tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262508907395023327.post620398905967484371..comments2023-06-02T02:21:22.033-07:00Comments on Chessaholic: BrilliantChessaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14017751874951993598noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262508907395023327.post-56588647608678196052007-11-22T13:44:00.000-08:002007-11-22T13:44:00.000-08:00Sweet! Would never have been able to spot that.Sweet! Would never have been able to spot that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262508907395023327.post-90787710498484203752007-11-22T13:36:00.000-08:002007-11-22T13:36:00.000-08:00Glenn: nice one on the mate in seven! But while th...Glenn: nice one on the mate in seven! But while that is the fastest mate, I do think for some reason the mate in eight <I>looks</I> nicer. The perfect ending, in my opinion, would have been 18.0-0-0#<BR/><BR/>tak: that book received some very good reviews at Amazon, now I might have to buy it. Damn you! :) I was wondering the same thing - do you just continue calculating at move eleven because you "feel" that there is a forced mate hidden in that position? That's pretty awesome...Chessaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017751874951993598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262508907395023327.post-3026170534126561492007-11-22T06:24:00.000-08:002007-11-22T06:24:00.000-08:00takchess: Edward Lasker saw it and announced mate ...takchess: Edward Lasker saw it and announced mate in eight:<BR/><BR/><I>The game below is his immortal blitz masterpiece against Sir George Thomas, in which he announced Mate in eight.</I><BR/><BR/>A strong player can easily calculate this. The main trick is in seeing the possibility.Glenn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098720545929557126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262508907395023327.post-54739857572216940822007-11-22T05:09:00.000-08:002007-11-22T05:09:00.000-08:00An older interesting book is Chess Secrets that I ...An older interesting book is Chess Secrets that I learned from the Masters that Emanuel wrote. It a combination of memories mixed in with the games. <BR/><BR/>Nice combination. I'd be curious how much is calculated. I wonder if it is something you just do with the faith that marching the king down the board would become mate.takchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700106696079445533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262508907395023327.post-53360665214545967492007-11-22T02:18:00.000-08:002007-11-22T02:18:00.000-08:00Would I have seen it? I'd like to think so, but ....Would I have seen it? I'd like to think so, but ... ?<BR/><BR/>The mate in eight is nice. What about the mate in seven? :)<BR/>16. O-O (or Kf1) then 17. Nh2#.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, I was seeing a mate in six that is not there: 16. Be4 is mate...except Black has a bishop on that diagonal and can just take it. D'oh!<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is a wonderful gem of a game.Glenn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098720545929557126noreply@blogger.com