chessnutz
(our weekly chess puzzle)
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Nubbin O'Toole versus Rimksy Korsikoff
Dublin 1927
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White's next move finishes it for Black. Can you spot the cataclysm?
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Solution: Nubbin O'Toole, a notoriously vicious chess player, was going to give Rimsky a kick in the bawls but instead played Rook to h6. This unleashed the white Bishop for a revealed attack on the Black Queen which therefore had to be moved or taken. Rimsky realised that if he moved the Queen to the only free square f8, then Nubbin could move his Rook to h7 checking the Black King. The Black King would be compelled to take the Rook while Nubbin would then secure a checkmate by sweeping the White Queen to h5. Rimsky Korsikoff was so disappointed with this episode of Chessnutz, that he never played chess again, and instead devoted himself to composing music. His most memorable composition would be the curiously titled Arse of the Flightlebee.
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Nubbin O'Toole versus Rimksy KorsikoffDublin 1927
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White's next move finishes it for Black. Can you spot the cataclysm?
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Solution: Nubbin O'Toole, a notoriously vicious chess player, was going to give Rimsky a kick in the bawls but instead played Rook to h6. This unleashed the white Bishop for a revealed attack on the Black Queen which therefore had to be moved or taken. Rimsky realised that if he moved the Queen to the only free square f8, then Nubbin could move his Rook to h7 checking the Black King. The Black King would be compelled to take the Rook while Nubbin would then secure a checkmate by sweeping the White Queen to h5. Rimsky Korsikoff was so disappointed with this episode of Chessnutz, that he never played chess again, and instead devoted himself to composing music. His most memorable composition would be the curiously titled Arse of the Flightlebee.
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