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A game where 12 straight pawn moves from the opening net a piece
plus the usual blunders from the British.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=354

Oh yeah. Some guy resigned thinking he was checkmated.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
"Back to games from the British 2009 Championship.
Peter Shaw - Michael White
A missed opportunity here by Black, possibly due to the allegro finish.
White (the colour White, White was Black in this game) has just played 62.Qb8-b6?
Are you sure about this one or did you only see the PGN? Probably it was Qb8-d6+ Kf7, an input error. Happens quite frequently.

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I'll check it out - can only go by the PGN as I'm not at Torquay.


Edit 1: Back from brief visit to;

http://www.britishchess09.com/games.htm

Here is the game from the PGN from the British 2009 site.

This position appears with Black to play his 62nd move.



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No, in that position it is White to move again!

But replace 62. Qb8-b6? with 62. Qb8-d6+ and it all makes sense

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Originally posted by greenpawn34

[Event "British Championship"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "6.20"]
[White "Shaw, Peter"]
[Black "White, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2123"]
[BlackElo "2259"]
[ECO "E91"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2009.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
What happens if 34. KxBh3?

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Originally posted by Guych
What happens if 34. KxBh3?
34. ... Rxf3 followed by 35. ... Rxg3+ and a "deadly" (not sure) discovered check

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You are correct - taking the h3 Bishop is bad news.

Re: what happened in the game - since when has chess made sense.

You may be right, but it was an allegro (easily missed).
It will all no doubt come out in the wash.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Oh yeah. Some guy resigned thinking he was checkmated.
Pfffft. As if that would ever happen.

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Originally posted by JonathanB of London
Pfffft. As if that would ever happen.
Indeed - I wonder who that could have been......😉

Last year I saw a guy in a league game agree a draw thinking he had
just stalemated his opponents King.

His opponent stopped the clocks, put out his hand and said:
"Stalemate - it's a draw."

He shook hands and actually wrote ½-½ on his score sheet.

Then he realised that it was not stalemate.

There followed a minor rammy that ended with protests going in from
both sides. I think the game ended being scrubbed. - it never happenend.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Indeed - I wonder who that could have been......😉
Obviously a total patzer. I mean come on ...!

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
You are correct - taking the h3 Bishop is bad news.

Re: what happened in the game - since when has chess made sense.

You may be right, but it was an allegro (easily missed).
It will all no doubt come out in the wash.
And it has come out in the wash.

Peter Shaw has been in touch via another site and stated the PGN
was wrong and Heinzcat was indeed correct.

So I have corrected the latest Corner.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=354

Well done Heinz, you win this month's prize....

....drum roll..............

You get to start a new thread in this forum for free!!!

(still not found game - post solution to that poxy h#3 - please).