You would NOT want to hire THIS analyst, believe m

In the eighth edition of a popular manual by Jean Dufresne and Mieses (either Samuel or Jacques, I'm not sure which), the following line of play is given:


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d4 7. Nd5 Na6 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. e3 Ne7

leading to the following position:







In this situation, the author's comment is, "Black has the superior position." Keep this comment in mind.

Do you see what the analysts overlooked after Black's 9th move, Ne7?

lol, that's funny. Everyone makes mistakes I guess.

Oops.. can we say 'Mate in 1'. Makes me feel good about all the bloopers I make. 😀

That was another gem from "The Fireside Book of Chess" (Chernev/Reinfeld)

The fireside book correctly pointed out that, in spite of the author's comment about Black having the superior position, the fact is that White can mate on the move

Good job Guys!🙂

What has James Bond's boss got to do with it?

I just assume it is a typo. 9. ... Nf6 (instead of Ne7) gives black a good position indeed.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
I just assume it is a typo. 9. ... Nf6 (instead of Ne7) gives black a good position indeed.

Originally posted by iamatiger
If 9 ... Nf6, wouldn't white be quite good after 10 QxN?

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
No as black has the intermediate move 10. ... Bb4+ giving the king an escape square.