I pick this up on my travels around the various chess sites.
What game is this final position from?
I'm not, but are you sure it known by everyone?
mlplider - fishedout RHP 2019
Black played 10....Nxb3 11.Rd8 mate.
Lenc - johnj RHP 2019
Black played 10...Nxe4 11.Rd8 mate.
Those are just a few of the fairly recent examples. There is also the mirror mating pattern.
gina0104 - kirbythecat RHP 2020
Black played 15...a6 16.Re8 Mate.
alenin2700 - Mott The Hoople RHP 2019
Black played 18...Nxd5 19.Re8 mate.
Some of you may remember Fat Lady who was a regular here. He recently sent me a
game. It proves he can call on the Morphy Mating Pattern at will...and then forget it!
Fat Lady was White and it is a blitz game from a few days ago.
I too screwed up a Morphy Mate and I do not have the excuse of it being blitz.
Mine was an OTB game and although a rapid (25 minutes each) it’s still a sin.
G. Chandler - D. Kelly, Grangemouth Allegro 1994
We end this section with a wonderful 16 mover from RHP which has the Morphy theme.
playitagain - George of the jungle RHP 2005
Don’t skip past this one, you will miss a wonderful piece of chess.
This is a joint composition by B. Lindgren and H. P. Rehm 1980.
White to play and force Black to mate him. Every one of Black's moves is forced.
Where we look back at a game from an old blog that had something
rather unique, instructive or humorous about it. (I try to get all three)
This one is from 2011 when I was looking at perpetual checks to see if any were
not draws, a player could give mate or the player getting checked could escape.
I happened upon this position from Apee - Slow Racer, RHP 2008
12...Qd7 13.Qa8+ Qd8 14.Qc6+ is indeed a perpetual check.
Intrigued by the Black pieces on a1 and b1 I decided to go through the whole game.
And now as promised a genuine mate from an old date.
J. Sarratt - Not Known, London, 1818.
The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 186970
What game is this final position from?
I'm not, but are you sure it known by everyone?
mlplider - fishedout RHP 2019
Black played 10....Nxb3 11.Rd8 mate.
Lenc - johnj RHP 2019
Black played 10...Nxe4 11.Rd8 mate.
Those are just a few of the fairly recent examples. There is also the mirror mating pattern.
gina0104 - kirbythecat RHP 2020
Black played 15...a6 16.Re8 Mate.
alenin2700 - Mott The Hoople RHP 2019
Black played 18...Nxd5 19.Re8 mate.
Some of you may remember Fat Lady who was a regular here. He recently sent me a
game. It proves he can call on the Morphy Mating Pattern at will...and then forget it!
Fat Lady was White and it is a blitz game from a few days ago.
I too screwed up a Morphy Mate and I do not have the excuse of it being blitz.
Mine was an OTB game and although a rapid (25 minutes each) it’s still a sin.
G. Chandler - D. Kelly, Grangemouth Allegro 1994
We end this section with a wonderful 16 mover from RHP which has the Morphy theme.
playitagain - George of the jungle RHP 2005
Don’t skip past this one, you will miss a wonderful piece of chess.
This is a joint composition by B. Lindgren and H. P. Rehm 1980.
White to play and force Black to mate him. Every one of Black's moves is forced.
Where we look back at a game from an old blog that had something
rather unique, instructive or humorous about it. (I try to get all three)
This one is from 2011 when I was looking at perpetual checks to see if any were
not draws, a player could give mate or the player getting checked could escape.
I happened upon this position from Apee - Slow Racer, RHP 2008
12...Qd7 13.Qa8+ Qd8 14.Qc6+ is indeed a perpetual check.
Intrigued by the Black pieces on a1 and b1 I decided to go through the whole game.
And now as promised a genuine mate from an old date.
J. Sarratt - Not Known, London, 1818.
The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 186970
Larry Wright
