Tuesday, April 22, 2008

What happened next?


Position after Black's 46th move: White now played 47.Rxd6.

What happened next?
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16 comments:

  1. Tom ChiversTue Apr 22, 09:47:00 am 2008

    47...Re5 - ?

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  2. ejhTue Apr 22, 10:27:00 am 2008

    Quite likely, but what else happened next?

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  3. Tom ChiversTue Apr 22, 10:31:00 am 2008

    I fear something gruesome like 47...Re5 48.g3 fxe3 49.f4 Re4 50.Kf3 e2 - ?

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  4. ejhTue Apr 22, 10:44:00 am 2008

    The answer may entail more information than can be provided in variations...

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  5. Tom ChiversTue Apr 22, 10:47:00 am 2008

    Mm...

    *clicks*

    *googles*

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  6. Mike GTue Apr 22, 11:22:00 am 2008

    After Re5 Nimzowitsch stood on the table and shouted "Why must I lose to this idiot?". (Long shot.)

    Mike G.

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  7. ejhTue Apr 22, 11:27:00 am 2008

    A nice try, and if I had thought of that (and knew the position involved) I might have asked that instead.

    But no, that isn't it.

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  8. Jonathan BTue Apr 22, 01:06:00 pm 2008

    gissa clue then.

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  9. ejhTue Apr 22, 01:21:00 pm 2008

    Nope. A full answer should be available tomorrow unless anybody gets it today.

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  10. Jonathan BTue Apr 22, 01:26:00 pm 2008

    arse.

    ok, the random guesses start here...

    did Black die at the board?

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  11. ejhTue Apr 22, 02:58:00 pm 2008

    He did not.

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  12. Jonathan BTue Apr 22, 03:40:00 pm 2008

    White?

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  13. AnonymousTue Apr 22, 03:47:00 pm 2008

    47...Re5 then Black fainted!

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  14. ejhTue Apr 22, 03:59:00 pm 2008

    Not quite, not quite.

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  15. ejhTue Apr 22, 04:17:00 pm 2008

    Well, actually I believe another move was played first, but basically that's right.

    I shall fill in full details as to who, and why, and who saved the day, in tomorrow's posting.

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  16. AnonymousTue Apr 22, 04:19:00 pm 2008

    Alekhine hurled his king across the room?

    Faye Dunaway got jiggy with Steve McQueen?

    Black's mobile phone went off?

    White upturned the board?

    White offered Black 'outside'?

    White instantly gave up chess forever?

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