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Deux fous gagnez toujours,mais trois fous,JAMAIS!
Alexander Alekhine on the 2 bishops advantage in amateur chess.


note:In French 'fous' means 'bishop' as well as 'fool'.

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Originally posted by SirLoseALot
Deux fous gagnez toujours,mais trois fous,JAMAIS!
Alexander Alekhine on the 2 bishops advantage in amateur chess.


note:In French 'fous' means 'bishop' as well as 'fool'.
I'd rather have three bishops than two....but I don't think I would promote my pawn to a bishop...😛

Olav

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Originally posted by LivingLegend
I'd rather have three bishops than two....but I don't think I would promote my pawn to a bishop...😛

Olav
Guess,you didn't get it,eh?😲

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Originally posted by SirLoseALot
Guess,you didn't get it,eh?😲
I'm sure I get it...😀 But to be sure, Two bishops always win, but three fools never!

Olav

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Originally posted by LivingLegend
I'm sure I get it...😀 But to be sure, Two bishops always win, but three fools never!

Olav
As I understand it. Two bishops always win, but two bishops and a fool (the player with the two bishops) never win.

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Yep,the amateur is a fool and the bishop advantage doesn't mean anything in his hands.
Not very nice of Alekhine,but a good quote😛

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Originally posted by SirLoseALot
Yep,the amateur is a fool and the bishop advantage doesn't mean anything in his hands.
Not very nice of Alekhine,but a good quote😛
Stupid me, slap me Sir! *quote of Adam: 'A loud bang is heard!'*

Olav

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Originally posted by LivingLegend
Stupid me, slap me Sir! *quote of Adam: 'A loud bang is heard!'*

Olav
Maybe you deserve a few slaps,but I'm too tired(read lazy)😉

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Originally posted by LivingLegend
Stupid me, slap me Sir! *quote of Adam: 'A loud bang is heard!'*

Olav
Hey that is © (copyrighted) quote for my use only😉

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'Chess,like love,like music,has the power to make men happy'.Tarrasch.

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"Try as I might..... I can't seem to keep my pieces on the board."

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Originally posted by Hennej
As I understand it. Two bishops always win, but two bishops and a fool (the player with the two bishops) never win.
Unless you are mating your rival with the promotion... LOL 😀

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BTW, who said something like "the penultimate error is the one that wins"?
😲

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Originally posted by LittleBear
BTW, who said something like "the penultimate error is the one that wins"?
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Dr. Tartakower, I believe, who also said: "A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third...when you know you're going to lose!"

But I think my favorite is still "when I am White, I win because I am White; when I am black, I win because I am Bogoljubov!"

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Thanks Lloyd for refreshing my memory... 🙄 Certainly should be Tartakower. great master and acute observer!

Cheers

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