r1b3k1/p5pp/3q4/3pp1r1/3Q4/4PR1B/P6P/2R4K w - - 0 1

Dress Pr0n For The 'Ettes:

Why be the belle of the ball when you can be the Queen 🐝?

Adorned with lavish gold and white beadwork, this ivory evening dress was by Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to France. Can you spot the bees motifs on the dress designed by Norman Hartnall? pic.twitter.com/vZEFdCMdN5

— V&A (@V_and_A) July 5, 2020

This witty Elsa Schiaparelli 1937 design was created with artist Jean Cocteau. Its one of my favourites, depicting a heavily beaded female face with cascading hair, her hand clasping silver threads. A pink signature of 'Jean' can be found just below the beaded arm. @ChicagoMuseum pic.twitter.com/vhJmmL7HBt

— whatgrandmawore (@whatgrandmawore) June 12, 2020

Greetings From Slovakia

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - Black To Play

1k6/pp3p2/r3b1p1/n2p3p/q2P1NnP/4P3/1PQN1PPB/1KR4R b - - 0 1

1...Qa1+
2.Kxa1 Nb3+
3.Kb1 Ra1#

Intermediate Problem - Black To Play

1Q6/1R3pk1/4p2p/p3n3/P3P2P/6PK/r5B1/3q4 b - - 0 1

1...Qg4+
2.Kh2 Nf3+
3.Kh1 Qh3+
4.Bxh3 Rh2#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

r1b3k1/p5pp/3q4/3pp1r1/3Q4/4PR1B/P6P/2R4K w - - 0 1

1. Qxa7! Rf5

If the queen is taken, then it's over quickly, i.e. 1...Rxa7 2.Rxc8+ Qd8 3.Rxd8#

2. Rxf5 Bxf5
3. Qxa8+ Qf8

Or 3...Kf7 4.Rc6 (4.Qb7+ Kf6 5. Rc6) 4...Qe7 5. Bxf5

Black loses one piece after another:

4.Qxd5+ Qf7
5.Qd8+ Qf8
6.Qxf8+ Kxf8
7.Bxf5 and Black is pretty much screwed.

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 05:20 PM

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