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Originally posted by greenpawn34Very interesting game. These guys were good. Just letting the queen go so early in the game and seeing the mate so far in advance. Pretty spectacular! Thanks for sharing greenpawn34.
No. Caslting out of check is forbidden.
You can however do this. (watch Black's 12th move - once you see this
idea you will never forget it.)
Hoffmann - Petroff Warsaw, 1844
[pgn]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd5 Nxf2
8. Kxf2 dxc3+ 9. Kg3 cxb2 10. Bxb2 Ne7 11. Ng5 Nxd5 12. Nxf7
{White is expecting 12....Kx ...[text shortened]... + 16. Kg4 Nxe6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6+ 18. Kg5 Rf5+ 19. Kg4 h5+ 20. Kh3 Rf3{Double Check and Mate}[/pgn]
BTW, Who was playing black?? Amazing chess player.
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18 Sep 12
Originally posted by SwissGambitThat's exactly why it is forbidden, surely? Castling is a security move, preparing a safe haven for your king - so you can't use it when he's already under attack.
It is a strange rule. If castling is for keeping the King safe, then why is the option removed when he needs it most?
Richard
18 Sep 12
Originally posted by MontyMooseDamn right. He's only rated 1660 on here User 687289. You can't get past me by faking your death 180 years ago.
Yeah, seems very suspicious to me. Hmm..1844...I think the Atari 800 was available then. 😛
18 Sep 12
Originally posted by SwissGambitThe option of moving pawns two squares at a time was introduced to avoid games starting e3,e6,e4,e5 - it was a short cut. However, the short cut wasn't intended to avoid situations where the pawn could be captured if it had to move one square at a time - hence the "en passant" rule.
It is a strange rule. If castling is for keeping the King safe, then why is the option removed when he needs it most?
Similarly, castling was introduced to avoid players having to artificially castle by e.g. Ke2/Re1/Kf1/Kg1. But like the "pawns two squares" short cut, there was a desire to keep the spirit of the game when the king was under attack - i.e. speedup artificial castling but don't support a new quick escape method for the king. It was an attempt to be practical while minimising the impact on the original game.
18 Sep 12
Originally posted by greenpawn34You remind me much of a good friend of mine. You and he never cease to amaze me.
No. Caslting out of check is forbidden.
You can however do this. (watch Black's 12th move - once you see this
idea you will never forget it.)
Hoffmann - Petroff Warsaw, 1844
[pgn]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd5 Nxf2
8. Kxf2 dxc3+ 9. Kg3 cxb2 10. Bxb2 Ne7 11. Ng5 Nxd5 12. Nxf7
{White is expecting 12....Kx ...[text shortened]... + 16. Kg4 Nxe6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6+ 18. Kg5 Rf5+ 19. Kg4 h5+ 20. Kh3 Rf3{Double Check and Mate}[/pgn]
Thanks again for posting pure chess gold.