tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post2894265239962647983..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.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-86963934377914234792009-01-03T18:50:00.000+00:002009-01-03T18:50:00.000+00:00Who can explain it? The Reti position was very exc...Who can explain it? <BR/><BR/>The Reti position was very exciting the first time I saw it (probably in Reinfeld), and this one was not. Besides the fact that I already knew the solution, it simply doesn't resonate like its predecessor.<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing I'm not the only one who feels this way.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Reti was from Kagan's Neueste Schachnachrichten 1921, Rinck was from Schweizerische Schachzeitung 1922. This according to numbers 3 and 5 in Sutherland and Lommer's 1234 Modern End-game Studies (Dover, 1868).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-72037862243383862672009-01-02T23:12:00.000+00:002009-01-02T23:12:00.000+00:00What, no-one having a go at this one? I think it's...What, no-one having a go at this one? I think it's a Rinck and it goes something like<BR/><BR/>1. a4 Kb3 2. a5 Kc4 3. a6 Kd3 4. a7 f2 5. a8=Q f1=Q 6. Qa6+.<BR/><BR/>Or 1. a4 Kb3 2. a5 Kc3 3. Kg1 Kd3 4. Kf1 wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com