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WileEcoyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 03:30 PM
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Good chess puzzle today
http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-puzzle-of-the-day.php

White wins with a substantially worse material condition compared to Black. The lowly Pawn and weak Knight rein in Black making for a hopeless defense.

An insidious trick!
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:55 PM
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1. surprisingly easy
I usually suck at chess puzzles.
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Lionel Mandrake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 01:56 AM
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2. Over the board, it's brilliant,
but it isn't a very good puzzle, since the key move is an aggressive one.
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Twillig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 11:54 AM
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3. Today's (a day after teh op) puzzle made me have to calculate.
Yesterdays puzzle was about finding a check to black's king which couldn't move.

The first move of today's puzzle was exactly what I thought it was, but the follow ups had to be calculated. (Where is my aspirin?)
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 01:26 PM
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4. Who do you like in the Anand-Topalov WCC match?
And Qg7+ wins.
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Twillig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 01:50 PM
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5. Tossup! but I will root for Vishy.
I wonder if Anand will use 1.d4 again as he did vs. Kramnik, or go back to 1.e4

I hope to see some sicilian defenses on both sides. That would be great.

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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-10 11:27 AM
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6. Vishy just got his ass handed to him in game 1.
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