In this latest slump, I mean the word dream quite literally however. I woke up this morning with the sequence 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 d4 5. Bxb7 dxc3 6. Bxa8 marching through my mind like a victorious army, fanfares streaming, trumpets blaring, the final position held aloft on fluttering banners, my kingly emerging consciousness reveling in imaginary victory.
But it turns out that even when I play against myself, I pick the losing side. Take a quick snooze, and see if you can fail to wake up fully aware of what I had missed. No luck? Try instead using your conscious mind to see why white loses - it should take about two seconds. Still no idea? Then set up a board, play through the sequence, and see for yourself. (Wait: still shrugging your shoulders? We should play.)
Solution after the jump.
Solution.
A pretty way, at least, to lose your Queen.
3 comments:
You must have been thinking or dreaming of the Feller cheating case, which has brought fame to the square ......
Monday night I dreamed I was playing right wing for England up against Alberto Tarantini. It did not go well.
Why dream about silly chess positions when you could be dreaming about Sophie Aldred?
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