tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post8089138416373909448..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Beauty, sans Truth?Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-5367086758228550162007-01-28T12:02:00.000+00:002007-01-28T12:02:00.000+00:00I think context makes a considerable difference - ...I think context makes a considerable difference - if the position had been given with the heading 'Evaluate this position (white to play, btw)' - it would be a lot harder.<br /><br />Congratulations on your win!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-20591121153539764232007-01-28T00:30:00.000+00:002007-01-28T00:30:00.000+00:00Sometimes you can spend hours on a puzzle (as I ha...Sometimes you can spend hours on a puzzle (as I have many times), sometimes just a few seconds. Luckily for me this time was just a few seconds (assuming I am right). Often you get guided in the right way by having an idea of what the composer would like to achieve at the end.<br />Just about forgiven my 2 year old nephew for having his birthday party at the same time as Watford's fabulous cup win at West Ham btw!<br />(Andrew)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-61631748292162099512007-01-27T22:33:00.000+00:002007-01-27T22:33:00.000+00:00I completely omitted even looking at the main idea...I completely omitted even looking at the main idea - I think the mass of material distracted me - similar ideas I have seen before in studies and so forth - it's a great puzzle I think though.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-3200441181683651472007-01-27T22:25:00.000+00:002007-01-27T22:25:00.000+00:00It was the third move in the main line that was th...It was the third move in the main line that was the difficult one - a quiet move after a couple of turns of violence.<br /><br />The secondary line (when Black doesn't recapture on move 1) I was able to calculate straight away because it was just a collection of ideas I'd already tried with other move orders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-45875813029763274442007-01-27T14:45:00.000+00:002007-01-27T14:45:00.000+00:00Oh, well done!
I failed to solve this one inciden...Oh, well done!<br /><br />I failed to solve this one incidentally - I was looking at 1. Qe5 and things like that...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-2356429180148481022007-01-27T14:09:00.000+00:002007-01-27T14:09:00.000+00:00I don't believe it!
Pardon the noise as I furious...I don't believe it!<br /><br />Pardon the noise as I furiously blow my own trumpet but I've actually been able to solve one of these puzzles.<br /><br />As usual, I spotted the potential key motif early on but couldn't quite make it work.<br /><br />Unlike normal, I actually managed to work it through to the end and calculate a couple of sequences that lead to mate. :-)<br /><br />Well done me.<br /><br />Now if I could only work out how to win Rook and King against a lone King ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com