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Feb-15-25
 | | moronovich: Qg7+,e6, followed by pe7-8Q+# |
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Feb-15-25
 | | fredthebear: So far, so good, but there's another ply remaining. Interpose. |
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| Feb-16-25 | | stone free or die:
A little ditty in the <Name that Mate!> series... <Black to move after 64.Kg1-h2> 
click for larger view<Manteiga,Franco 2013 -- Punin,Andrii 2289
0-1 (67) A40 2024.11.26
chess.com INT: Titled Tue 26th Nov Early (9)>
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| Feb-17-25 | | Twilight of the Idol: <So far, so good, but there's another ply remaining. Interpose.> 1. Qg7+ Rxg7
2. e7+ Rf7
3. e8=Q+ Qf8
4. Bxf7# |
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| Feb-17-25 | | stone free or die: Another little ditty in the series:
<Name that Mate!> <White to move after 17...f6xNe5>
click for larger viewSteinitz vs W Wilson, 1862 (&m=18) |
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| Feb-27-25 | | stone free or die: Here's another one I cooked up...
It's a case of 2x2 + 2x2 = 4.
<White to move>
click for larger viewDerived from <Lewis--Parkinson (1813 C38 25)> |
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| Feb-27-25 | | stone free or die: Hint - the final 4 stands for M4. |
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Feb-27-25
 | | chrisowen: https://chess.com/game/computer/231... |
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| Feb-28-25 | | stone free or die: Looked at your game <chris>, nice job. Back to the problem - double your efforts, start to finish. |
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| Feb-28-25 | | stone free or die: <White to move>
click for larger viewIt's a M4, double checks all the way, two by each knight, i.e. 2x2 + 2x2 = 4 <1.Nxe6+ Ke8 2.Nxg7+ Kf7 3.Ne5+ Kf6 4.Nxd7#> 
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| Feb-28-25 | | stone free or die: A king hunt finish:
<White to mate after 44.f6+ Kf8?> 
click for larger view<Lee, Francis Joseph -- Tattersall, Creassey Edward Cecil
1-0 (50) A83 1904.08.05
London ENG: London (R10)> |
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Feb-28-25
| | chrisowen: This man first
And it was x |
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Feb-28-25
| | chrisowen: No resurgence xx |
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| Mar-01-25 | | stone free or die: White must check, the question is how. |
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| Mar-01-25 | | stone free or die: This check leads to a complicated draw
<45.Qh6+ Ke8 46.Qh5+ Kd7 47.Qxh7+ Kc6 48.Qe4+ Kb5 49.f7> 
click for larger viewBlack's queen enters here and there's no clear path to victory for either side. |
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| Mar-01-25 | | stone free or die:
click for larger view1.Qc5+ Kf7 2.Qe7+ Kg6 3.Qg7+ Kh5 4.Qg4+ Kh6 5.Nf5# 
click for larger viewAnd if
1.Qc5+ Kg8 2.Qg5+ Kf7 3.Qg7+ and either edge mate or 3...Ke6 4.Qe7# (knight dovetail) 
click for larger viewThe actual game played out a slightly longer version of the first line (Lee played 1.Qc5+ Kf7 2.Qe7+ Kg6 3.Qg7+ Kh5 4.Qxh7+ Kg5 5.Qf5+ Kh6 6.Ng4#) |
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| Mar-04-25 | | stone free or die: <Blackburne Mates> The nominal definition always involves two bishops and a knight in the mate. There are two final positions that most (but not all) people agree on... Ex. 1
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click for larger viewhttps://chessfox.com/blackburnes-ma...
As <chessfox> and <Sally> note, the last example comes from a Blackburne game: NN vs Blackburne, 1884 (&m=13.5) and likely gave the mate its name. |
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| Mar-04-25 | | stone free or die: <ChessTempo> uses this game for its definition. I cooked it a little to sharpen the play: Let's pick it up as a problem:
<White to move after 22...Nf6-h5> 
click for larger viewIn the original it wasn't perfectly sharp, but the best move was the best, flashy, and effective. Same applies to the little ditty above. |
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| Mar-05-25 | | stone free or die: So after <23.Qxh5 gxh5 24. Nh6+ Nxh6 (forced) 25.Bxh7#> we get the position that <ChessTempo> calls a <Blackburne Mate>:
click for larger viewHere is the definition given there:
<Blackburne's Mate
Blackburne's mate requires the co-operation of two bishops and a knight to mate the opponent king on the edge of the board with an opponent piece blocking the uncovered escape route. One bishop delivers mate on a square adjacent to the king while being protected by the knight. The other bishop protects the diagonal , while the knight also protects the escape square of the color of the checking bishop (which may have already been blocked by a piece friendly to the opponent king). An opponent piece blocks the opponent king's escape along the edge of the board.> So, only one of two configurations given by <chessfox>. And, unfortunately, using this definition, Blackburne's mate isn't a <Blackburne Mate>. |
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Mar-31-25
 | | sakredkow: My Bang Move of the Day provided by user <PaulPetrovitj> in comment Chigorin vs Schiffers, 1876
click for larger view34...Bg1! BANG! you're dead. |
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| Mar-31-25 | | stone free or die: That's a good one. |
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| Apr-06-25 | | stone free or die:
<Black to move after 17.f3> 
click for larger view<Hardicsay, Peter 2350 -- Adorjan, A 2580*
0-1 (17) E12t 1986
HUN: Hungary (R1)>
A nice example of a theme that is often conflated. |
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| Apr-18-25 | | stone free or die: <White to move after 28...Bb6xf2>
click for larger view< Bird, Henry -- De Riviere, Jules
1-0 (33) C51 1858
London ENG: London (R1)>
See if you can find it as quick as Morphy did (having the advantage of seeing the position directly). |
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Apr-18-25
| | moronovich: Rd8+Nhf5+Rg8+g4#
And happy easter everyone ! |
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| Apr-18-25 | | stone free or die: Good game, good wishes. |
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