1. e4
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    30 Jul '14 21:251 edit
    Was looking for something else found an old Rueben Fine book.

    Used it as the inspiration for a Blog.

    One lad in the 2014 Championship has caught two players
    with the same 4-5 move opening trap.

    (when does Round Two start? Or has it and I've dipped out.)

    Mention Rueben Fine and someone will mention his book on Endings.
    I found a few simple RHP blunders in KRP + KR endings.

  2. e4
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    30 Jul '14 22:42
    Forgot to mention.

    I have made the Wiki Chess Records page.
  3. Standard memberwolfgang59
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    31 Jul '14 01:01
    Originally posted by greenpawn34
    Forgot to mention.

    I have made the Wiki Chess Records page.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Records

    Which band were you in? The Three Pins?
  4. e4
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    31 Jul '14 05:53
    Yes the three pins.


    It was pointed out to me after the game what I had done.
    Three pieces can take the Knight giving mate - the three pieces are pinned to the King,

    Fame at last.
  5. Standard memberDeepThought
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    31 Jul '14 23:58
    Originally posted by greenpawn34
    Yes the three pins.

    [fen]2rqkrQ1/pp1nb3/5N2/1BP5/3B3P/5P2/PPP5/2K1R3 b - - 0 27[/fen]
    It was pointed out to me after the game what I had done.
    Three pieces can take the Knight giving mate - the three pieces are pinned to the King,

    Fame at last.
    Congratulations, lovely end position.
  6. Subscriber64squaresofpain
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    01 Aug '14 18:04
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Records

    Which band were you in? The Three Pins?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_records_in_chess#Largest_number_of_helpless_pinned_pieces

    Excellent stuff!
  7. SubscriberPaul Leggett
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    02 Aug '14 12:10
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Records

    Which band were you in? The Three Pins?
    There are probably a lot of people who did not get this reference, but this was pretty funny! McKinley Morganfield would approve!
  8. e4
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    02 Aug '14 13:50
    Here are the rules:

    You lot supply the bad moves and I'll do the jokes.
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    03 Aug '14 19:161 edit
    Originally posted by greenpawn34
    Here are the rules:

    You lot supply the bad moves and I'll do the jokes.
    I'm going my best!

    Btw, I loved your line about showing Carlsen's games. Not quite as good as the explanation for the wee green light, but made me literally laugh out loud.
  10. Standard memberwolfgang59
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    03 Aug '14 23:54
    Originally posted by Paul Leggett
    There are probably a lot of people who did not get this reference, but this was pretty funny! McKinley Morganfield would approve!
    Thank you.
    I hope Greenpawn didn't mind me muddying the waters.
    I'll leave the jokes to him now! 😉
  11. Standard memberhunterknox
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    23 Aug '14 20:471 edit
    I had this thread on my mind when I managed to get this position in the blitz room earlier (white to play):


    Luckily for me (white) my opponent resigned. There's an elegant forced mate but it's beyond my powers of visualisation, at least in the minute I had left.
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