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sorry if been mentioned but Gary Kasparov lost a quicky recently by playing the queens gambit accepted.
Think it was only 7 moves

I would just avoid hand shakes and don't touch your face after you've been touching the pieces. but in all honesty, if your sitting face to face with someone for a few hours (as well as being near the other people in the room) you probably can't avoid breathing in some particles if a person has covi...

IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:22 pm

Looks like you were trying to find a way to trap the queen, but it's just got too many flight squares for that to work.

(You could have immediately won material with 16...Nd3+.)

just saw that thanks. yes should have done that.

I cannot remember the reason for 16..h5 puzzling

Lovely game to play as Black. Nice wrap up. I played the 5.Qe2 line v the Pirc (pretty sure it was on rec from Ray Keene and George Botterill) given up the Queen for 3 minor bits quite a few times with some smashing games as White. 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Nxd4 7. ex...

on an open board with lots of checks the Queen has a party.

Closed the Queen doesn't have a good time.

Rook and a minor piece is almost equal too.

Not managed one of these but finally won a game with the pieces. :D {Event "Friendly Game"} {Site "chess.com} {Result "0-1"} 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.h3 b6 6.Nc3 Bc5 7.Qg3 0-0 8.Be2 Ne7 9.Bf3 Rb8 10.Nge2 Ba6 11.Bg5 Ng6 12.Nf4 Bd6 13.Ncd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd8 Ndxf4 15.Qg5 Rbxd8 16.0-0-0 h5 17...

couldn't find any instructions on making a post with the diagram of the moves. PGN i think it's called


thanks

Surely the most common problem is lack of understanding of the EN PASSANT rule. Never capture en passant against a stranger in a pub game. Just don't do it. (trust me on this.) you are allowed to give check as you castle. As you will no doubt know but have missed out: You can castle and give checkm...

Citation needed, I think. I'm reasonably familiar with the current state of leftist discourse, and this is not an issue that comes up at all. https://www.jpost.com/international/top-chess-personalities-slam-abc-for-questioning-if-chess-is-racist-632604 i thought i had dreamt it but sadly is true. f...

There was an article from the woke nutters saying something about it's unfair that White always goes first in chess and it should be changed. Don't suppose anyone pointed out that the players take turns to be White.

about 5 years ago I took removed the wrong pawn in an en pasant capture. I moved my own pawn to the correct square but lifted the wrong pawn off the board. Opponent was in the toilet and didn't notice till we were passed it and informed me at the end. I actually think that I made my position worse a...

Kevin >No checks allowed. simples< Of course that is incorrect. You are allowed to castle giving check. Not allowed to castle when in check. Not allowed to castle through check. Not allowed to castle if the king, or rook involved, has moved. I will leave you to realise what other rules I have left ...

Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:43 am

Castling is another rule that must be confusing early on. I have tried teaching beginners without it. But I found it almost impossible to play without access to castling.

aww really? everyone knows, king goes 2 spaces towards the rook and then the rook jumps over.
No checks allowed. simples