Comments on: Weekend Puzzle

By: John Rawnsley

John Rawnsley — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:09:27 +0000

Nice one.

By: Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:13:06 +0000

Oh – and the pattern turns up in games from time to time – and is for that reason known as ‘Boden’s mate’.

By: Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:00:33 +0000

Nice one Tim. R Schulder vs Samuel Standidge Boden which this site says is a tad over 150 years ago - the source I was using said 1860 but this one says 1853 and is probably right. Here's the final position.

By: TimT

TimT — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:59:10 +0000

Who was playing in this game, btw?

By: TimT

TimT — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:37:43 +0000

1. O-O-O, d6-d5!

Then white has a choice of Bxd5, Qxd5, or a bishop retreat. Black’s next move in all of these cases is the same:

2… Qxc3+!!

3. bxc3 (if he doesn’t take it’s checkmate), B-a3 mate.

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:25:18 +0000

The first thing that occurs to me is that 1 … Bg6 is a real threat.

By: TimT

TimT — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:29:13 +0000

Can you put that in algebraic notation, Guise? I’m a chess player, not a freakin’ genius.

By: Guise

Guise — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:04:10 +0000

1. Black talks about the negative impact of White’s castling policy on Working Families. White then repeats its prior claims about Black’s lack of experience, and the fact that it’s front rank is mainly composed of pawns.

2. Black king moves slightly to the right on centre, flanked by a bishop and a queen. White concedes, blames the loss on Black pawns, and suggests that the real problem is that people are sick of chess. The White king is replaced by a rook.

By: Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:10:47 +0000

Because castling long involves the king ending up on c1. Whether you castle kingside or queenside, the king moves two squares.

By: Alphonse

Alphonse — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:39:10 +0000

How can white castle queenside when black’s bishop on f5 is covering b1?