The Planet Greenpawn

The Planet Greenpawn

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Philidor Con+Reinfeld+Murphy+Morphy+A Competition

Liars!

Everyone of them. Liars. (and they owe me £1.99 ).

Philidor did this, Philidor said that, Philidor done this…it’s all lies.

I can find no game of Phildor playing the Philidor Defence. ...

Heroes + Morphing Morphy + Fried Liver + Knight Mates.

Hi

‘No More Heroes Anymore’ sang The Clash and this week…

(It was the Stranglers………..Russ)

‘No More Heroes Anymore’ sang a 70’s punk rock band
and this week I set out to prove them wrong...

Meet Ups (and Meet Missed Mates)

I have always thought the Byrds version of Mr Tambourine Man
was wimpy and sickly compared to the raw gutsy Dylan original.

And I was thinking these very thoughts when I logged onto
RHP and saw this: 139945

Tom Tom ...

Artwork + Self Mate + An Old Black Sac Against the Evans


Pawn Shadow


Drawn by a mate of mine who I work beside. He was doodling and I set
him the challenge of drawing a Pawn with a shadow of a Queen. In return
I showed him how to screw the vending machine and get free chocolate bars.

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Budapest Gambit + Trap Swapping + Resigning

Hi

It’s often funny when I sit down to do this blog how one
thing leads to another, one game unearths another.

The theme for this week was going to be about premature resignation
and how I’ve often stumbled upon a game where the player gave up when
there were still a few chances left in the game...

The Queen v 3 Pieces and Saint Drufuss (I hate Mondays)


Hi

I think it was last week I was talking about Queen sacrifices,
or maybe it was the week before, I cannot quite recall as I find
keeping track of things date wise is all rather confusing.

You have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday etc etc and 7 days after the...

The Elephant, the Lion, the Skunk and the Hawk + Queen Sacrices.

Hi

Let us start with a joke.

There once was a clever Elephant.

no title ...

Tactical Ability v Opening Knowledge

When you log onto RHP you are presented with games ending
in checkmate, If I don’t recognise the final position from a previous
log in game I spin through it to test and brush up my tactical eye.

(and of course seeking inspiration for the next blog.) 🙂

I often spot right away missed tricks and it’s not uncommon
to see it is the eventual loser who is the culprit...

Sitting and Knitting, Playing and Praying.

Is your life shallow and empty?
Do you feel you are drifting though existence without a purpose?
Has sorting your DVD collection into alphabetical order lost it’s appeal?

Worry no more and cheer up.

Introducing…………….. ...

Geller's Trap and the Dive Bomber

My Christmas present, 2 bottle of aftershave, had run out.

So I skip merrily into Boots the Chemist and a bored but pretty looking
girl directs me to the shaving shelf where the aftershave is displayed.

In the Chemist

We dive in for a closer look. ...
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