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Showing posts with label coordination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coordination. Show all posts

Friday, July 2, 2021

Breathtaking Drawing Apparatus

The following position actually occurred in 5 minute blitz game at the Internet Chess Club in Pennsylvania United States of America.

So it is definitely White to move otherwise Black b2 pawn promotes to either a Rook or a Lady with mate in two after spite interposition of White Rook to d1. 


Can you see why White can draw due to the breathtaking coordination between the Horse and the Tower? After Nh7 check, Ke8 is answered by Nf6 checking King and simultaneously protecting Rook. Also observe if the Black Monarch stupidly goes to h8 square, Rook h7 is CHECKMATE again with elegant piece coordination!!! 

Mrs Jessica E Prescott, also known as bounding owl, possesses much acumen regarding the nuanced connections between the Knight and the Rook.I believe she is employed by the same entity as Thomas Lucker who is a middle school organizer somewhere in Houston,TX. Rob Lazorchak has a cushy job in NYC teaching chess at charter school and is loved by staff, students and parents alike!!!
 


Thursday, July 1, 2021

Stunning Drawing Mechanism stymies United Kingdom Jugadore

 MattF, a strong player out of the United Kingdom, blundered with the natural and apparently winning Queen promoting move b2 in the chess position you see below.

Can you see how why White has a forced draw with the Black b pawn one move away from Queening his pawn with check?!?!?!  The draw is based on the mating pattern on the square h7 where the White Knight both protects the White Rook on h7 and the g8 escape square simultaneously!!!
Also the White Knight at f6 guards the e8 and Rook occupied d7 square to SEAL THE DEAL. AINT IT JUST BEAUTIFUL AND HARMONIZING!!!!!!!  Emanuel Lasker is rolling in his grave about this gorgeously cute drawing mechanism!!!!!