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August 26, 2017
Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread (Featuring Dress Pr0n) 08-26-2017![]() (click to embiggen) Good afternoon morons and moronettes, and welcome to the Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread, the only AoSHQ thread with content specifically for all of us chess nerds who pay homage in the temple of Caïssa, goddess of the chessboard. Also, dress pr0n. Each week, I pick out a few lovely, modest, conservative dresses for the 'ettes to admire and appraise. And, for those of you who aren't nerdly enough for chess, you can use this thread to talk about checkers, or other games, or politics, or whatever you wish, only please try to keep it civil. Nobody wants to be forced to bathe in tomatoes on a Saturday afternoon, even if it is with a bunch of cute little kids.
Hint: White mates in 2 ![]() 2k5/2p1b1r1/R7/pp4p1/1P5p/P3BB1P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1 Problem - 2 Black To Play (554) Hint: Black mates in 4 ![]() 8/4k3/4Pq2/8/2P5/1P4p1/P3Q1P1/6Kn b - - 0 1
![]() 'Ette bluebell sent me this link to a custom-built decorative chess set made from mammoth ivory, carved to look like nood guys doing an interpretive dance. I say "decorative" because I can't imagine playing an actual game on it. Look at it, and at other photos at the link. The pieces are beautifully carved, but I have no idea which ones are supposed to be which. Only $90,000. And you have to allow 24-36 weeks lead time. This is not a set they can afford to have a lot of stock sitting around just waiting for buyers. Update: According to bluebell, the chess set was inspired by this video. The House of Staunton has its own collectors' edition, carved from mammoth ivory (there must be a lot of it about), and the price is "only" $13,000. ![]() Click To Embiggen Me, I'd rather have this watch, which is a replica of the pocket watch American Chess Master Paul Morphy was presented with from the Testimonial Committee of the New York Chess Club. The "hour" numbers on the dial have been replaced with little chess symbols. Nobody knows what happened to the one originally given to Morphy, but the original dial survives and is located in a watch museum. Limited Edition of 25 pieces in Stainless Steel. $13,900.00
Hint: White mates in 6 ![]() 4kb1r/pp3ppp/q3b3/6Q1/1n1N4/2r1B3/PPP2PPP/2KRR3 w k - 0 1
Hint: White mates in 6 ![]() R3R3/5prk/3rp2p/3p1b2/2q2P2/6P1/4P1BP/Q5K1 w - - 0 1
White to play. Can he force the black king out of there to queen his pawn, and, if so, how? Hint: Let the pawn go and get it later at a more opportune time ![]() 5k2/4p2p/6P1/3K4/8/4B3/8/8 w - - 0 1
Here are some dresses-with-hat pics I didn't get to last week: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
Solutions Update Problem 1 - White To Play ![]() 2k5/2p1b1r1/R7/pp4p1/1P5p/P3BB1P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1 1.Bc6! This cuts off the d7 escape square. 1...axb4 Or any other move, it doesn't matter. Black cannot prevent 2.Ra8#
![]() 8/4k3/4Pq2/8/2P5/1P4p1/P3Q1P1/6Kn b - - 0 1 1... Qa1+! If 3.Qf2 then 3...gxf2+ 4.Kf1 Qd1# 3...Qh4+
![]() 4kb1r/pp3ppp/q3b3/6Q1/1n1N4/2r1B3/PPP2PPP/2KRR3 w k - 0 1 1.Qd8+ Kxd8 If 2...Ke8 then 3.Nxg7+ Bxg7 (3...Ke7 4.Bg5#) 4.Bg5+ Be5 (or 4...Qe6) 5.Rd8# 3.Bg5+ f6
![]() R3R3/5prk/3rp2p/3p1b2/2q2P2/6P1/4P1BP/Q5K1 w - - 0 1 1. Rh8+! Kg6 If not Kh7 then 3...Kh5 4.Rh8+ Kg4 (4...Rh7 5.Qg5#) 5.Bf3# -or- 3...Bg6 4.Qg5+ Kh7 5.Qh4+ Bh5 6.Qxh5# 4.Qh4+ Kg6
![]() 5k2/4p2p/6P1/3K4/8/4B3/8/8 w - - 0 1 White needs to secure his pawn. Without it, he cannot win. 1.Bh6+ Kg8 The pawn is now secure. 2...e6+ DO NOT TAKE THE PAWN! It's stalemate if he does. 3.Kd6 Kf7 Now White will force Black to advance his free pawn. 5.Kf6 e5 And now Black's king is forced out. 10.Kf7 Kxh6 Hope to see you all next week! ___________ Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board. Or, Windows users can just "triple click" on it and the entire line will be highlighted so you can copy and past it into your chess app. ___________ So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com. | Recent Comments
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