa5+ but then you could still play it or Ke2. Why waste a move? I need an aspirin. <MissScarlett (...) 'on ice' refers to being dead.> Or a cocktail. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | Cibator: Or the ultimate degree in stinkiness. |
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| Jan-24-23 | | AlicesKnight: Abrahams wrote; "Move 20 is one of very few moves known to the author to merit an exclamation mark although the main variation is only 2 moves deep." (The Chess Mind). He evidently liked it. Thynne 'iced'. |
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| Jan-25-23 | | ndg2: Kf1 ("wink, wink")
h4 ("nudge, nudge")
hxg5 ("say no more!") |
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Jan-26-23
| | Check It Out: Another boring Queen's Gambit Declined. |
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Sep-14-23
 | | Sally Simpson: Hi Teyss,
<I don't understand 13.Kf1 at all> 
click for larger viewAbrahams has in mind 14. Ne5 with a double hit on f7 but his can be answered with 13...Nxe5 14.dxe5 Qa5+ and White either drops the e-pawn or has to allow the Queens to come off with 15.Qc3. After 13.Kf1 Ne5 is a threat and keeping the Rook on h1 to play h4 in answer to h6 was part of the plan. Edward Winter gives a note by Purdy on this game who gave 20 Qg8+!!! ‘We all enjoy bombshell moves. The 20th move in this game makes a loud enough explosion for anybody. Abrahams specializes in bombing.’ C.N. 11959 |
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Sep-16-23
| | Teyss: Hi Geoff,
Thanks for the explanation and the link. Indeed 20 Qg8+ deserves "!!!"I wonder if anyone ever gave four exclamation marks to a move. Anyone serious, of course. |
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Sep-16-23
| | Sally Simpson: Hi Teyss,
I've never seen a !!!! in print but !!! a few times. Most writers stop at !! if the move is exceptional. In the List of Symbols given by Bill Lombardy in his 'Snatched Opportunities on the Chessboard.' he gives; ! Good Move.
!! Excellent Move.
!!! Wow!
I cannot recall seeing a !!! move in that book. Loads of !! and ?? but no !!! |
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