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A Million Moves on RHP

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A Million Moves on RHP


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I’ve have spent the best part of last week wondering what
Eskimo’s talk about whilst they are sitting about in their igloos.

Surely their language is limited to just a few words or phrases:

“It’s Snowing again.”, “I’m cold.” and “Polar Bear!”

They have no electricity so no TV or radio, no internet……….No Facebook.
There are no roads so you cannot talk about the traffic, the weather is always the
same so we can rule out that as a topic of conversation. No neighbours to talk to.

But let us not tarry on the Eskimo problem. Here at Red Hot Pawn all we have been
talking since the 28th October 2005 is when will Zorro the Fox make his millionth
move. Well infact it happened today at 13:45 hrs on the 23rd September 2014.

Zorro The Fox - gumboilfred RHP 2014 Game 10656124 move 38.

Zorro making his millionth on Red Hot Pawn. (having made approx 312 moves per day).

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1.Qxe2

-5

did you miss it…I’ll show it again.

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1.Qxe2

-5


The bosses awarded Zorro with his own unique star.
Title here

It looks more like a badge than a star. (I want one!)

So in the way of a wee tribute I’d thought I’d show some of Zorro’s games.
Of course moving at such a speed he is bound to have a disaster or two.
But there are also quite a few good moves to see. A nice mixture coming up.

A fox is cunning. Watch the cunning fox wriggle out of this one.

jose sureda - ZorroTheFox RHP 2007

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1.Kf2Be1
2.Kxe1Re8
3.Kf2Re2
4.Kf1Rf2
5.Kg1Rg2
6.Kf1Rf2
7.Ke1Re2
8.Kd1Re1
9.Kc2Rc1
10.Kb3Rc3
11.Kb2Rc2
12.Ka3Rc3
13.Ka2Ra3
14.Kb2Rb3
15.Kc2Rc3
16.Kd2Rc2
17.Kd1Rc1
18.Ke2Re1
19.Kf3Rf1
20.Kg2Rf2
21.Kg1Rf1
22.Kg2Rf2

+5

Same idea, watch the fox save this one.

joeboy69 - ZorroTheFox RHP 2011

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1.c5Rd4
2.Kg5Rd1
3.Ra7Kh8
4.Kg6Rg1
5.Kh6Rg6
6.Kxg6

+5

However he was not so crafty and cunning like a fox in these next two examples.

ZorroTheFox - fogie RHP 2011

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White played 50.Kxg3 Stalemate. 50.f7 wins.

ZorroTheFox - BK54 RHP 2010

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The move f7 won last game. Here White played 60 f7 Stalemating the Black King.

red pawns


gav gav - ZorroTheFox RHP 2008

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1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5a6
4.Bxc6dxc6
5.Nxe5Qd4
6.Ng4Qxe4
7.Ne3Nf6
8.d3Qg6
9.Qe2Be6
10.Nc3O-O-O
11.Bd2Nd5
12.Ncxd5Bxd5
13.O-O-OBxa2
14.b3Ba3

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      Zorro likes that nicking a-pawn mating trick.

      ZorroTheFox - IBeatScurvey RHP 2012

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      1.Bxa7b6
      2.Ba6

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      ZorroTheFox - roma45 RHP 2011

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      1.f3O-O-O
      2.Bxa7b6
      3.Ba6

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      Of course these quick mates would have broken Zorro’s heart.
      Chasing a million moves means a new game must be started.

      And chasing a million moves meant Zorro was bound to fall for a back ranker…

      prajwal - ZorroTheFox 2010

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      1.g5Rg6
      2.Nf4Bxh1
      3.Re8

      -1


      This next one will known as Zorro’s Lucky Legacy.

      wim b - ZorroTheFox RHP 2010

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      1.Bb4b6
      2.Rd8Qxd8
      3.Bxe7Qd4
      4.Kh1Nf2
      5.Kg1Nh3
      6.Kh1Qg1
      7.Rxg1Nf2

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      This one is good fun. Watch Black try and trap Zorro’s Bishop.
      ZorroTheFox - jb70 RHP .2011

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      1.Rad1Bb7
      2.Qxb7Rxb7
      3.Bxb7c6
      4.Ba6b5
      5.Bb7g6
      6.Nc2Rb8
      7.Ba6Rb6
      8.Re8Kg7
      9.Bc8Rb8
      10.Rdd8Qg5
      11.Ne3a5
      12.Rg8Kh6
      13.Rd6Qe5
      14.Ng4

      +3

      With all those games going on at once (they numbered in the hundreds) the two move trick ruled.
      .
      ZorroTheFox - ChrisVicAU RHP 2012

      Where we see Zorro falling for a two-mover and Black repaying the compliment.

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      1.Be2Bg4
      2.Bxg4Qxg4
      3.Re1Rac8
      4.Rad1Rxe4
      5.Rxe4Qxd1
      6.Re1Qh5
      7.f5Qg4
      8.h3Qg5
      9.g4h5
      10.Qf3hxg4
      11.hxg4Rd8
      12.Nxc7Kf8
      13.Qe4Qh4
      14.Qe8Rxe8
      15.Rxe8

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      And the lad learned things. Here he falls for a Knight Fork.
      ZorroTheFox - Checkov RHP 2009

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      1.h3Bxf3
      2.Qxf3Qf6
      3.Qg3Nd4
      4.Bb3Ne2
      5.Kh2Nxg3
      6.Kxg3Qf4

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          Two years later we see Zorro pulling off the same trick.

          mossiegrinder - ZorroTheFox RHP 2011

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          1.e4e5
          2.Nf3Nc6
          3.Bc4Bc5
          4.d3Nf6
          5.Ng5O-O
          6.Qf3d6
          7.Nc3Bg4
          8.Qg3Nd4
          9.O-OBb4
          10.Bd2Bxc3
          11.Bxc3Ne2

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              For a while it looked like Marko Krale was going to be first to reach the Million Moves.
              Here is game between these two. As expected it has few bad errors and missed chances.

              ZorroTheFox - Marko Krale RHP 2007

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              1.Bc5Bg7
              2.Bxe7Kxe7
              3.Qb4Ke8
              4.Rfe1Bf8
              5.Qf4Bg7
              6.Na4Qe7
              7.Qd4Rd8
              8.Nc5a5
              9.Qa4Bxe5
              10.Qxc6Kf8
              11.Nd3f6
              12.c3Kg7
              13.Nxe5fxe5
              14.Rxd5Rxd5
              15.Qxd5Qa7
              16.Kh1Re8
              17.Rxe5Rxe5
              18.Qxe5Kf7
              19.Qd5Ke8
              20.Qg8

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              We end with a good game by Zorro. I suspect it was played when Zorro’s game
              load was low and he not chasing the millionth move. It’s quite a good game.

              ZorroTheFox - procyk RHP 2006
              White plays a double piece sac to mate the Black King.

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              1.e4c6
              2.d4d5
              3.Nc3e6
              4.Nf3Bb4
              5.Bd3dxe4
              6.Bxe4Nf6
              7.Bg5Bxc3
              8.bxc3Qa5
              9.Bxf6Qxc3
              10.Ke2gxf6
              11.Re1b6
              12.Kf1Ba6
              13.Kg1O-O
              14.Re3Qa5
              15.Bxh7Kxh7
              16.Ne5fxe5
              17.Qh5Kg7
              18.Qg5Kh7
              19.Rh3

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                  The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 158315. It was started quite a while ago.
                  Pages 9 and 10 is where Zorro appears to thank all who cheered him on.

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