An interesting idea.
A chess book of annotated games with no games and no moves.
Morphy at the Opera
Morphy threatened the e-pawn so Back chopped the f3 Knight.
Morphy turned this tempo gain in a mate threat.
Black defended the mate, Morphy ignored the QNP and developed.
Thinking he now safe Black tried to disturb the White set - up and get the
Queens off by threatening the Bishop with his QNP.
Morphy sacrificed a Knight forcing Black into a cramped position.
Morphy put pressure on the pinned piece and by the means of a much
celebrated combination pulled of a famous checkmate.
Anyone want to 'show' Philidor's Legacy.
Originally posted by greenpawn34Take the tender part for yourself why don't you?
An interesting idea.
A chess book of annotated games with no games and no moves.
[b]Morphy at the Opera
Morphy threatened the e-pawn so Back chopped the f3 Knight.
Morphy turned this tempo gain in a mate threat.
Black defended the mate, Morphy ignored the QNP and developed.
Thinking he now safe Black tried to disturb the White set - ...[text shortened]... ebrated combination pulled of a famous checkmate.
Anyone want to 'show' Philidor's Legacy.[/b]
Perhaps some sort of novelization of the game is called for here? Just like historical fiction, but with chess games. "Oce upon a time a lonely pawn, for reasons left mysterious to it, traveled forward two squares. That pawn thence met a similar looking creature that was brown where it was beautiful ivory in color. The opposing creature scared the lonely pawn, but the pawn was soon joined by a ..."
You get the point.
Only, this method seems even more cumbersome than just giving the moves, even if it does promise to be more entertaining.