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#21 User is online   blackshoe 

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Posted 2012-December-19, 21:50

Hm. I don't remember - what's the definition of 'stalemate'?
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Posted 2012-December-20, 04:39

View Postblackshoe, on 2012-December-19, 21:50, said:

Hm. I don't remember - what's the definition of 'stalemate'?

Stalemate occurs when a player has no legal moves, eg Black K on a1, black pawn on a2, white Q on the b file, black to move, game is a draw.

2 other related conditions.

Zugzwang - where a side has to make a move that weakens his position so he loses

Draw by repeat of moves - usually where the only move a side can make that avoids losing (or is the only legal move) leads to the position repeating (as the other side has nothing better) and when the same position occurs for the third time the game is a draw. Can occur in this position via Qc3: Kb1, Qb2+: Ka1, Qc3 etc
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Posted 2012-December-20, 08:28

Meh. It's been too long since I last played. :(
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Posted 2012-December-21, 13:52

Great problem!

Qc3 (Pinnging the b pawn) Kb1 (Forced)
Qd3+ Ka1
Qd4 (Pinning again) Kb1 (forced)
Qe4+ Ka1

etc

Until finally the Q gets to H8, and then on white's next move it's Qh1#
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Posted 2012-December-21, 22:15

Oh, now that's cool. Probably elementary, but cool. B-)
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Posted 2014-May-01, 11:05

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this problem is amazing

after Rh1 it's white to move.
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Posted 2014-May-01, 15:54

View Postjjbrr, on 2014-May-01, 11:05, said:

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this problem is amazing

after Rh1 it's white to move.


I'll admit I saw this on Youtube today, which I guess is where you saw it. The guy showed the solution quicker than I could think but his reaction at seeing the solution made me laugh a lot! Great problem.
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Posted 2014-May-01, 16:20

View Postbroze, on 2014-May-01, 15:54, said:

I'll admit I saw this on Youtube today, which I guess is where you saw it. The guy showed the solution quicker than I could think but his reaction at seeing the solution made me laugh a lot! Great problem.


This guy makes some pretty great videos.

This one has some hilarious lines

http://youtu.be/dP3Qp10PQhs
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Posted 2014-May-01, 17:20

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Posted 2014-May-01, 17:24

Pretty. Qc3 Kb1 Qd3+ Ka1 Qd4 Kb1 Qe4+ Ka1 Qe5 Kb1 Qf5+ Ka1 Qf6 Kb1 Qg6+ Ka1 Qg7 Kb1 Qh7+ Ka1 Qh8 Kb1 Qh1#
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Posted 2014-May-02, 01:34

The St Louis Chess Club has some awesome videos. Not as entertaining but very educational. https://www.youtube....er/STLChessClub
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Posted 2014-May-04, 18:32

Great site for chess puzzles. Updated weekly.

http://www.theproblemist.org/
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Posted 2014-May-05, 15:51

woot it only took me 3 years to understand the solution of the problem in the OP. I'm improving!
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Posted 2014-July-15, 10:50

Cute finish in a Caruana - Ponomariov match

White's move
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Posted 2014-July-16, 12:38

Does anybody have the solution to #26?

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Posted 2014-July-16, 15:55

View PostTrinidad, on 2014-July-16, 12:38, said:

Does anybody have the solution to #26?

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Posted 2014-November-28, 20:43

this is cute. white to move

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Posted 2014-November-28, 21:20

View Postjjbrr, on 2014-November-28, 20:43, said:

this is cute. white to move

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Nice study. I presume 1 a5 h2 2 a6 is losing and White needs to build a cage.
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Posted 2014-November-28, 23:48

View Postlamford, on 2014-November-28, 21:20, said:

Nice study. I presume 1 a5 h2 2 a6 is losing and White needs to build a cage.


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Posted 2014-November-28, 23:51

View Postjjbrr, on 2012-December-19, 16:35, said:

White to win

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I'm amazed I could see it at first attemp, I guess I Was just lucky
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