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The Budapest Defence and Bishops


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Opposite coloured Bishops! (more about Bishops later)

Now a couple of cartoons that were dotted about in a 1974 Punch book of articles
about modern children. Chess cartoons were everywhere in the Fischer boon years.

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The Romantic Age of Chess


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I tinkered with the original which had checkers as the theme.
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and this next one was sent to me by a colleague who knows I like these things..

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Helpmate and a Construction Task


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I’m glad to see this lad has his priorities right.

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This puzzle caught my eye whilst flicking through an old British Chess Magazine.

k1K5/p7/p7/8/8/p7/7b/6B1 b - - 0 ...

Knight Sac, Rook Sac and Queen Mates


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A position from a Birmingham League match....that is Birmingham in the U.K.
I’ve never been to the U.S.A. Birmingham but I have been to the UK Birmingham.
I’ve also been to Boston to see the Boston Barracudas speedway team. I have
no idea if the U.S.A. Boston has a speedway team. I have never been there.
I’ve been to York many times but never New York. I really must get out more...

Are Chess Players Geeks. (Pins and Things)


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From an Archie at Riverdale comic. Note how chess players
are always portrayed in comics as glasses wearing geeky types.
I’ve no idea where they get that idea from. We are not geeks!

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My impersonation of Endgame Ernie...

The Goring Gambit


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The original I saw in a magazine was this

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Did you spot my, er, deliberate error last week. I used the wrong diagram for the puzzle. ...

Black Plays 8...Qxf2 Mate in a GM game.


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This weeks study is by Sam Loyd. That name always ensures you are in for a treat.

8/2R1N3/3k4/2N1R3/8/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1
White to play and mate in four moves.

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The Spencer-Brown Trap


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Me having a New Year pint and few games of Blitz.

And yes I dyed my hair blue for the festivities.
And here is a picture of football player’s arm.

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Hints on How to Write a Chess Blog

Me

I’ve been told I look like Eddie Deezen from the 1941 movie.
How to Write a Red Hot Pawn Blog (part 1)
One of the books which I often dip into for an idea is this;

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Printed in 1974 Chernev offers a nice collection of odd and curious chess facts.
When I see something that Chernev may have missed or has happened after 197...

The 2023 Red Hot Pawn Christmas Quiz


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Hi. Yes it is that time of year when I treat you all to one of my special
and eagerly looked forward to ‘Christmas Quizzes’ so let us start with’

What Christmas Carol is this?
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