tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1251184706989588411..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: The twelve puzzles of XmasTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-35590354350697296762011-12-29T19:36:07.324+00:002011-12-29T19:36:07.324+00:00Yep: there's a couple of variations but they&#...Yep: there's a couple of variations but they're given where I found the <a href="http://www.chesscafe.com/text/es277.pdf" rel="nofollow">study</a>, which was in the Chess Café Endgame Studies <a href="http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/studies.htm" rel="nofollow">Archive</a>.<br /><br />First published, as it says there, in Rigaer Tageblatt, 1904.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-52819910244629564152011-12-29T18:29:22.540+00:002011-12-29T18:29:22.540+00:00Well, if I did that my pleasure might be spoiled b...Well, if I did that my pleasure might be spoiled by finding out I had it wrong.<br /><br />Still, as you ask 1 Rg6+ Ke6 2 Rg8 Qf3 3 Be2 is my proposal.John Coxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-59539201743005418172011-12-29T16:35:12.140+00:002011-12-29T16:35:12.140+00:00Yes, an obvious theme to trap & win the queen,...Yes, an obvious theme to trap & win the queen, but nicely done even for 1904. I like the way it operates predominantly on white squares.<br /><br />I'll let JC "celebrate", as he was invited to do so by EJH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-82510525525567329162011-12-29T04:53:26.465+00:002011-12-29T04:53:26.465+00:00You are allowed to celebrate by giving the solutio...You <i>are</i> allowed to celebrate by giving the solution....ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-57891661515034605352011-12-28T21:20:32.398+00:002011-12-28T21:20:32.398+00:00Good grief, I believe I have solved a study. This ...Good grief, I believe I have solved a study. This almost never happens - certainly not with any of the positions in that Timman book someone gave me for Christmas.<br /><br />Not the most disguised theme, but I suppose it was 1904.John Coxnoreply@blogger.com