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19 Feb 06
19 Feb 06
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugYa I actually felt somewhat guilty for sending that message after he resigned as I was thinking of resigning myself. I guess it is a little bit of a sniker when you think about it though. Maybe i'll send him the link to this thread and see what kind of sense of humour he has.
Yep there was no mate for black there.. white must play kh1 then blacks only hope for mate is on the h2 square with the other rook, so lets say black plays Rg5 with the intention of playing Rh5 the next move to threaten Rxh2#. white would just have to play Rg1 to force a trade of rooks and thus end blacks chances.
GV
19 Feb 06
Originally posted by Nighthawk62Ok, I sent Crockett1947 a PM leading him to this thread. I hope he has a sense of humour, or maybe he can show us what he saw that nobody else did.
Ya I actually felt somewhat guilty for sending that message after he resigned as I was thinking of resigning myself. I guess it is a little bit of a sniker when you think about it though. Maybe i'll send him the link to this thread and see what kind of sense of humour he has.
GV
GV
19 Feb 06
Hi all, I was probably playing at lunch and didn't take time to really analyze the situation. Chess is a fun game and I hope to learn something from every game. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. My rating is unimportant to me -- the joy comes from playing a decent game with players who also enjoy the game. I avoid the forums on here because there is just so much posturing and crud. I believe in treating people with respect and hope to be treated the same in return. I know that that will not always be the case, but such is life.
As I say to each and every new opponent after our first game: "May your days be filled with friendship, love, and joy!!"
20 Feb 06
Originally posted by Nighthawk62Note that you coould have foced mate 1 move before your last 😉
Here's the link.
Game 1763394
(instead of Rd2xg2 you should have played Rgxg2 Kh1 Rxh2+ Kg1 Rdg2🙄
20 Feb 06
Originally posted by TestriderYou're right! I figured there should be a way to mate him but somehow I did not come up with it. Maybe it was because I thought the Rd2Xg2 was a mating move originally
Note that you coould have foced mate 1 move before your last 😉
(instead of Rd2xg2 you should have played Rgxg2 Kh1 Rxh2+ Kg1 Rdg2🙄
GV.
21 Feb 06
Originally posted by celticcountryGame 1355437
to send an opponent a "nice game. well played" message ingame , to get them to drop their guard and snatch a win from their grasp.
have you done it ?
After 5.Qc3 I couldn't help noticing the tragic alignment of my opponent's King and Queen. Since I needed him to continue to over-look this for one more move, I decided it was time to strike up an innocuous conversation. Should I be feeling guilty? 😳
21 Feb 06
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugActually, Black Could have won.
Yep there was no mate for black there.. white must play kh1 then blacks only hope for mate is on the h2 square with the other rook, so lets say black plays Rg5 with the intention of playing Rh5 the next move to threaten Rxh2#. white would just have to play Rg1 to force a trade of rooks and thus end blacks chances.
Go to move 20 - using the D2 rook allowed White a escape square (Kh1) If however, Black used the other rook (doubling them both up on the 2nd rank instead of the G file ) will mean Rxh2 become an Option.
so from move 20 their was a FORCED MATE for black in 5 moves
RxG2 (the other one not D2!!!) Kh1, Rxh2, Kg1, And then Rh2 (the d2 rook this time) is mate.
unless i have made some complete n00b calculation....
It was this very simple choice in Rooks that defines who mates and who is mated....
ah! what a wonderful game it is!