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Dress Pr0n For The 'Ettes:

Cascading silk evening dress, 1913-14, @Nationalmuseet. Hand embroidered with glass beads and artificial diamonds, lace and ribbon. The placement of the lace is particularly becoming. I like how it has been laid over the silk to add another dimension to the fabric. Love the belt. pic.twitter.com/sSrYMIVkkj

— whatgrandmawore (@whatgrandmawore) January 16, 2020

1908-13 evening dress @Nationalmuseet. Glass stones, sequins, and pearl stitched onto embroidered tulle. The small brooches positioned towards the waist and by the knees draw attention to where material has been draped/manipulated to form a specific early 1910s silhouette. pic.twitter.com/iO9hRvz5ii

— whatgrandmawore (@whatgrandmawore) January 14, 2020

4,500 Year Old Egyptian Bead Dress pic.twitter.com/6fLQrGjYcJ

— Things from the past 📷🎥 (@moodvintage) May 4, 2020

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - Black To Play

1r4k1/5p2/3p4/2pPpN2/p3P1P1/P6r/KPRQ1B2/5q2 b - - 0 1

1...Rxa3+
2.bxa3 Qb1# 1-0

The second line:

2.Kxa3 Qa1#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

2r2rk1/2q2ppp/3n4/p3N3/bpn2PN1/3R2Q1/PPP1R1P1/2K5 w - - 0 1

This is a straightforward mate in 4, but sometimes beginners have trouble with knights, which can ge a bit tricksy:

1.Nf6+ Kh8
2.Qg6 fxg6
3.Nxg6+ hxg6
4.Rh3#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

3k4/3n4/1Pp5/1p6/8/2K4B/P7/8 w - - 0 1

There are undoubtedly a number of winning lines, but the shortest, most direct to victory lines all start with this:

1.Bxd7! Kxd7

I always make it a point in games that are transitioning to the endgame to visualize what the board would like that with all of the pieces gone, only kings and pawns, and is it to my advantage? If it is, then my strategy is to see if I can make it happen.

2.Kb4 Kc8

Or 2...Kd6 3.a3 c5+ 4.Kxb5 c4 5.Ka6 c3 6.b7 Kc7 7.Ka7 Kc6 8.b8=Q and wins.

3.Kc5 Kb7
4.a3 b4
5.axb4 Ka6
6.b5+ cxb5
7.Kc6 and wins

Hope to see you all next week!

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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 paste it into your chess app.

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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.

posted by OregonMuse at 05:25 PM

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