Knight Sac, Rook Sac and Queen Mates

J. Crump - A. Holowczak, Birmingham Chess League, 2009

I would have resigned as black (then team lost) and hopped on a bus to Timbuktu. I would have never found what black played OTB too much nerves.

Hi congruent,

You would have resigned! Maybe but possibly not because it is a well know fact
that chess players facing a loss really dig in and think harder looking for and
ready to clutch at any passing straw. Add in the player winning often relaxes
and then you have all the ingredients for a swindle.

It is also a fact (well maybe not a fact but very common) for very good players
to lose games quicker than average players. If White had played practically
anything else in that game other than cxd7 Black admitted they would have resigned.

A good players and could see any 'sensible' move would lose the ending
without a shred of counter play.

Because they are good enough to see it, they know delaying will only make it worse
so they lash out in an effort to complicate things. Sometimes it works, sometimes
not, and if not then a quick loss is one cards.

Average players are happy plodding along perhaps not realising they are losing
and resign in the ending without their opponent breaking sweat. Then they think
the fault is in their endgame play so off they go to study that when in fact
the fault lay in their inability to spot a crisis and get tactical.

Greenpawn34 - you should definately visit New York. The blue house just up from the church on Langrick Road, Lincoln, makes it worthwhile.

Hi wyndavies,

I cannot say I'm not tempted to visit the blue house just up from the church on
Langrick Road, Lincoln. But I am not sure why. Do I owe someone there money?

Its the nicest looking house in all of New York.

New York, Lincoln reminds me of Moscow, East Ayrshire. There used to a sign saying "Welcome to Moscow" and if you looked up the road you could see a sign saying "You are now leaving Moscow". Unfortunately they've taken the signs down.

Hi wyndavies

I'll see if I can sneak in a trip to Moscow, Ayrshire next time I'm in Kilmarnok. I'll play a game there and and then can always say I've played chess in Moscow.

I've popped back on to see if Big Dog has left any clues. I hate him.