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    30 Apr '17 07:32
    Did you notice those cute nude pics at the beginning of his blog? Hm... nice.

    https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2013/03/page/3/

    On this page there are several combination tasks, mostly from Catalan league.
    I solved all very quickly except No 2.

    Try them.

    And here on this page, just after some adorable nipples, you have easy tactical task from one Sveshnikov's game:


    White to move and win.
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    30 Apr '17 08:402 edits
    It must be very easy to you if I can figure it out after looking at four or five fruitless options. Once I noticed the knight on d7 things became clear.
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    30 Apr '17 15:45
    Double Check is the strongest check you give.
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    30 Apr '17 16:58
    I mentioned some nipples on the blog entry with that puzzle from a Sveshnikov's game and forgot to paste it.
    Here it comes:
    https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2013/03/page/2/
  5. Subscribersonhouse
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    19 May '17 17:45
    Originally posted by greenpawn34
    Double Check is the strongest check you give.
    And there are two ways to double check but only one of them is mate.
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    20 May '17 01:33
    Originally posted by sonhouse
    And there are two ways to double check but only one of them is mate.
    The one I saw is mate in one after the double check.
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    21 May '17 23:50
    It is a checkmate in 3 is it not? The one I see is in 3 anyhow.
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    22 May '17 21:52
    Qn7 ck. & mate in 2.
  9. Subscribersonhouse
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    23 May '17 14:59
    Originally posted by Hampstead
    Qn7 ck. & mate in 2.
    yep
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    30 May '17 02:12
    Originally posted by Hampstead
    Qn7 ck. & mate in 2.
    Qn7...??

    Is this the correct way to describe the move? Letters and numbers?
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    30 May '17 17:11
    Originally posted by chaney3
    Qn7...??

    Is this the correct way to describe the move? Letters and numbers?
    I thought I had a basic understanding of algebraic notation, so this is bugging me.

    Shouldn't the move be Qg7?
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    30 May '17 23:56
    Originally posted by chaney3
    I thought I had a basic understanding of algebraic notation, so this is bugging me.

    Shouldn't the move be Qg7?
    Yes...

    Qg7+
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    31 May '17 02:30
    Originally posted by Eladar
    Yes...

    Qg7+
    Thanks.

    Hey sonhouse, how did you miss that? C'mon man, get with the program.
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    31 May '17 09:30
    Hampstead was using english descriptive notation, but didn't capitalize the knight file designation (N). This was the standard in English speaking countries until the late 1970's.

    English Descriptive Notation:
    1. Q-N7 ch KxQ
    2. N-B5 dbl ch K-N1
    3. N-R6 mate

    Algebraic Notation:
    1. Qg7+ Kxg7
    2. Nf5+ Kg8
    3. Nh6# 1-0
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    01 Jun '17 03:57
    I didn't think anyone other than Spock on rerun used descriptive anymore.
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