tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post3945062293985354065..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: This is the endTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-11581961049238990972011-02-27T11:27:58.791+00:002011-02-27T11:27:58.791+00:00Good spot Adam.
I'd thought the key was being...Good spot Adam.<br /><br />I'd thought the key was being able to play<br /><br />... Qg3+/Kg1-h1 Qf2/ and then mate on f1. I didn't realise you'd need to be able to play ... Qg4 to get to g3 but it seems that you do!<br /><br />I guess the pawn has to be on h6 in that position.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-64784330234323734852011-02-25T19:40:42.027+00:002011-02-25T19:40:42.027+00:00I was checkmated by Marcus Osborne after he "...I was checkmated by Marcus Osborne after he "stalemated" my king but I still had other pawns I could move; most unfair ;-) ! I'm not seeing how White wins with the additional Black pawn on h5; I can't see how he can force Qg3+ without playing Qg4+, but to do that he needs to take the pawn on h5?!Adam FFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-27483008585680672812011-02-22T08:15:25.976+00:002011-02-22T08:15:25.976+00:00Just down the road it was 'Size of a flippin&#...Just down the road it was 'Size of a flippin' Cow'. Every night.<br /><br />PGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-61212488021016663212011-02-21T18:03:38.572+00:002011-02-21T18:03:38.572+00:00My first chess book was Golombek's "The G...My first chess book was Golombek's "The Game of Chess" published by Penguin which says on the cover "A book for beginners as well as for those who already know how to play". That contains the Queen versus Bishop pawn ending. For good measure the handful of positions where the Queen wins are illustrated.<br /><br />The age-old question "Are beginners stronger than they used to be?" Perhaps it depends on the books they have (or have not) read.<br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com