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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:21 pm

the human reaction is to not see the significance of h6+ but you see he played Qh3xc3 the move earlier placing his queen in dire trouble so i thought he had to see the way out a move earlier even when he had bxc3 but if like Jack Rudd says Rhc8 instead of Rac8 instead of Rac8?? wins for Black then maybe i was wrong about his Qxc3 move and he was a human player. ps i think some of your comments on here about the simplicity of the tactic are absurd and ridiculous. Personally with the immediate threat of Rxc3+ i could well have ignored h6+ as not doing anything consequential. Sure i may have played it out of desperation but i most likely wouldnt as it appears to just lose a pawn in the long term.

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Re: outrageous escape

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:32 pm

Many if not most people might play h6+ (certainly in a blitz game) just hoping rather forlornly that you would take it.

I suppose the amusing thing might be if you declined, they didn't see the follow up - and resigned in a won position.

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Re: outrageous escape

Post by Nick Ivell » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:37 pm

No evidence of cheating whatsoever,

An easy swindle.

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Re: outrageous escape

Post by NickFaulks » Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:50 am

AlanLlewellyn wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:21 pm
Sure i may have played it out of desperation but i most likely wouldnt as it appears to just lose a pawn in the long term.
But there isn't a long term, is there?

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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:43 am

NickFaulks wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:50 am
AlanLlewellyn wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:21 pm
Sure i may have played it out of desperation but i most likely wouldnt as it appears to just lose a pawn in the long term.
But there isn't a long term, is there?

Sorry, Alan, you're busted.
i dont know whats more outrageous your comments or the escape, i am just thinking like a human being i am beginning to think you lot are androids your thinking is so mechanical...

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Re: outrageous escape

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:07 pm

Like it. Showed the position to my son, who also got h6. Nice tactic and thanks for sharing.
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Re: outrageous escape

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:26 am

Alan - if ok with you, we want to use this position with our juniors? Counterplay heaven as described by our junior manager.
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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:23 am

Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:26 am
Alan - if ok with you, we want to use this position with our juniors? Counterplay heaven as described by our junior manager.
i will post some outrageous escapes of my own as well if it will help i have a number of great escapes from mainly otb

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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:39 am

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Black to move find the drawing escape answer:1...Rh1+ 2 Kxh1 Ra1+ 3 Kh2 Rh1+ 4 Kxh1 stalemate
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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:40 am

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White to win answer 1 Qxb8 Nxf2 2 Qxd8+ Qxd8 3 Rc8
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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:43 am

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white to escape with draw answer 1 Rf7+ Kg8 2 Rg7+ Kxg7 stalemate
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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:45 am

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black to try a swindle which came off remarkably answer 1...Rc8 2 bxc8=Q stalemate
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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:49 am

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whites only chance i actually went on to win here as white answer 1 Qxe2 Rxe2 2 Bd5+ Rf7 3 Rb7 Qe8 4 Rxa7 Re1 5 Rxe1 Nf3+ 6 Kg2 Nxe1+ 7 Kh1 Kh8 8 Rxf7 Qxf7 9 Bxf7
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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:01 am

pos1 was a throw away blitz game online but pos2 was a win in the south lakes congress intermediate, pos 3 was a draw against a 193 grade in the blackpool open, pos4 was a draw against a 2130 fide in the bedford open and pos5 was a win against a 153 grade in the manchester major.

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Re: outrageous escape

Post by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:28 am

actually in pos5 kg2 might save things but its not what i played

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