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| Jan-26-25 | | mrknightly: <MissScarlett> If you are a Holmesian aficionado, check out my pun submissions. I know I have at least one related to Sherlock. |
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Jan-26-25
 | | MissScarlett: Your moniker might suggest you are a Jane Austen aficionado except that <Knightley> would be correct. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | whiteshark: pure #, btw
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| Jan-26-25 | | mrknightly: <MissScarlett> Not so much re the JA thing, but I know the reference. My middle name is Knight (mother's maiden name). Once had a girlfriend who called me her Mr. Knightl(e)y. Was never sure if it were meant as a compliment. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | whiteshark: Wouldn't <The Known Unknown Immortal> be more accurate here? |
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| Jan-26-25 | | Teyss: <whiteshark: pure #, btw> It's even a model mate as all of White's pieces, Pawns notwithstanding, contribute to the mate. Reminder: Pure + Economical = Model mate. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | Teyss: <MissScarlett: Your moniker might suggest you are a Jane Austen aficionado except that <Knightley> would be correct.> I really had to think for this one. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt041438... We now know that Missy:
(a) Is a Holmes aficionado;
(b) Is too lazy to read and prefers to listen to audio books;
(c) Has a memory span of about a week. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: <<Teyss> We now know that Missy:
(a) Is a Holmes aficionado;
(b) Is too lazy to read and prefers to listen to audio books;
(c) Has a memory span of about a week.
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This is good for a chuckle, but really applies to > 95% of the British don't ya think? |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: FWIW - audio books have their place, but when it comes to Doyle's Sherlock stories, I highly recommend <The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes> https://www.amazon.com/Original-Ill... Sidney Paget's illustrations bring an entire new dimension of enjoyment to the stories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidne...
Plus they add to the historical accuracy, as having been included in the Strand's original run. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: <PawnSac: It's a cool theme though, the crossfire bishops.> Agreed. It's a <Boden's Mate>, though crossfire bishops has a nice ring to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t54... |
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| Jan-26-25 | | Teyss: <<stone free or die: (...) This is good for a chuckle, but really applies to > 95% of the British don't ya think?> This is good for a chuckle, but really applies to > 95% of the Americans, wouldn't you think? Agree on Paget's illustrations. Now, where are the cucumber sandwiches for my afternoon tea? |
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Jan-26-25
 | | An Englishman: Good Morning: We know more about where the game took place than both players combined. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoln... So--who were these guys? |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: <This is good for a chuckle, but really applies to > 95% of the Americans, wouldn't you think?> Sure the percentage shouldn't be higher? |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: PS- I knew that was coming. |
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Jan-26-25
| | MissScarlett: <So--who were these guys?> Priorities. First, we need a source to confirm the authenticity of the game. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: <Missy> It's in Chernev's <1000 Best Short Games of Chess> p473 which argues for its authenticity (though that's still a secondary source). |
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Jan-26-25
| | MissScarlett: You mean its inclusion indirectly argues for its authenticity. The famous game <Rüssher - Walcicer> subsequently proved to be H W Russner vs C Walcker, 1942. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: Cryptically, I see no mention of <Chernev> in that thread. |
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| Jan-26-25 | | stone free or die: And, to be accurate, authenticity isn't exactly the same as accuracy either. |
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Jan-26-25
 | | Honza Cervenka: Schmollenhagen is Smolne in the present West Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. |
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Jan-26-25
 | | Sally Simpson: No.4465 in Polgar's; '5334 Problems, Combinations and Games.' and game No.877 in Chernev's' '1,000 Best Short Games of Chess.' It appears the village of 'Schmollenhagen' is now in Poland. If <Miss Scarlett> is a fan of audio books then here; https://creators.spotify.com/pod/sh... they can listen to the game. |
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Jan-26-25
| | MissScarlett: I recently listened to this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0... |
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Jan-26-25
| | Sally Simpson: <Miss Scarlett> I have the audio book 'Autobiography of a Seaman' by The Honourable Thomas Cochrane. Not many stones were left unturned on that John Cochrane search (and it still goes on ) I think the closest we came to a genuine sourced date of birth (so far) was when I contacted The Temple and they got back to me telling me they had all his details....except his exact D.O.B. I have a large collection of audio books.
My eyes have gone a bit. (I have to enlarge the screen to 150% before I can read anything comfortably here. I do have reading glasses but keep misplacing them.)
Edinburgh Libraries were selling them off for 20p. I bought about £5.00 worth. (including 'Three Men in a Boat' by J K Jerome - gold dust ) Once done with them I drop them off in a charity shop. (except of course 'Three Men in a Boat') Be good to find the first time this game appeared in print. It's not in Du Mont's 200 miniatures - books one and two. I know Chernev used to print miniatures in his column before bringing out his 1,000 miniatures (pub 1957) do not know if he used it before then. There is no opening or player index in '1,000 Miniatures' but amongst Aitken's papers there is a note book where he has meticulously listed in alphabetical order the names and game numbers. |
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| Jan-27-25 | | whiteshark: One hit wonder! |
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| Jan-27-25 | | FM David H. Levin: Hi, Geoff (<Sally Simpson>). I second your endorsement of "Three Men in a Boat." I have it among the three works in the paperback "Jerome K. Jerome Collection," and it contains numerous passages that crack me up. |
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