3qbbk1/1p5p/p1ppP3/P7/2N3BP/2P3R1/3B1P1K/8 w - - 0 1

Dress Pr0n For The 'Ettes:

I love the fashions of the 1830s and equally the 1930s... a century later! 1938-40 black crepe bias evening dress, with a matching black velvet jacket with sequins and metallic braid, in a style I think inspired by the embellished jackets of Schiaparelli. @GoldsteinMuseum pic.twitter.com/OYg2VAxOXW

— whatgrandmawore (@whatgrandmawore) March 7, 2020

Today's #ootd is this 1956-7 Normal Norell evening dress. This super sweet dress is typical of Norell- quality tailored silhouettes with a dash a whimsy. He was an American designer whose clothing rivaled French high fashion. @cincyartmuseum #FashionHistory pic.twitter.com/z3BL19ws4f

— Lauren Deutsch (@LaurenCDeutsch) March 4, 2020

Greetings From Slovakia

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Beginner Problem - Black To Play

4k3/1p3p2/pqbQp2p/8/4PP2/1P6/1P6/3R3K b - - 0 1

It's a mate in 3:

1...Bxe4+!
2.Kh2 Qf2+
3.Kh3 Bf5#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

r6r/1ppq1k2/p2Pp3/5N1p/1Pn1nP1P/8/P1PbK1Q1/8 w - - 0 1

White can force mate in 4:

1.Qg7+ Ke8
2.Qxh8+ Kf7
3.Qg7+ Ke8
4.Qg8#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

3qbbk1/1p5p/p1ppP3/P7/2N3BP/2P3R1/3B1P1K/8 w - - 0 1

1.e7 Bg6

Best. The other options end the game more quickly:

a) 1...Bxe7 2.Be6+ Kf8 (2...Kh8 3.Rg8#) 3.Rg8#
b) 1...Kf7 2.Rf3+ Kg7 (2...Kg6 3.h5+ Kg7 4.exf8=Q#) 3.exf8=Q+ Kg6 4.h5#
c) 1...Qxe7 2.Be6+ Kh8 3.Rg8#

1...Bg6 blocks off the 'g' file for awhile:

2.exd8=Q h5
3.Be6+ Kg7
4.Rxg6+ Kxg6
5.Qxf8 c5
6.Bf5#

So Black can hold for, at most, 6 moves.

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 05:27 PM

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