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#821
October 25th, 2013, 08:30
Rowain Offline
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Looking at the ELO-rating of the opponents I'm not sure this pairing is so much better than the cancelled one wink.

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#822
October 25th, 2013, 15:38
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(October 23rd, 2013, 18:43)darrelljs Wrote: The good news is the analyze button worked, the bad news is I really f'd up the previous move and there is no great recovery that I could find.

Darrell

You really messed up there, I like Rc1 though.
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#823
October 25th, 2013, 15:42
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Since the tournament discussion moved to a new thread, I can derail this one with a chess puzzle by Raymond Smullyan via futilitycloset.com.

[Image: 2010-05-06-the-absent-king.png]
The white king has just been knocked off the board during a legal game. Where was it standing?
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#824
October 25th, 2013, 15:53
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(October 25th, 2013, 15:42)novice Wrote: The white king has just been knocked off the board during a legal game. Where was it standing?

Just for clarification, what way is the board turned? Because coordinates are missing...

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#825
October 25th, 2013, 15:53
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I've seen that before and the orientation is standard (bottom left = a1)
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#826
October 25th, 2013, 16:16
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(October 25th, 2013, 15:42)novice Wrote: The white king has just been knocked off the board during a legal game. Where was it standing?

The black king is checked which canonly be legal if a) white just moved to check him or b) the check was /is blocked.

a) since the Ba4 could only reach the position from b3 or c2 which would also have checked the black king there is no way white just moved the bishop to a4.

b) the black rook and bishop couldn't have blocked the check previously else their moves would be illegal. Leaves the white King. c2 would be illegal meaning Kb3 as solution

but I don't see a way how the white King can stand on b3 without an illegal move/ another piece missing or displaced.
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#827
October 25th, 2013, 16:20
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rowain

you're correct that the king isn't on b3
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#828
October 25th, 2013, 21:29
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I did not figure it out and looked at the site for the solution.

Hint:
You need to somehow create two discovered checks with one move. Yes it is possible.
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#829
October 26th, 2013, 02:28
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I haven't figured it out yet. Kc2 and Kb3 to block the check are impossible, at the same time the bishop had no moves that are not check either. I will have to take a another look.

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#830
October 26th, 2013, 15:18
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Finally ... after nearly 8 months (started 1'st of March), the second round of 22nd chess tournement [1201-1400] have begun
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