10 Aug '11 23:53>
Hi
Instructive coincidence here.
In another thread Varenka missed a possible chance to to pull off this mating pattern.
V. Missed it and went on to win.
(he had another good move in the position it was easily missed.)
An engine suggested the trick that led to the above pattern.
Do we really learn from our losses?
Apparently not if there is a 22 year gap.
I now introduce Simon Alapin (1856-1923) he missed two celebrated examples.
You may want to test yourself..
Black to play. (look at the position above.)
White to play. (look out for that Knight on f8.)
Solutions Below.
A Fritz (There was such a player, the coincidence) - S. Alapin Germany 1889
And 22 years later.
Alapin - Levitsky, St.Petersburg 1911
Instructive coincidence here.
In another thread Varenka missed a possible chance to to pull off this mating pattern.
V. Missed it and went on to win.
(he had another good move in the position it was easily missed.)
An engine suggested the trick that led to the above pattern.
Do we really learn from our losses?
Apparently not if there is a 22 year gap.
I now introduce Simon Alapin (1856-1923) he missed two celebrated examples.
You may want to test yourself..
Black to play. (look at the position above.)
White to play. (look out for that Knight on f8.)
Solutions Below.
A Fritz (There was such a player, the coincidence) - S. Alapin Germany 1889
And 22 years later.
Alapin - Levitsky, St.Petersburg 1911