Apparently, on Jan 31st 2012 I posted this on my fb page with the question: What’s black’s best move here?
It’s not that hard but you can ask for the answer if necessary.
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On this day…
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Kasparyan 2
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White to play and draw.
Solution below:
(Scroll down slowly)
1.b6 Nxb3
2.b7 Nc5
3.b8=N Nxa4
4.Nd7 Bg7+
5.Kf5 Kh6
6.Nc5 Nxc5
The 1908 British Chess Championship
Posted in Quaint Chess History on January 31, 2016| 1 Comment »
Here is an account from the British Chess Magazine. The games provided are William Ward’s.
Kasparyan 1
Posted in Kasparyan, tagged Kasparyan on January 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »
White to play and draw.
Solution below:
(scroll down slowly)
1.Bh2+ Kh4
2.g3+ Kxh3
3.Nd3 e1=Q
4.Nxe1 f2
5.Nf3 f1=Q
6.Ng1+ Kg4
Beautiful huh? Final position can be seen here: https://twitter.com/McCreadyChess/status/693359875301076992
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