Originally posted by Mad RookIf you know SG's habits when composing problems a little bit this would have been obvious. 😛 he often uses the trick of the trapped bishop in his problems.
Of course, now I understand. A very good problem indeed. (You even have to do a little counting, hehe.)
Originally posted by HabeascorpLike he says, what was the last move played by black? That's the key.
Am i being Erroneously Pedantic in returning to the question why not d2-d3? As the bishop is sadly departed could it not have been captured yonks ago on its home square? Referring to the sg problem obviously.
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Originally posted by sonhousesonhouse, you might not yet have sensed the enormous pleasure people expressed presumably smiling - of giving hints while passing by to the next thread... or as the french say 'en route' ...
Like he says, what was the last move played by black? That's the key.
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Originally posted by tharkeshSeems some people haven't figured it out yet. We could keep this up longer than Mozart describing his little motif to the king in the movie Amadeus, How long do you think I kept this theme going? King goes, I don't know, 3 minutes? Mo raises his hand a bit, 4 minutes? up with the hand, 6 minutes? up with the hand, no 20 minutes! Probably before you were born but it was a great movie🙂
sonhouse, you might not yet have sensed the enormous pleasure people expressed presumably smiling - of giving hints while passing by to the next thread... or as the french say 'en route' ...