RHP Christmas Quiz and Caruana's Pencil
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It is that time of year when once again we feast on merriment.
What famous chess player had to cycle to a chess
tournament so he would not lose on a time forfeit.
Answer Q.1
What famous chess player got in trouble for wearing a pair of these.
Answer Q.2
What famous chess player had their unbeaten streak
of 124 games broken on the 10th of October 2020
...er...let me check...
Answer Q.3
Answer Q.4
Answer Q.5
Yes!
Where we see a White pawn sliding along the 7th rank.
White to play and deliver checkmate in two moves.
White to play and deliver checkmate in two moves.
White to play and deliver checkmate in two moves.
White to play and deliver checkmate in two moves.
Finally try this one. White to play and win.
Clue Moonwalk
This pencil is on display at the Edinburgh Chess Club
As is well known Fabiano Caruana takes a packet of new pencils
with him everytime he enters a chess tournament. If he does not
win the game, then he leaves the pencil behind next to the chess board.
However if he wins, he keeps that pencil until that pencil runs out of luck.
I went down to London to see the 2018 Carlsen - Caruana match.
Yes, I'm afraid that is me in the striped jersey.
The match was drawn 12 - 12 (12 pencils) and Carlsen won the tie break.
After game 4 and when the players had left the arena I noticed Caruana s
pencil still at the side of the board, nobody was looking so I pinched it.
I then ran across the road to Ladbrokes and using the pencil I wrote out
a bet. 4.00 on dog number 4 in the 4th race at 4 o clock....it came in 4th.
In the puzzles section we saw a pawn on the 7th rank under promoting to a Knight.
In RHP and OTB games it is very rare to see a Knight promotion as the only move.
But I have found a good RHP example. Playagainstme - kenny campbell RHP 2014.
A Black under promotion dragonslayer - bowizard RHP 2018
White did not play 1.Qc3 mating in a few moves.
1.Kxa3 b1=N+ followed by 2...Nxd2 a draw.
j2nx - zorro2008 RHP 2008
The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 204208
