Mar-25-08 Reti vs Dunkelblum, 1914 
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JNewton: I normally get Tuesday puzzles, but this one threw me for a loop (indeed, it is still throwing me). I don't see a clear white win after 8 ... Nh6, planning on bringing the King to relative safety on e7. After the apparently strong 9 h4, Black has the sac Nf3+ which appears to muddy ... |
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Feb-04-08 Louis Stumpers 
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JNewton: Here's one of my personal favorites:
A group of 100 people live on an island in the Pacific. 50% of the people have green eyes, the other half have blue (although the proportions are unknown to the islanders). The people are incapable of communicating with each other (although they |
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Dec-07-07 Fischer vs H Ree, 1968 
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JNewton: <qskakaley> I think that after 25. Bd2, black has the response 25 ... Rxf3. Now Black's bishop cannot be taken, and if 26 gf3, then 26 ... Rxd2, and White's attack has been nullified, and has lost his advantage. |
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Feb-07-07 Van Wely vs Morozevich, 2001 
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JNewton: Well, after 22. BxR Qg7# or 22. Bg6 RxB# |
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Jan-29-07 J P Lamastus Candal vs C Zhu, 2006 
Dec-21-06 B Lengyel vs Mikhalevski, 1993 
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JNewton: Ah ah...I was missing the fact that the pawn is no longer on f7. Thanks |
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Nov-15-06 N Doghri vs G Mohr, 2002 
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JNewton: 31. ... Qh3 and white is toast. (On a related note, 30. ... Qh3 doesn't work because of 31. Ne7+ diverting the protector of Black's bishop, thus the rook move) |
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