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Originally posted by Vandalizerpiece of cactus. Nf4+ Rxf4 Bc6 and long diagonal is guarded and check at g2 is deadliest deadly
Genius that I am at posting threads, I'll try to carry on where I left off with my totally brilliant Thread title.
OK, I'm just trying to practise those FEN things, to get the hang of it like. But rather than just post a diagram, I ...[text shortened]... see what you can do, 😉[fen]4B3/8/6N1/5p2/1r4p1/6pk/7b/4K2Q[/fen]
Originally posted by VandalizerWell I believe the one you a refering to is Leon Trotsky a famous communist activist, who, as far as I know, had no relation to chess. The composer's name is Alexey Troitzky. I doubt there is any connection between the two apart from the resemblance in the names.
That's the one!
I've always loved his work. Shame about the ice pick in the head and all that. Still, he composed that one in about 1897 or something, so he must've been getting on. Blimey, with him around the Tzar should've seen ...[text shortened]... bsession.
Er, unless I'm confusing him with somebody else, 😛.
Originally posted by ilywrinPerhaps the smiley at the end of his post meant something...
Well I believe the one you a refering to is Leon Trotsky a famous communist activist, who, as far as I know, had no relation to chess. The composer's name is Alexey Troitzky. I doubt there is any connection between the two apart from the resemblance in the names.
Originally posted by sonhouseThis is what notation is for. Try giving my the moves you believe allow white to win. I can't make any sense of what you have there.
Bc6? what about that little checky thing with the rook, Rook checks,
takes queen? bxr pawn in bxp kxb? It looks like a rout that way.