When you've found the mating combo...

When you've found the mating combo...

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Standard memberhunterknox
Hopeless romantic

The sticks

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06 Sep 12

... don't look for a for a better idea.

White to play and lose:



Game 9477412

Subscribergreenpawn34

e4

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07 Sep 12

That was the Hook Mate without the hook..............and the mate.

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Standard memberDuchess64

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Standard memberRJHinds
The Near Genius

Fort Gordon

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07 Sep 12

Originally posted by hunterknox
... don't look for a for a better idea.

White to play and lose:

[fen]R7/5pk1/4pNp1/6p1/2n1PP1P/8/7r/4K3 w - - 0 44[/fen]

Game 9477412
It looks like Ra2 should lose to me.

DJ
Standard memberDewi Jones

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07 Sep 12

Originally posted by hunterknox
... don't look for a for a better idea.

White to play and lose:

[fen]R7/5pk1/4pNp1/6p1/2n1PP1P/8/7r/4K3 w - - 0 44[/fen]

Game 9477412
Blindness due to 'pattern recognition, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing 😉

Standard memberShallow Blue

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07 Sep 12
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Originally posted by greenpawn34
That was the Hook Mate without the hook..............and the mate.
How much would you bet that White reads your blog? It's all your fault, greenpawn, all your fault.

Richard

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Standard memberhunterknox
Hopeless romantic

The sticks

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07 Sep 12

I had it all figured out:

"At some point he'll forget about the mate threat, shift that rook off the back rank, then I'm in".

Many moves later...

43. ... hxg5

"44. hxg5? Nah - Rh8 and my mate evaporates...

Hang on - fxg5 and he can't stop mate on g8. Winner.

Hang on again, why don't I just play Rg8 now - mate in one?"

44. Rg8

3, 2, 1 ...

"Aaaaarrrrgggghhh!"