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Yet another reconstruction challenge
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:46 pm
by Gerard Killoran
Here's a game played by Richard James' latest chess hero of the past.
How does a white pawn get to c4 on move 16?
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Re: Yet another reconstruction challenge
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:06 pm
by IM Jack Rudd
OK, let's see what we have here. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 Qxf3 7.gxf3 bxc6 is easy enough, and then we have to wonder what pieces white is sending to f4 and c4 on the next two moves.
Re: Yet another reconstruction challenge
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:27 pm
by David McAlister
Gerard Killoran wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:46 pm
Here's a game played by Richard James' latest chess hero of the past.
How does a white pawn get to c4 on move 16?
Here's my suggestion for move 16 and beyond.
Re: Yet another reconstruction challenge
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:58 pm
by Gerard Killoran
That's very convincing David, well done and thanks again.
Re: Yet another reconstruction challenge
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:16 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Except that it is 1-0 not 0-1!
Re: Yet another reconstruction challenge
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:46 pm
by David McAlister
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:16 pm
Except that it is 1-0 not 0-1!
Indeed. I did realise that but typed it in the wrong way round. A little tactic at the end by black but (as the original annotations in the source indicate) white wasn’t falling for it.
(Edit - now fixed)
Re: Yet another reconstruction challenge
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:24 pm
by Richard James
Many thanks to Gerard and David.
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here.