Kevin Spraggett on Chess

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Did you notice those cute nude pics at the beginning of his blog? Hm... nice.

https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2013/03/page/3/

On this page there are several combination tasks, mostly from Catalan league.
I solved all very quickly except No 2.

Try them.

And here on this page, just after some adorable nipples, you have easy tactical task from one Sveshnikov's game:


White to move and win.

E

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It must be very easy to you if I can figure it out after looking at four or five fruitless options. Once I noticed the knight on d7 things became clear.

e4

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Double Check is the strongest check you give.

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I mentioned some nipples on the blog entry with that puzzle from a Sveshnikov's game and forgot to paste it.
Here it comes:
https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2013/03/page/2/

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slatington, pa, usa

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Double Check is the strongest check you give.
And there are two ways to double check but only one of them is mate.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
And there are two ways to double check but only one of them is mate.
The one I saw is mate in one after the double check.

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It is a checkmate in 3 is it not? The one I see is in 3 anyhow.

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Qn7 ck. & mate in 2.

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Originally posted by Hampstead
Qn7 ck. & mate in 2.
yep

c

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Originally posted by Hampstead
Qn7 ck. & mate in 2.
Qn7...??

Is this the correct way to describe the move? Letters and numbers?

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Originally posted by chaney3
Qn7...??

Is this the correct way to describe the move? Letters and numbers?
I thought I had a basic understanding of algebraic notation, so this is bugging me.

Shouldn't the move be Qg7?

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Originally posted by chaney3
I thought I had a basic understanding of algebraic notation, so this is bugging me.

Shouldn't the move be Qg7?
Yes...

Qg7+

c

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Originally posted by Eladar
Yes...

Qg7+
Thanks.

Hey sonhouse, how did you miss that? C'mon man, get with the program.

MP

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Hampstead was using english descriptive notation, but didn't capitalize the knight file designation (N). This was the standard in English speaking countries until the late 1970's.

English Descriptive Notation:
1. Q-N7 ch KxQ
2. N-B5 dbl ch K-N1
3. N-R6 mate

Algebraic Notation:
1. Qg7+ Kxg7
2. Nf5+ Kg8
3. Nh6# 1-0

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I didn't think anyone other than Spock on rerun used descriptive anymore.