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World Cup + The Maradona Mate

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The latest RHP Championship Report with a strong football slant.

A Player resigning in a won position.
A player missing mate in one and allowing a stalemate.
Players castling into mate in one both on the Kingside and the QUeenside.
Missed Chances, Own Goals and Gaffs.

And the Maradona Mate.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
The latest RHP Championship Report with a strong football slant.

A Player resigning in a won position.
A player missing mate in one and allowing a stalemate.
Players castling into mate in one both on the Kingside and the QUeenside.
Missed Chances, Own Goals and Gaffs.

And the Maradona Mate.
great blog again, what I missed was the answer to teh Question: why Maradona mate? Where is the hand of God?

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Hi Ponderable,

I consider Maradona as the greatest ever football player. (a hand of God joke simply
escaped me, though if I had worked on it I'm sure I could have found an example.)

The 'Maradona Mate' is more catchy than 'The Family Fork Checkmate.'

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Hi GP,
another good Blog. I enjoy reading them, but don't always have much to say. Keep it up, as the actress said to the chess piece...

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