Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread 07-23-2016 [OregonMuse]

(thank you to an anonymous moron for the cartoon)

Good afternoon morons and moronettes, and welcome to the Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread, the only AoSHQ thread with content specifically for all of us chess nerds who pay homage in the temple of Caïssa, goddess of stalemates and perpetual checks. And, for those of you who aren't nerdly enough for chess, you can use this thread to talk about checkers, or politics, or whatever you wish, only please try to keep it civil. Nobody wants to get into a pie fight on a Saturday afternoon.

“Chess is 99% tactics”

--Richard Teichmann

White Mates In 1

FEN: [3rr3/pp1q1p1p/2p1b1pk/3p4/3Q2PP/1P3B2/P1P1RPK1/4R3 w - - 0 1]

Nothing too fancy.

White Mates In 2

FEN: [4kb1r/p2n1ppp/4q3/4p1B1/4P3/1Q6/PPP2PPP/2KR4 w k - 0 16]

This is the ending of a very famous game which you more experienced morons will no doubt recognize.

Religion and Chess

Interesting blog post:

At one time or another, chess was forbidden by Muslims, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Jews, the Puritans, and most recently by the Taliban. Chess (shatranj) was a legal issue after Mohammad died in 642 and in 655 his son-in-law disapproved of the game for his sect of Muslims because he believed the carved figures of the chess pieces were graven images. In 780, the caliph al-Mahdi wrote to Mecca religious leaders to give up chess played with dice. In 1005, chess was banned in Egypt and all the chess sets and pieces were ordered to be burned.

The relationship between the two has certainly been spotty; on again, off again.

On:

In the 16th century, St. Teresa of Avila was proclaimed patroness of chessplayers by church authorities in Spain.

Off:

In 1981, chess was forbidden in Iran by Ayatollah Khomeini but he had a change of heart in 1988 and decided to allow it. Chess was forbidden by the Taliban in Afghanistan for 15 years.

White To Play And Win

This is a fun one. White mates in either 2 or 3, depending on your path through the decision tree.

FEN: [6nk/1R6/4NnP1/8/8/1p6/r5r1/4KR2 w - - 0 1]

Extra style points if you fill out all the nodes on the decision tree. Or, perhaps I should say, all of the nodes I have found.

Fischer's Last Days In Iceland

I thought this 2008 article about his death -- and the subsequent legal scuffling over his estate -- was worth reading. I never knew he was actually, formally, married, with a certificate and all, at the time of his death. The article refers to Miyoko Watai as "a chess grandmaster", but that's not quite correct, she's actually a Woman International Master, not a GM. This sort of thing bothers me. If you're a journalist doing a story on chess, you should familiarize yourself with the subject matter enough to learn that the word "grandmaster" is not a synonym for "really good chessplayer".

In 2011, the Icelandic courts ruled that Watai was Fischer's widow and legal heir. This was against competing claims by some of Fischer's stateside relatives as well as a Filipino woman who claimed Fischer was the father of her daughter. To validate this claim, they actually exhumed Fischer's body to do the DNA tests, which came back negative.

And all of this because Fischer couldn't be bothered to leave a will. Actually, I think I would have been surprised if he had.

Endgame of the Week

FEN: [8/8/8/8/8/3pk3/8/3RK3 w - - 0 1]

The best Black can hope for here is a draw. He wants to trade his advanced pawn for White's rook. White, of course, wants to capture the pawn without having to trade his rook for it. Can he do it? Yes, he can. It's White to play and win.

Bonus Endgame

Because the original EotW sucked.

FEN: [R2K4/8/3k4/2R5/8/8/8/7r w - - 0 1]

It's White to play and win

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Solutions Update:

White mates in 1

1.g5#

It's always fun to deliver a checkmate with a lowly pawn, especially in the middlegame.

White mates in 2

Queen sac!

16.Qb8+ Nxb8
17.Rd8# 1-0

This is the conclusion of the consultation game played by Paul Morphy against the tag team of Charles, Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard, at the Paris Opera House during an intermission, 1858.

Not too long afterwards, Morphy went nuts. Getting constantly stiffed by a cowardly Englishman will do that to you.

White To Play and Win

So the key move here is

1.Rh1+!

There are two possible Black responses, Rh2 and Nh7.

If 1...Nh7 then 2.Rhxh7# (or 2.Rbxh7#)

If 1...Rh2 then 2.Rh7+ Nxh7 3.g7# (or 2...Rxh7 3.g7#)

Endgame of the Week

1.Kf1

White basically has to wait for Black to do something.

1...d2

Black has nothing better.

2.Ra1 Kd3

Black can also try 2...Kf3 but then 3.Ra3+ Kg4 4.Rd3 wins

3.Kf2 (not 3.Ra3+? Kc2 and it's a draw)

3...Kc2
4.Ke2 Kc3

Black's only move.

5.Rd1 and White succeeds in grabbing the pawn and the win.

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Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board.

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So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 05:58 PM

Comments

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1 P-Q4

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:00 PM (bksJQ)

2 Well let's see if I can get any of these

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:01 PM (bksJQ)

3 *Throws hands up in air, knocks chessboard from table, goes and drinks heavily*

Posted by: Old Blue at July 23, 2016 06:01 PM (9iR5/)

4 1st is too easy, on to the 2nd

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:04 PM (bksJQ)

5 I'm not seeing any mates-in-2 on the last problem but one. I see two different mates-in-3, though. Are you sure about this one, OM?

Posted by: Philip at July 23, 2016 06:10 PM (VN8JC)

6 6?

Posted by: Jeb Bush at July 23, 2016 06:12 PM (0Ph0e)

7 I'm not seeing any mates-in-2 on the last problem but one. I see two different mates-in-3, though. Are you sure about this one, OM?
Posted by: Philip at July 23, 2016 06:10 PM (VN8JC)

You mean the "White to play and win" problem? I just rechecked it. There are indeed mates in 2 and/or 3.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 06:15 PM (tEhtH)

8 White bronco leads cop on meandering chase. Somebody call Johnny Cochran!

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 06:18 PM (ewfUZ)

9 The 2nd has me stumped already, white only has three pieces so not many possibilities

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:21 PM (bksJQ)

10
Faisal Saeed AlMutar
@faisalalmuta

My dear friend and mentor @aliamjadrizvi got banned from Facebook for criticizing the Taliban.
=============

The guy who was banned is an ex muslim who is a medical doctor. I cant believe they would ban anyone for criticizing a terrorist group.

What an effed up country we have become.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 23, 2016 06:21 PM (iQIUe)

11 9 The 2nd has me stumped already, white only has three pieces so not many possibilities

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:21 PM (bksJQ)

See that Black knight on d7? Wouldn't it be great if you could deflect it?

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 06:23 PM (tEhtH)

12 What a clunky opening to the film "Back to Bataan"

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 06:25 PM (ewfUZ)

13 Don't see a forced mate in 3. See the 2, but not in 3.

Posted by: EdmundBurkesShade at July 23, 2016 06:27 PM (ptQdD)

14 Mongo is but pawn in game of life.

Posted by: Mongo at July 23, 2016 06:28 PM (VdICR)

15 Oh I see that, so
RxKn, QxR;
Q-Kn8#, Q-Q1
Nothing

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:29 PM (bksJQ)

16 What is it with the chess all the time? Is this a Mensa gathering? Where's the chocolate room?

Posted by: Eromero at July 23, 2016 06:30 PM (zLDYs)

17 Watched all of Tora, Tora, Tora (1970), now have on Back to Bataan (1945)

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:31 PM (bksJQ)

18 15 Oh I see that, so
RxKn, QxR;
Q-Kn8#, Q-Q1
Nothing
Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:29 PM (bksJQ)

There's another way you can deflect it other than capturing it.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 06:31 PM (tEhtH)

19 Queen first,
Boy I'm a dummy
On to 3

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:32 PM (bksJQ)

20 Exijo un hilo "cribbage"!

Posted by: Tim Kaine at July 23, 2016 06:34 PM (06U2p)

21 21st!

Posted by: Bacon Jeff at July 23, 2016 06:38 PM (VSenK)

22 I think that second one is White mate in one.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at July 23, 2016 06:39 PM (IgRG/)

23 Never mind. I see it now. Mate in 2 with a loss of a piece.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at July 23, 2016 06:43 PM (IgRG/)

24 Muzzies are right. This vile sport should be banned. A draught disk is not a graven image.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 06:44 PM (0Ph0e)

25 Again 3 doesn't have many pieces and give black a move and you're done.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:45 PM (bksJQ)

26 Will you be telling us about which game the famous game was?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 06:46 PM (R+30W)

27 Did someone say pie fight? Here's a biiiiig one
http://preview.tinyurl.com/heqbc5u

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 06:48 PM (hVdx9)

28 Pawn jumps queen. Knight jumps queen. Bishop jumps queen. Gang bang!

Posted by: Da King at July 23, 2016 06:50 PM (kTF2Z)

29 Ok, think I got them all, ready for solutions.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 06:50 PM (0Ph0e)

30 Some opponents, after getting their asses handed to them, trash the chess board and game pieces and yell, "I kill you all!"

Posted by: Fritz at July 23, 2016 06:53 PM (vXmOS)

31 @30 Kurt Russell destroyed his (female) computer in The Thing.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 06:54 PM (0Ph0e)

32 26 Will you be telling us about which game the famous game was?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 06:46 PM (R+30W)

Yes.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 06:56 PM (tEhtH)

33 31 @30 Kurt Russell destroyed his (female) computer in The Thing.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 06:54 PM (0Ph0e)

I remember he poured coffee on it. Don't remember it being female, though. Looked like an old Atari, or something like that.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 06:57 PM (tEhtH)

34 Fritz- That's why Islam has banned chess, to many murders over a game.

White Player - Check mate
Black Player- Allinatthe the Snackbar!

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 06:58 PM (bksJQ)

35 It wouldn't spoil it to tell now, would it? At least the name to look up. Got the solution, just curious about the famousness of it.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 06:59 PM (R+30W)

36 Chess is 1% raw muscle glutes

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 07:00 PM (ewfUZ)

37 Leaving a Will is so passe'

Posted by: The Artist formerly known as Prince at July 23, 2016 07:01 PM (4+VII)

38 20 Exijo un hilo "cribbage"!

Posted by: Tim Kaine at July 23, 2016 06:34 PM (06U2p)

No habr� ning�n hilo de cribbage!

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:02 PM (tEhtH)

39 So, what would be the best chess app for someone who has never played and knows nothing about chess?

Or, what would be the best way to learn?

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 23, 2016 07:03 PM (+eR2D)

40
Yay, I'm getting better! For me to get a "mates in 2" is yuuuuge.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:05 PM (5o5ek)

41 It wouldn't spoil it to tell now, would it? At least the name to look up. Got the solution, just curious about the famousness of it.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 06:59 PM (R+30W)

OK, fine. Google "Paris opera house game"

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:05 PM (tEhtH)

42 Pretty sure I got the first problem and MIGHT have solved the second. The others are going to take a lot longer. Thanks, OM, for another chess thread.

Posted by: JTB at July 23, 2016 07:06 PM (V+03K)

43 I usually treat this as the gaming thread so...

The 2016 Ghostbusters already has a sequel in game format, like the original Ghostbusters did. But the 2009 Ghostbusters 3 game was good. As for the reboot... well, here's Angry Joe -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2_1WJE4HM

The Dutch patent pirate who was making threats against No Man's Sky is likely using his own rectum for a larynx -
http://tinyurl.com/hrrb2kb

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at July 23, 2016 07:06 PM (6FqZa)

44 So, what would be the best chess app for someone who has never played and knows nothing about chess?

Nigerian Prince Credit Report and Board Games. Make sure to borrow your friends phones for special in-app purchases.

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 07:06 PM (ewfUZ)

45 39 So, what would be the best chess app for someone who has never played and knows nothing about chess?

Or, what would be the best way to learn?
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 23, 2016
07:03 PM (+eR2D)

Start here:

https://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-play-chess

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:07 PM (tEhtH)

46 Google I know does everything, but it would not dawn on me to Google a chess game named.

I often know a line in a song and a couple of words in the line and it will get it for you.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:08 PM (bksJQ)

47 I met up with a co-worker today. We played nearly our hours.

Posted by: fluffy at July 23, 2016 07:08 PM (eiFlk)

48 Thanks OM.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 23, 2016 07:09 PM (+eR2D)

49 Who knew that a moderate Republican could garner support from Dems and Independents? What is different now?

He says that he will build a wall and make the Mexicans pay for it.

He says that there should be a moratorium on allowing Muslims to come here.

He says that our trade deals suck.

He says that Hillary is a crook.

And since he is not a career politician, he is given the benefit of the doubt.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 07:09 PM (4+VII)

50
What is it with the chess all the time? Is this a Mensa gathering? Where's the chocolate room?
Posted by: Eromero at July 23, 2016 06:30 PM (zLDYs)
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On tomorrow's food thread with any luck.

I have no idea why there's a chess thread and I only participate Because It's There, but I have to admit it's satisfying when I figure out the "mates in 2."

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:10 PM (5o5ek)

51 Nice problems OM, Thanks!

Poor knight...hope he got home in one "piece".

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 23, 2016 07:11 PM (ej1L0)

52 I'm actually about to throw in the towel on #3

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:11 PM (bksJQ)

53 Question: The daily puzzle on chess.com allows only one set of moves to solve. A few times I believe I came up with other possible solutions and played them out on a board. The trouble is I'm not good enough to see all the pitfalls. Anyone know if these puzzles have alternate solutions?

Posted by: JTB at July 23, 2016 07:12 PM (V+03K)

54 I was playing often 10 years ago (at least) but totally stopped until the chess threads started. Now I'm playing my tablet 4 or 5 times a day.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:13 PM (bksJQ)

55 Poor knight...hope he got home in one "piece".

Whatever you do, don't mention the dark knight's checkered history.

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 07:13 PM (ewfUZ)

56 #43 Ha! Looks like Angry Joe is not happy about the new GB tie-in game.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:13 PM (tEhtH)

57 I like the chess thread because it reminds me how smart you morons/ettes are.

Posted by: washrivergal at July 23, 2016 07:13 PM (CFc5L)

58
So, what would be the best chess app for someone who has never played and knows nothing about chess?

Or, what would be the best way to learn?
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 23, 2016 07:03 PM (+eR2D)
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I use this site https://nextchessmove.com/ to figure out the mates-in-2 and mates-in-3 puzzles. It's good because I'm not good at making multiple moves mentally, without visual aids.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:15 PM (5o5ek)

59 48 Thanks OM.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 23, 2016 07:09 PM (+eR2D)

And if you have any questions, or get stuck on anything, feel free to shoot me an e-mail. You know how to reach me.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:15 PM (tEhtH)

60 On white to play and win, I like

1. Rh1+ Rh 2 (only other b move is the wasted Nh6)
2. Rbh7 + Rxh7 (or Nxh7)
3. g7 ++

Because it's a mate with a pawn.

Posted by: jsg at July 23, 2016 07:18 PM (PXuLE)

61 Fischer is lucky he never got to face me.

Posted by: Deep Blue at July 23, 2016 07:19 PM (0Ph0e)

62 So, what would be the best chess app for someone who has never played and knows nothing about chess?
Or, what would be the best way to learn?
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 23, 2016 07:03 PM (+eR2D)

Plus whatever app you get put the computer on a medium or higher level and watch how the computer sets up her attack sequences and learn from those to set up your own and be patient and have fun!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 23, 2016 07:20 PM (ej1L0)

63 Working on the mate in 2 on that one hmmm......

Posted by: jsg at July 23, 2016 07:21 PM (PXuLE)

64 I want to know why you chess geek programmers can't predict global warming or powerball, but you can find 10,000 ways to kick my ass at chess.

Posted by: Fritz at July 23, 2016 07:24 PM (vXmOS)

65 I wanted to do the wife swapping thing with Bobby Fischer, but for some reason he wasn't interested.

Posted by: zombie John Lennon at July 23, 2016 07:24 PM (0Ph0e)

66 I remember well Fischer when I was in school. How everyone wanted him to win against Spasski.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:24 PM (bksJQ)

67 Japs in Back to Bataan are using American and German weapons

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:25 PM (bksJQ)

68 3. g7 ++
Because it's a mate with a pawn.
Posted by: jsg at July 23, 2016 07:18 PM (PXuLE)

Pro tip: "++" means double check. Checkmate is designated by "#", as in

3.g7#.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:26 PM (tEhtH)

69 Bobby lived a little to soon, Leftists today would love him.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:27 PM (bksJQ)

70 Yep sorry OM I forgot

Posted by: jsg at July 23, 2016 07:27 PM (PXuLE)

71 Powerball has too many unknown variables, the air currents and microscopic differences between the balls.

But Kasparov, Fischer, Alekhine, Capablanca. Nom, nom, nom.

Posted by: Deep Blue at July 23, 2016 07:29 PM (0Ph0e)

72 I'm dieing to find out #3 answer

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:29 PM (bksJQ)

73 Mate in one: 1.g5#

Mate in two: 1.Qb8+ Nxb8 2.Rd8# (Morphy vs. the Duke the Count)

Mate in two or three:
1.Rh1+ Nh5/Nh7 2.Rh7#
1.Rh1+ Rh2 2.Rh7+ Rxh7/Nxh7 3.g7#
1.Rh1+ Nh6 2.Rb8+ Ng8 3.Rxh6#
1.Rh1+ Nh6 2.Rb8+ Ne8 3.Rxe8

Endgame: Maybe Black has some clever defense that I'm missing. Can't White just play Ra1, Kd1, Ra8, Rd8, Kd2, RxP?

Posted by: bof at July 23, 2016 07:29 PM (Bu4wL)

74 Thread now updated with solutions.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:30 PM (tEhtH)

75
I got the White To Play And Win!!!! Did it in 3, not sure how to do it in 2, but I got it!!!!!

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:32 PM (5o5ek)

76
I got the White To Play And Win!!!! Did it in 3, not sure how to do it in 2, but I got it!!!!!
Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:32 PM (5o5ek)
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omg, now I did in in 2!!!!!!!

I'm starting to like this Chess Thread.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:34 PM (5o5ek)

77 "CitizenX "

Hell. I had you on milk cartons. Where the heck you been?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 07:35 PM (9ym/8)

78 omg, now I did in in 2!!!!!!!
I'm starting to like this Chess Thread.
Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:34 PM (5o5ek)

Alright!

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:37 PM (tEhtH)

79 If I had to make a choice as a Brit I would rather have fought in WWII rather than WWI by a long shot. As an American just the opposite.

That's my on topic based that chess is somewhat based on war.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at July 23, 2016 07:37 PM (MNgU2)

80
The big cheating thing with these "mates in 2" or "mates in 3" puzzles for me is that I'd just stare at the board haplessly with no idea at all if there was a chance of checkmating unless the puzzle was identified that way. If you didn't say "White mates in 2," I'd just start wandering around the board, advancing my pawns and vaguely trying not to lose.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:38 PM (5o5ek)

81 67 Japs in Back to Bataan are using American and German weapons

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:25 PM (bksJQ)

Well, maybe the Japs

a) took weapons from dead American soldiers

-and-

b) had some sort of lend-lease deal with Hitler.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:39 PM (tEhtH)

82 I figured out the equation in the solution.
But would write it

R-R1#,R-R7;
R-R7#,KnxR;
P-Kn4 mate

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:40 PM (bksJQ)

83 Maybe, Japanese weapons were bad, just they didn't know it at the time

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:42 PM (bksJQ)

84 >>> If you didn't say "White mates in 2," I'd just start wandering around the board, advancing my pawns and vaguely trying not to lose.

The more tactics puzzles you do the better you are able to spot these things in a game.

Posted by: fluffy at July 23, 2016 07:43 PM (eiFlk)

85 Hey everybody. Posted this at Twitter earlier today:

**Top 5 DT Campaign Speech Topix**

5. Donald Trump

4. "Ya know who REALLY shot JFK"

3. Donald Trump

2. "Hillary, she so fat"

1. Donald Trump

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 07:43 PM (q7T0y)

86 80
The big cheating thing with these "mates in 2" or "mates in 3" puzzles for me is that I'd just stare at the board haplessly with no idea at all if there was a chance of checkmating unless the puzzle was identified that way. If you didn't say "White mates in 2," I'd just start wandering around the board, advancing my pawns and vaguely trying not to lose.
Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:38 PM (5o5ek)

Well yeah, that's the big weakness in these problems. When you're playing an actual game, no one is going to be holding up a big sign for you saying "Mate in 3"

However, there's a moron who gets on here occasionally, Golfboy I think is is his nic, who's published a chess book of 600 problems, and there's literally no instructions other than it's White to move or it's Black to move, and you have to figure out what to do.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:44 PM (tEhtH)

87 " Japs in Back to Bataan are using American and German weapons"

Hollywood. Idiots.

I recently watched a documentary on AHC where the "Americans" were carrying British #4 Enfields.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 07:44 PM (9ym/8)

88 Whenever I play Bernie Sanders, I cheat, and the nutless wuss just sits there, resigned to his fate.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 23, 2016 07:44 PM (0Ph0e)

89 68 3. g7 ++
Because it's a mate with a pawn.
Posted by: jsg at July 23, 2016 07:18 PM (PXuLE)

Pro tip: "++" means double check. Checkmate is designated by "#", as in

3.g7#.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:26 PM (tEhtH)

++++

That's not a hard and fast rule.

A move that places the opponent's king in check usually has the symbol "+" appended. Or sometimes a dagger () is used, or the abbreviation "ch". Double check is commonly indicated the same as check, but is sometimes represented specially as "dbl ch", or in older books as "++". The Encyclopedia of Chess Openings omits any indication of check.

Checkmate at the completion of moves can be represented by the symbol "# " (some use "++" instead, but the USCF recommends "# "). Or the word mate is commonly used. Occasionally the double dagger () is seen. Checkmate is also represented by "/=" by Apple Inc.

http://tinyurl.com/hwpsax3
Wikipedia

Since the ++ can be used to mean either double check or checkmate, it is less ambiguous to use # for checkmate, but ++ is not incorrect.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 07:44 PM (R+30W)

90 In a game it's not so often 'mate in X' as it is 'Hey, free piece!'

Posted by: fluffy at July 23, 2016 07:46 PM (eiFlk)

91 I finally figured out the 3rd one, took me awhile to realize black couldn't play 1. RH1+, RH2, 2. RH7+, RH7, 3. G7+, RG7 because the room is pinned.

Don't understand the difficulty with the rook and pawn ending, seems like an easy white win. Why can't white play 1. RA1, D2+, KD1 followed by RA2, take the pawn and yada yada. Or 1. RA1, KE4 or anywhere, 2. KD2 followed by RA3 then RD3 and so on.

I've read a lot about Fischer and he does seem mentally broken as an adult, sad but fascinating.

Posted by: waelse1 at July 23, 2016 07:46 PM (99pRj)

92 No one thought to get real Japanese weapons.
My biggest bugaboo is in WWII war movies is the actors only wearing helmet liners and not the steel shell. If you see rivets around the bottom it's the liner only.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:48 PM (bksJQ)

93 R-R1#,R-R7;
R-R7#,KnxR;
P-Kn4 mate
Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:40 PM (bksJQ)

I think I've figured out what you're saying, but you're using the terminology in a confusing way. '#' means checkmate in algebraic. I think you're saying 'check' in which case it's '+', or if you're really going old-school descriptive, it's 'ch.'

Also, knight is either N, or, old-school, 'Kt'

Put your last move P-Kn4 mate, not sure where the 4 comes from, don't you mean P-N7 mate?

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:49 PM (tEhtH)

94 I had my nomenclature wrong then,won't do it again

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 07:50 PM (bksJQ)

95 "If you see rivets around the bottom it's the liner only."

Never heard this before.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 07:52 PM (9ym/8)

96 Muzzies are right. This vile sport should be banned. A draught disk is not a graven image.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 06:44 PM (0Ph0e)

OTOH, a glass of draught is pretty effing haraam.

Posted by: Ask The Imam at July 23, 2016 07:52 PM (GSdpU)

97 Since the ++ can be used to mean either double check or checkmate, it is less ambiguous to use # for checkmate, but ++ is not incorrect.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 07:44 PM (R+30W)

You're right. It's recommended, not a hard and fast rule.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 07:54 PM (tEhtH)

98 "I had my nomenclature wrong then,won't do it again"

I makes problem toos.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 07:54 PM (9ym/8)

99 Nobody will play chess with me because I'll have a seizure and the pieces go flying.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 23, 2016 07:55 PM (vQc5t)

100
The more tactics puzzles you do the better you are able to spot these things in a game.
Posted by: fluffy at July 23, 2016 07:43 PM (eiFlk)
-----------------

Cool, I was hoping that.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 07:55 PM (5o5ek)

101 "Nobody will play chess with me because I'll have a seizure and the pieces go flying."

Chess? I won't even stand next to you.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 07:58 PM (9ym/8)

102 Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at July 23, 2016 07:06 PM (6FqZa)

The RedLetterMedia review of the new Ghostbusters has to be funnier than the movie.

Posted by: waelse1 at July 23, 2016 07:58 PM (99pRj)

103
I remember he poured coffee on it. Don't remember it being female, though. Looked like an old Atari, or something like that.

The program was Apple II, the one in the computer looks like a camouflaged Apple II.

http://thething.wikia.com/wiki/Chess_Wizard

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at July 23, 2016 07:59 PM (nIGPZ)

104 I like the part where the pawn transitions into a queen.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at July 23, 2016 08:00 PM (0Ph0e)

105 I have my helmet from the Air Force. I was supposed to turn my equipment in at the end but kept forgetting to do it. My last couple days my freind was reminding me go do it as he was working the equipment room at the time. I said yeah I need to get it in but HD said don't worry he marked it off.
But that's how I know.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 08:00 PM (bksJQ)

106 Don't understand the difficulty with the rook and pawn ending, seems like an easy white win. Why can't white play 1. RA1, D2+, KD1 followed by RA2, take the pawn and yada yada. Or 1. RA1, KE4 or anywhere, 2. KD2 followed by RA3 then RD3 and so on.

Posted by: waelse1 at July 23, 2016 07:46 PM (99pRj)

I think you're right. I tried to modify a problem that was originally "Black to move" and turn it into a "White to move" because I've never liked the "Black to move and White wins" problems. Apparently, my efforts were less than successful. But I think the original problem is still a bit easier than the endgame problems I usually put up.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 08:01 PM (tEhtH)

107 Yeah, I'm not getting why R-a1 in the endgame problem isn't a simpler win?

Great example of how cringeworthy it can be when a non-chess-playing journalist tries to write about chess:

http://tinyurl.com/hhcg24f

He's trying to explain Peter Thiel's "aggressive" and "chaos" causing "tactic" of playing P-K4 as his first move as white. Search Twitter for Thiel + chess to see mockery by those who know better. Chess illiterate Matt Yglesias tries to make himself sound savvy but beclowns himself.

Posted by: Fischer at July 23, 2016 08:01 PM (J66QD)

108 Well - apropos of nothing, as is customary - this Angry Orchard Walden Hollow Hard Cider is pretty good. Sharp and astringent. Which is OK, good even, but not very interesting. For me, earthy is better, like Samuel Smith's or Etienne Dupont.

Or those great Spanish ciders with the apple goo at the bottom of the bottle.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at July 23, 2016 08:01 PM (/WPPJ)

109 Via the sidebar, I see that the MSM is trying to peddle the notion that the perp of the Munich massacre was just a "troubled yute". You know, I can almost get behind that. Almost. Problem is, ISIS, and islam in general, has this great big fat pinata full of presents to hand to "troubled yutes" who go postal and massacre a flock of infidels. That's a feature that is unique to islam. If it ever occurred in other religions, well, those were totally (and justifiably) exterminated.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2016 08:02 PM (GSdpU)

110 Oh never mind re: the end game lol.

Posted by: Fischer at July 23, 2016 08:02 PM (J66QD)

111 Chess is at least in basics is tricks or traps, or how to not get into them.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 08:02 PM (bksJQ)

112 90 In a game it's not so often 'mate in X' as it is 'Hey, free piece!'
Posted by: fluffy at July 23, 2016 07:46 PM (eiFlk)

Or, in my case, it's "oh crap, fluffy pole-axed me again!"

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 08:03 PM (tEhtH)

113 Chess illiterate Matt Yglesias tries to make himself sound savvy but beclowns himself.
Posted by: Fischer at July 23, 2016 08:01 PM (J66QD)

Well, I think that's Yglesias' business model.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 08:05 PM (tEhtH)

114 I remember he poured coffee on it. Don't remember it being female, though. Looked like an old Atari, or something like that.
Posted by: OregonMuse

It had a female voice. Odd this preference for female computer voices. The original Star Trek, Siri, etc. as if men subconsciously desired Stepford wives.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 08:05 PM (0Ph0e)

115 Nobody will play chess with me because I'll have a seizure and the pieces go flying.
Posted by: Hillary Clinton

The last Secret Service agent who played a game of chess with Hillary, and won, was later found inside of a wood chipper.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 08:05 PM (q7T0y)

116 On the endgame, a wouldn't a (slightly) quicker solution be:
1. Ra1; d2+
2. Kd1; Kd3
3. Ra3+; Kd4
4. Kxd2; ...

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 08:06 PM (R+30W)

117 waelse1 beat me to it

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 08:08 PM (R+30W)

118 http://tinyurl.com/hhcg24f
He's trying to explain Peter Thiel's "aggressive" and "chaos" causing "tactic" of playing P-K4 as his first move as white.

Posted by: Fischer at July 23, 2016 08:01 PM (J66QD)

Yeah, that first paragraph is packed full of dumb.

Never knew Thiel was a rated player, let alone 2199. That's pretty awesome.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 08:09 PM (tEhtH)

119 Well, I think that's Yglesias' business model.
Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 08:05 PM (tEhtH)

I've seen the theory that Vox generates traffic by intentionally saying stupid, outrageous things. I think that's correct.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 08:10 PM (0Ph0e)

120 Clinton Cash by Dinesh desoto

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 08:10 PM (xVgrA)

121 Ohkee dohkee! *wobble* I'm back from drinking heavily. Did I miss anything? I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 23, 2016 08:11 PM (9iR5/)

122 Crap....
Clinton Cash is showing for free at Breitbart for the next several hours

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 08:11 PM (xVgrA)

123 >>> Or, in my case, it's "oh crap, fluffy pole-axed me again!"

You have me mistaken for someone else. I'm 0-1 against you.

For now ;--)

Posted by: fluffy at July 23, 2016 08:12 PM (eiFlk)

124 Is there a political chess set? Hillary = king, Soros = queen, Kerry = knight, Al Sharpton = bishop, Michael Brown = pawn.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 08:15 PM (0Ph0e)

125 As the game progressed, the two allies conferred loudly enough with each other, debating their moves against the American genius, that it attracted the attention of the opera performers. Madame Penco, who had the role of the Druidic priestess in Norma, kept looking into the Duke's box, to see what all the fuss was about, even as she was performing the opera. Then the performers who were the Druids, marched about, "chanting fire and bloodshed against the Roman host, who, they appeared to think, were in the Duke's box", Edge recounted.

http://tinyurl.com/j6r6bew

That's regarding the famous game mentioned in the White mates in 2 problem.

I've never been to the opera, but I had the impression that this kind of behavior gets you thrown out. Like immediately.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 08:15 PM (R+30W)

126 The chess thread. Again I can see the mate in 1. I guess I'd need to study the game and play on the computer and then *maybe* I'd do better at the next level ones. Still find it a fun thread, thanks for doing it OM.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 23, 2016 08:17 PM (wYRTH)

127 I haven't read the comments yet, but in the endgame, how about 1.Rd2 Kd4 2. Kf3 Kc3 3. Ke3?

Posted by: rickl at July 23, 2016 08:22 PM (sdi6R)

128 125, Anon Y Mous - whether your behavior gets you kicked out of the opera depends on where you are in space and time.

I think in 19th Century Naples, fan behavior could be pretty raucous stuff. Kenneth Clark compared to a rowdy football match.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at July 23, 2016 08:23 PM (/WPPJ)

129 Yglesias comment was: "If you're ever playing chess against Peter Thiel, use the Sicilian defense: [link to stupid article]."

In other words, I, Matt Yglesias, world's greatest polymath, somehow figured out that the Sicilian defense is one of the several possible responses by black to P-K4, and, for reasons I decline to explain, such a strategy will always be successful against Peter Thiel.

Because Peter Thiel will be totally thrown off guard, apparently expecting his opponent to fall for the Fool's Mate or Scholar's mate, never having encountered the Sicilian defense despite having reached near-master status.

Posted by: Fischer at July 23, 2016 08:23 PM (J66QD)

130 I do need to find another chess app, the one I have has crashed often enough the tablet suggested to get rid of it.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 08:24 PM (bksJQ)

131 A hummingbird is stuck our the garage. Most of them are smart enough to fly out a window when I open them but not this one.

Posted by: freaked at July 23, 2016 08:27 PM (BO/km)

132 Thanks for mentioning the Ray Cheng 600 exercises book. Just placed an order for it since it's not available locally.

Posted by: JTB at July 23, 2016 08:27 PM (V+03K)

133
On White To Play and Win, after Rh1+! is it possible that there are actually 3 possible Black responses?

Rh2
Nh7
Nh6 -- the Knight that's on g8?

White can still checkmate easily:
(sorry, mixing notations)

h1h6, f6h7
b7b8

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 08:28 PM (5o5ek)

134 That has nothing to do with chess of course.

Posted by: freaked at July 23, 2016 08:28 PM (BO/km)

135 "I've seen the theory that Vox generates traffic by intentionally saying stupid, outrageous things. I think that's correct."

Yglesias said it on Twitter, and it wasn't intentionally stupid. Yglesias clearly didn't know enough to know what he was saying was stupid. And it's not the kind of stupid thing that many people, outside of the chess world, would have enough understanding of to click over to Vox.

Posted by: Fischer at July 23, 2016 08:28 PM (J66QD)

136 Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato? Aristotle? Peter Thiel? MORONS!

Posted by: Matt 'Vizzini' Yglesias at July 23, 2016 08:31 PM (6FqZa)

137 Nothing to do with chess, but I would just like to say that teenagers are God's greatest test. Personally, I'm about to vote for infanticide.

Posted by: Ike Lowell at July 23, 2016 08:35 PM (kTF2Z)

138 Plato? The little planet?

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2016 08:36 PM (Sfs6o)

139
Next year will be the 100th anniversary of the Oct Revolution. I'm sure there will be massive celebrations in commie land. But will there be any counter demonstrations? I sure hope so.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 23, 2016 08:37 PM (iQIUe)

140 A lefty like Yglesias must be so conflicted about Thiel. On the upside, Thiel is gay, on the downside, gawker.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 08:37 PM (0Ph0e)

141 Ike? Even pixie is messing with me now. Commence drinking.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 23, 2016 08:37 PM (kTF2Z)

142 When will this infernal block party end???

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 08:38 PM (0Ph0e)

143 Yuri your hash looks like ohphooey.

Posted by: freaked at July 23, 2016 08:40 PM (BO/km)

144
Checked FB of an old friend. She's gone Johnson/Weld crazy. Not sure why since she is conservative with a good head on her shoulders. She appears to command a lot of respect. I, however, know her as the little girl who wd talk me into stealing cars and going joy riding with her. She was an older dame (10) and I, as a younger man (9) was putty in her hands. I was not a very good baby felon. I wd always end up hyperventilating and getting out after a few blocks.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 23, 2016 08:42 PM (iQIUe)

145 It periodically changes. Sometimes I blunder into a banned hash and need to reboot my galaxy to be able to comment again.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 08:43 PM (0Ph0e)

146 107
Great example of how cringeworthy it can be when a non-chess-playing journalist tries to write about chess:

http://tinyurl.com/hhcg24f

He's trying to explain Peter Thiel's "aggressive" and "chaos" causing "tactic" of playing P-K4 as his first move as white. Search Twitter for Thiel + chess to see mockery by those who know better. Chess illiterate Matt Yglesias tries to make himself sound savvy but beclowns himself.
Posted by: Fischer at July 23, 2016 08:01 PM (J66QD)

I really like Peter Theil after reading that article.

Posted by: rickl at July 23, 2016 08:43 PM (sdi6R)

147 142, it never ends Yui. Salsa and chips? Here, have some homemade macaroons.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at July 23, 2016 08:44 PM (/WPPJ)

148
Crap....
Clinton Cash is showing for free at Breitbart for the next several hours
Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 08:11 PM (xVgrA)
--------------------

cool! I've got it on in my other tab. It's making me sick.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 08:44 PM (5o5ek)

149 The Teichmann quote reminded me of the Michael de la Maza phenomenon. In short, MDLM was a fellow who devised an extreme chess training plan and used it to reach USCF Expert strength in 2 years. This success inspired a number of followers, who blogged about their chess improvement efforts. As the years went by, however, no one was able to replicate MDLM's rapid improvement. Perhaps that subject is worthy of a future chess thread.

Posted by: GolfBoy at July 23, 2016 08:45 PM (moQX0)

150 Evening, all.

I've successfully managed to avoid politics all day today. Avoided the news, watched some cooking stuff, and in general relaxed.

Husband and son due back from ATL tomorrow evening.

As the night has cooled off, I'm heading to the screened porch with the kitties, to enjoy a glass of red wine.

Have a nice night, ya'll.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 23, 2016 08:46 PM (1ZOkK)

151 137 Nothing to do with chess, but I would just like to say that teenagers are God's greatest test. Personally, I'm about to vote for infanticide.
Posted by: Ike Lowell at July 23, 2016 08:35 PM (kTF2Z)
--------------------
*gulp*
Remember, I'm not an infant.
Or a teenager.
Okay? Please.
Please?

Posted by: Tina Lowell at July 23, 2016 08:52 PM (T/5A0)

152
I'm sorry, I can't watch another minute of Clinton Cash. It's upsetting me, ruining my mood.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 08:53 PM (5o5ek)

153 152

I'm sorry, I can't watch another minute of Clinton Cash. It's upsetting me, ruining my mood.

Posted by: iforgot at July 23, 2016 08:53 PM (5o5ek)

Same here. I'm dealing with elevated blood pressure. Trying to stay as calm as possible until appt. with new doctor in a couple of weeks.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 23, 2016 08:54 PM (1ZOkK)

154
Ugh. Email from Jake Tapper's producer openly states that they are shilling for the DNC.

https://goo.gl/eUDkyd

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 23, 2016 08:55 PM (iQIUe)

155 RK did you get your family thing resolved? Fianc� again?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 23, 2016 08:57 PM (EZebt)

156 The endgame of the week was pretty easy this time. In fact white wins almost no matter what he does (with the exception of a truly horrible blunder)

Posted by: Steve D at July 23, 2016 09:01 PM (CZjLT)

157 >>>I'm sorry, I can't watch another minute of Clinton Cash. It's upsetting me, ruining my mood.

Let me guess the plot: the bad guys win. Like a caper movie, but without the action, or likeable leads.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 09:02 PM (0Ph0e)

158 130 I do need to find another chess app, the one I have has crashed often enough the tablet suggested to get rid of it.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 08:24 PM (bksJQ)

The one I use is Droidfish. Works great on my Nexus.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 09:04 PM (tEhtH)

159 I can't watch another minute of Clinton Cash

Come on down!

Posted by: Ready For Hillary!!11!! at July 23, 2016 09:05 PM (Tyii7)

160 I didn't realize that Dinesh D'Souza's "Hillary's America" was playing at a theater near me tonight. I could have eaten dinner at Chick-fil-A and then saw the movie.

There's another showing at 10:25 pm, but I'm a bit too inebriated to go out in public at this point. OK, more than a bit.

Posted by: rickl at July 23, 2016 09:05 PM (sdi6R)

161 150: I've successfully managed to avoid politics all day today.

Posted by: Jane D'oh
________

So, there's more to life than politics - even during election season. That's what I like about this there's-more-to-life-than-politics political blog and the people who frequent it.

Think I'll have an adult beverage, too, and listen to Nitrous Oxide and have some drummies.

Posted by: FireHorse at July 23, 2016 09:05 PM (zMWBb)

162 "Nothing to do with chess, but I would just like to say that teenagers are God's greatest test. Personally, I'm about to vote for infanticide."
-Posted by: Ike Lowell at July 23, 2016 08:35 PM (kTF2Z)

*Amen*

Not that I have children, but my parents have a Golden Ticket to Heaven for what I put them through.

From 18-23, I went off the tracks.

These poor people had no idea what infected me or hit them.

Now, as I reach my mid-forties, I am being paid back by watching my Father's diminishing mental state.

My Moral Compass now has God's magnet throwing him off.

I know what I must do and I am there for him because I was taught, (by my Father), a foundation of math, service and God.

Please pray for my Father, who goes in for angioplasty and stenting for the second time in November.

The 90+% blockage wasn't even "a thing" before he got on a treadmill in early June.

He's been walking, for his cardiovascular health, since the first operation in June.

I'd appreciate the prayers from all of you, as I am worrying more and more for this beautiful man's health.

When your Superman starts to falter, I know that most of you know the process. I am just starting to contemplate my Father's mortality.

Pray for me, as well. I haven't cried, nor lost any Faith yet. I ask of your collective strength to buoy me through these trying times.

I'll ask again in November.

-Thank You
...all of you.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 09:06 PM (6gk0M)

163 How does an 18 year old in Germany with no money get a Glock and hundreds of rounds of ammo?

Posted by: freaked at July 23, 2016 09:07 PM (BO/km)

164 Chess is nice, but this trailer for Kong: Skull Island is nicer:

http://tinyurl.com/Oh-Fuck-Yeah-Kong-Skull-Isl

Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:09 PM (CS7jF)

165 Prayers for your father and for you, Slap.

Posted by: Hanoverfist at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (WDg5t)

166 It's a magical confluence, a skilled photographer and his flawless subject. Look upon today's Page 3 girl Danielle and experience the lightning bolt of creation cast in human form. And this from someone who doesn't prefer blondes.

NSFW

http://preview.tinyurl.com/jjddmq3

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (ewfUZ)

167 I'm watching Clinton Cash, and it is relentlessly stomach-churning. Mrs. Muse pointed out that the very people who should be watching this documentary (i.e LIVs) aren't watching it, only the choir is being preached to, and this lying, corrupt woman might be our next president.

I am never praying as fervently as I am now for Donald Trump to win. For the love of Christ, do NOT let Hillary win! Please!

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (tEhtH)

168 Amen*

Not that I have children, but my parents have a Golden Ticket to Heaven for what I put them through.

From 18-23, I went off the tracks.

These poor people had no idea what infected me or hit them.

Now, as I reach my mid-forties, I am being paid back by watching my Father's diminishing mental state.

My Moral Compass now has God's magnet throwing him off.

I know what I must do and I am there for him because I was taught, (by my Father), a foundation of math, service and God.

Please pray for my Father, who goes in for angioplasty and stenting for the second time in November.

The 90+% blockage wasn't even "a thing" before he got on a treadmill in early June.

He's been walking, for his cardiovascular health, since the first operation in June.

I'd appreciate the prayers from all of you, as I am worrying more and more for this beautiful man's health.

When your Superman starts to falter, I know that most of you know the process. I am just starting to contemplate my Father's mortality.

Pray for me, as well. I haven't cried, nor lost any Faith yet. I ask of your collective strength to buoy me through these trying times.

I'll ask again in November.

-Thank You
...all of you.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1),
****

Slap, you have my prayers.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (hVdx9)

169 >>>Nothing to do with chess, but I would just like to say that teenagers are God's greatest test.

Hell is teenagers.

Posted by: Jean-Paul Sartre at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (0Ph0e)

170 Prayers up, Slap. Just lost my Dad on June 1. It ain't easy to see them falter, when they've been the rock who anchored your life.

Stay strong and get as close to him as you can, while you have the chance.

Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (CS7jF)

171 ...and, yeah. I was going to do "Saturday Baseball Threads" since before the All-Star Break.

Now you know why I haven't.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 09:11 PM (6gk0M)

172 144
She's gone Johnson/Weld crazy.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 23, 2016 08:42 PM
------------------------
I'm proud to say that I have a friend at work gone absolutely bonkers for Johnson too.

I say "proud" because I have embarked on the project of luring some liberal cow-orkers and acquaintances into the arms of the Libertarian ticket. (These are people who would NEVER vote GOP but really, really don't like Clinton.)
Anyway, she was my first easy mark, the first sure conversion from I'll-have-to-hold-my-nose-and-vote-Hillary to oooooh-I-loooove-Gary.

The only problem is that my sinister scheme entails pretending that I too am swooning for the Pothead. When this broad gets going I feel like I'm stuck keeping undercover in a Justin Bieber fan club or something.

Eh. If I can turn one vote away from the Bitch, it's worth it.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 23, 2016 09:11 PM (T/5A0)

173 How does an 18 year old in Germany with no money get a Glock and hundreds of rounds of ammo?

Posted by: freaked

Wheel of Fortune?

A rich uncle?

Saved money from his paper route?

I DON'T KNOW!

Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at July 23, 2016 09:11 PM (Cz05v)

174 Actually that last sock I did reminds me. How come they haven't done a reboot of "Princess Bride"? It's begging to be redone with transgenders and Muslims.

Also, "The Labyrinth". In order for it to be relevant to today's generation they'll have to hire Kanye West to play Bowie's part. Bowie would have wanted it that way

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at July 23, 2016 09:11 PM (6FqZa)

175 "Stay strong and get as close to him as you can, while you have the chance."
-Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (CS7jF)

Yes, Sir. Too much dust to say much else.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 09:12 PM (6gk0M)

176 How does an 18 year old in Germany with no money get a Glock and hundreds of rounds of ammo?

That is rather odd, isn't it?

Posted by: Fast and Furious at July 23, 2016 09:13 PM (Tyii7)

177 prayers up slap. hang in there.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 23, 2016 09:14 PM (ucDmr)

178 Participating in German scat porn?

(Just making the remark makes me want to take another shower)

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 09:14 PM (hVdx9)

179 I DON'T KNOW!

That's what his parents say too I'm sure. They never noticed several hundred rounds of ammo laying around.

Posted by: freaked at July 23, 2016 09:16 PM (BO/km)

180 Where is this "Clinton Cash" thing that everybody's talking about? I looked for it but I only saw a book.

Posted by: rickl at July 23, 2016 09:16 PM (sdi6R)

181 Slap, been through it and it isn't easy. Others are with you in this. Have to be strong.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at July 23, 2016 09:17 PM (/WPPJ)

182
May God bless you and your dad, Slap.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 23, 2016 09:17 PM (T/5A0)

183 Pray for me, as well. I haven't cried, nor lost any
Faith yet. I ask of your collective strength to buoy me through these
trying times.

I'll ask again in November.

-Thank You

...all of you.

Posted by: Slapweasel

May our Heavenly Father hold your father in the palm of his hand.

I know three people that have had heart attacks this year.
One is 65, and was some overweight, and checked himself into the hospital from work (I pleaded with him to let me drive him). He had a stent in 20 minutes after he checked into Emergency.

One is 55 and thin, but he's a smoker. He had a heart attack at home, and his wife and neighbor revived him (CPR) after his heart stopped. The EMT's revived him twice on the way to the hospital. He's back at work.

The third guy was a friend of the company, a financial adviser. Had a fatal heart attack on vacation with his family in California. Very nice guy, a real tragedy. I think he was 66 or 67.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at July 23, 2016 09:18 PM (Cz05v)

184 As an adult my dad became my best friend, and I went down the same road you're on. Hang in there, Slap.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2016 09:20 PM (Sfs6o)

185 German scat porn: "Zee bittel de bop ein poopin shoo wop shoo wop skittel piddle de doo"

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 09:20 PM (ewfUZ)

186 derit, having watched the first five episodes of the Canadian-German collaboration "Lexx", I am convinced there is something deeply weird about German people and I'm getting suspicious about Canucks too.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at July 23, 2016 09:21 PM (6FqZa)

187 Go to Breitbart and there should be a link to watch it free until 11 pm est.
Or here:

http://www.breitbart.com/clinton-cash-movie/

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 09:22 PM (xVgrA)

188 I'm so sorry, Slapweasel. I can't in good conscience offer up prayers for you and your dad bc my prayers have the Barky reverse Midas effect. I will, however, ask some good prayer friends to pray for you and your father.

Hope it gets better.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 23, 2016 09:22 PM (6IPEM)

189 The Clintons obviously aren't motivated by ideology. They are opportunistic grifters. So why didn't they try to hit it big in the private sector? I'd think that would offer more opportunities.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 09:22 PM (0Ph0e)

190 9 The Clintons obviously aren't motivated by ideology. They are opportunistic grifters. So why didn't they try to hit it big in the private sector? I'd think that would offer more
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I think over a billion dollars into the foundation is a good take by any standards, especially since less than 10% actually goes to charities.

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 09:25 PM (xVgrA)

191 166 It's a magical confluence, a skilled photographer and his flawless subject. Look upon today's Page 3 girl Danielle and experience the lightning bolt of creation cast in human form. And this from someone who doesn't prefer blondes.

NSFW

http://preview.tinyurl.com/jjddmq3
Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (ewfUZ)
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Well I have to say I'm liking the chess thread better now.

Posted by: Weasel at July 23, 2016 09:26 PM (Sfs6o)

192 189--- So why didn't they try to hit it big in the private sector? I'd think that would offer more opportunities.
Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 09:22 PM (0Ph0e)
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To paraphrase the line from the real Ghostbusters, in the private sector sooner or later they demand actual results.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 23, 2016 09:26 PM (T/5A0)

193 The Clinton Cash movie is shocking and enraging me.

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 09:27 PM (7lVbc)

194 The Clintons obviously aren't motivated by ideology. They are opportunistic grifters. So why didn't they try to hit it big in the private sector? I'd think that would offer more opportunities.

Posted by: Yuimetal
****

But look at what they accomplished by going thru the govt. They have committed crime after crime and gotten away with it.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 09:28 PM (hVdx9)

195 Know what you know about her heinous, how can anyone remain friends with anyone that would knowingly vote for her? If she wins, these past 8 years will pale in comparison to the future.

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 09:29 PM (xVgrA)

196 Got it. Thanks, lindafell.

Posted by: rickl at July 23, 2016 09:30 PM (sdi6R)

197 I wouldn't have said anything, but Dad keeps forgetting things. My Mother isn't a "worrywart", and she has asked me for help recently.

I am over there making dinner, mowing the lawn and helping Dad with things around the house. I'm only five minutes away.

My Brother is about an hour-and-a-half away, so I happily accept the responsibility.

I LOVE returning a mere portion of what they have given me.

THANK YOU for your prayers.

God Bless each and every one of you.

-Marc

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 09:31 PM (6gk0M)

198 How can any "conservative" vote for her over Trump???? Unfathomable!!

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 09:31 PM (xVgrA)

199 Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:10 PM (CS7jF)

Yes, Sir. Too much dust to say much else.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 09:12 PM (6gk0M)

My Dad was the most peaceful, calm, kind man you could ever hope to meet. He had Alzheimer's and Dementia horribly, and during the last few months, every time I'd visit him, he'd call me a "bastard", and slap my arm or hand away whenever I got close to him.

I'd just grab him and hug him and say: "This is your son, Bob, and I'm here because I love you. You're the best Dad, ever, and I'm proud to be your son."

Then he'd calm down again, give me a little grin, and then look off into the distance, the way he did.

The last few weeks of his life I was closer to him than I'd ever been, and even though he was orbiting a completely different planet, mentally, in a very eccentric orbit, he knew he was loved.

That's about all you can ask for.

Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:32 PM (CS7jF)

200 And yeah, I was a never trumper but the alternative.....{{{shudders}}}

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 09:32 PM (xVgrA)

201 31 @30 Kurt Russell destroyed his (female) computer in The Thing.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 06:54 PM (0Ph0e)

I remember he poured coffee on it. Don't remember it being female, though. Looked like an old Atari, or something like that.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 06:57 PM (tEhtH)

I thought it was Scotch, 'cause I don't remember too much coffee drinking goin' on.

Posted by: dDan at July 23, 2016 09:32 PM (hwYmz)

202
How does an 18 year old in Germany with no money get a Glock and hundreds of rounds of ammo?

Traded for some books.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 23, 2016 09:33 PM (IqV8l)

203 How does an 18 year old in Germany with no money get a Glock and hundreds of rounds of ammo?
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Easier and cheaper to get than a happy meal?

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 09:34 PM (xVgrA)

204 I cannot fault the Germans their weirdness because, in some of their urination porn, the actresses have a delightful mixture of playfulness and mischievousness about them. It's not my bag but a golden performance seeps through all the same.

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 09:37 PM (ewfUZ)

205 ..."That's about all you can ask for."
-Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:32 PM (CS7jF)

Thank You, Good Sir.

Thank God for you and your blessed lesson.

I am hoping his diminished mental capacity is due to restricted blood-flow and can be corrected, but I fear the worst.

Thank you, again.

Much Love,
-Marc

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 09:38 PM (6gk0M)

206 I wish I could get drunk, but I've got a tox test Monday. Shit can go back 80 hours.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 09:39 PM (0Ph0e)

207 Prayers for the blessing of memory Sharkman, and for a speedy and complete recovery of your dad Slap

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 23, 2016 09:40 PM (EZebt)

208 Prayers for your dad, Slap.

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 09:41 PM (7lVbc)

209 Prayers up Slap. Been there.

Posted by: cfomahm at July 23, 2016 09:42 PM (RfzVr)

210 Well, I made it to the end of Clinton Cash.
The last scandal is the worst, imo.

God bless Peter Schweizer for investigating and writing about this.
I like how the movie takes aim from the Left - look at the Clintons selling out all their "progressive principles" etc.

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 09:43 PM (7lVbc)

211 So, is Bernie a self-hating Jew or an Atheist?

Or do I repeat myself?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 09:43 PM (4+VII)

212 Thank you, again.

Much Love,
-Marc

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 09:38 PM (6gk0M)

No worries. You and yours are on my permanent prayer list.

Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:46 PM (CS7jF)

213 Damn, Shark. I know I'm headed into that territory someday too. Hope I handle it with as much grace.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 09:48 PM (vyqqu)

214 And you too, Slap.

Getting old sucks. Whether it's worse for the person doing it or those around them is open to debate.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 09:50 PM (vyqqu)

215 I killed the thread, didn't I...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 09:52 PM (vyqqu)

216 /sticks fork in thread

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 09:53 PM (vyqqu)

217 Hi brother cavil

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 09:53 PM (7lVbc)

218 So, is Bernie a self-hating Jew or an Atheist?

Or do I repeat myself?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo

I don't think liberal Jews or whites hate themselves, so much as people who are like them. Peers make them feel insecure. They like to imagine themselves as the hero of Avatar, leading noble savages in their struggle againt The Man.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 09:54 PM (0Ph0e)

219 Thanks, San Franpsycho (coolest nick, evah).

Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 09:56 PM (CS7jF)

220
201
31 @30 Kurt Russell destroyed his (female) computer in The Thing.

Posted by: Edgar Allen Poe at July 23, 2016 06:54 PM (0Ph0e)

I remember he poured coffee on it. Don't remember it being female, though. Looked like an old Atari, or something like that.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 06:57 PM (tEhtH)

I thought it was Scotch, 'cause I don't remember too much coffee drinking goin' on.

Posted by: dDan at July 23, 2016 09:32 PM (hwYmz)

It was Scotch, and he did it because the computer was a "cheatin' bitch".

Side note: the voice of the computer was Adrienne Barbeau.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 23, 2016 09:56 PM (LuZz8)

221 Yuimetal, to your earlier question, I don't think the Clintons would have gotten as rich as they have in the private sector.
They profit on corruption.

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 09:56 PM (7lVbc)

222
Yuimetal, to your earlier question, I don't think the Clintons would have gotten as rich as they have in the private sector.

They profit on corruption.

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 09:56 PM (7lVbc)

True. But honestly, I don't think the Clintons view money as anything more than a tool or a side benefit. I really think their motivation is power and revenge.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 23, 2016 09:59 PM (LuZz8)

223 Watched Clinton Cash, didn't know the details but it wasn't anything I wasn't expecting

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 10:01 PM (bksJQ)

224 223 Watched Clinton Cash, didn't know the details but it wasn't anything I wasn't expecting
Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2016 10:01 PM (bksJQ)

The Russia thing shocked me

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 10:01 PM (7lVbc)

225 I don't get White To Play And Win. If white moves Rh1, then why does black not move Rh2 stopping check. If Rh1xRh2, then black's other R returns the favor, Rh2xR.

Posted by: Locke Common at July 23, 2016 10:02 PM (ZA3fR)

226 >>>xt year will be the 100th anniversary of the Oct Revolution. I'm sure there will be massive celebrations in commie land.

Nah. Russia? They've put that phase behind them. China? North Korea? They got their own sh*t to celebrate. Central America? They're probably too exhausted and hungry to do any celebrating.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 10:05 PM (0Ph0e)

227 OK, I just put up a bonus endgame problem since the original one was so lousy.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 10:11 PM (tEhtH)

228 Thank goodness, block party is over. They're ending it with Freebird.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 10:11 PM (0Ph0e)

229 White must first foil the threatened xray attack on his rook...

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 10:14 PM (0Ph0e)

230 127 I haven't read the comments yet, but in the endgame, how about 1.Rd2 Kd4 2. Kf3 Kc3 3. Ke3?
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I have the same question as Rickl.Why not R-Q2?

Posted by: RTW at July 23, 2016 10:15 PM (3frOv)

231 Here's a great trailer for Wonderwoman:

http://tinyurl.com/Gal-Gadot-is-WONDERWOMAN

Wow!

Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 10:16 PM (CS7jF)

232 I'm still watching the Clinton Cash video.

The Bernie Sanders supporters really really need to see it. If enough of them do, Trump will win in a landslide.

Posted by: rickl at July 23, 2016 10:16 PM (sdi6R)

233 225 I don't get White To Play And Win. If white moves Rh1, then why does black not move Rh2 stopping check. If Rh1xRh2, then black's other R returns the favor, Rh2xR.

Posted by: Locke Common at July 23, 2016 10:02 PM (ZA3fR)

True. This is why Rh1xRxh2 is not the move you want to make. See the solution. If Black moves Rh2 to block the check from the rook on h1, the correct response is not Rh1xh2, bur rather Rh7+, bringing his other rook into play.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 10:19 PM (tEhtH)

234 I really don't understanding Dems like the Clintons and the Obamas.
Putin is a corrupt bastard but afaik he doesn't sell out his own country's security and strength because he knows that just hurts his own power.
Dems they think they can sell the roof from off their own heads and never feel the rain.

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 10:19 PM (7lVbc)

235 I have the same question as Rickl.Why not R-Q2?

Posted by: RTW at July 23, 2016 10:15 PM (3frOv)

Screw the Endgame of the Week. I tried to adapt an existing problem and made a dog's breakfast of it. I put up a Bonus Endgame instead.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 10:20 PM (tEhtH)

236 Dems they think they can sell the roof from off their own heads and never feel the rain.
Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 10:19 PM (7lVbc)

******

It's what they had to sell. Didn't cost them anything except their souls.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at July 23, 2016 10:21 PM (qPGHb)

237 Damn, Shark. I know I'm headed into that territory someday too. Hope I handle it with as much grace.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 09:48 PM (vyqqu)

If that's in your future, then the time to live is NOW. I think I also have it in mine, but there's another 30 or so years before that happens, so it's now or never for me.

Posted by: Sharkman at July 23, 2016 10:23 PM (CS7jF)

238 @234 I think Obama is ideologically driven and wants to hobble this country, even if it hurts him. I think the Clintons want to turn a personal profit, and are gambling that they will not feel the consequences.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 10:24 PM (0Ph0e)

239 Well for me and my dad, not myself personally that I know. I wouldn't want to know honestly.

I find myself hoping his heart goes first. To wake up and he not know me would break my heart, finally and completely.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 10:26 PM (vyqqu)

240 Can't see how white saves his rook.

Posted by: Yuimetal at July 23, 2016 10:29 PM (0Ph0e)

241 I think that Bill Clinton thinks that he is "untouchable", i.e. he can do anything and no FBI or DOJ will ever indict him.

Good work if you can get it.

"Both Clintons for Prison 2017:

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 10:34 PM (4+VII)

242
I think that Bill Clinton thinks that he is "untouchable", i.e. he can do anything and no FBI or DOJ will ever indict him.

If you spin the roulette wheel and your number always comes up...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 23, 2016 10:39 PM (IqV8l)

243 Seriously. We have this tradition of overlooking the crimes of the previous administration.

It works both ways of course. But shit. I would love the Trump DOJ to indict Obama, Clinton (both), and all the other blackguards that did anything obviously illegal.

Yeah. I know. In my dreams.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 10:43 PM (4+VII)

244 I don't know if this belongs in the pet thread but I finally saw the video of Hillary barking like a dog. I did not bother until now because I thought it was a ploy to get Rick rolled.

Well she did it. She is certifiable mentally and physically.

Trump by a landslide if we even have elections or make it to November.

Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at July 23, 2016 10:43 PM (vQc5t)

245 Is a peaceful transition of power possible without it?

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 10:44 PM (ewfUZ)

246 Seriously. We have this tradition of overlooking the crimes of the previous administration.

That, I think, is one tradition we would do well to abolish.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 10:45 PM (vyqqu)

247 Perhaps we are due for an unpeaceful transition of power.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 10:45 PM (4+VII)

248 Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 10:19 PM (7lVbc)

See man with no party. Their mothers are already dead. Nothing left.

Posted by: Golfman at July 23, 2016 10:46 PM (48QDY)

249 Still his thread?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 10:46 PM (9ym/8)

250 "this"

God help me.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 10:48 PM (9ym/8)

251 Better thread than dead.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 10:48 PM (4+VII)

252 It's not much now, but it's what we have. I think the sane folk retired to get sloshed.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 10:49 PM (vyqqu)

253 Sorry to sully the chess thread. Couldn't restrain myself.

Posted by: Golfman at July 23, 2016 10:49 PM (48QDY)

254 253 Sorry to sully the chess thread. Couldn't restrain myself.

Posted by: Golfman at July 23, 2016 10:49 PM (48QDY)

Dude. The chess thread is also an open thread. So no harm, no foul.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 10:50 PM (tEhtH)

255 Sans CDR M, someone has missed their cue.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 10:52 PM (6gk0M)

256 *Looks at clock*

Well, I am sure Maet will be along shortly to gum his food and his women.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 10:52 PM (9ym/8)

257 Sully or Sulla?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Marius

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 10:52 PM (ewfUZ)

258 "The struggle between Marius and Sulla led to the deaths of numerous distinguished Roman senators, equestrians and unknown thousands of Roman soldiers and citizens. It set a precedent for the civil wars to come that led ultimately to the destruction of the Republican form of government and thus to the establishment of the principate system of the Empire."

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 10:54 PM (ewfUZ)

259 G'Night, Ev'ry-Buddy!

*static*

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at July 23, 2016 10:56 PM (6gk0M)

260 "*static*
Posted by: Slapweasel, "

Might be the smartest guy all night.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 23, 2016 10:58 PM (9ym/8)

261 Bonus Endgame

1. Rh5, blocking the Black mate threat at h8, and unleashing his own mating threat with 2. Ra6++. Black has several way to get out of the mate threat:

a) if 1...Rxh5 2. Ra5+ wins the black rook with a skewer attack and leaves White with a King and Rook vs. King endgame, an elementary win.

b) 1...Kc6 or 1...Ke6. In which case 2. Rxh1 leaves white with a King and two Rooks vs. King endgame, an even easier win than a) above.

c) 1...Rb1. After which 2. Ra6 Rb6 3. Rxb6++

And finally

d) 1...Rc1. White has 2. Ra6+ and after 2...Rc6 to block, 3. Rh6+ wins the black rook via a skewer again, and again leaves White with King and two rooks vs. King as in b) above.

Posted by: Evan3457 at July 23, 2016 10:59 PM (XSLU2)

262 Having read "A Canticle for Liebowitz" I have the sure and confident idea that we could blow up the world and in 3000 years do it again.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 11:00 PM (4+VII)

263 Holy crap! If only we could ensure that both Clintons end up behind bars for an eternity. They are evil.

Posted by: Fritz at July 23, 2016 11:03 PM (vXmOS)

264 If only we could ensure that both Clintons end up behind bars for an eternity.

It's a matter of time.

Posted by: the barbed one at July 23, 2016 11:05 PM (6FqZa)

265 Wherefore art thou, ONT?

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at July 23, 2016 11:06 PM (rJUlF)

266 I finished watching "Clinton Cash". Why is it only available for a limited time at Breitbart? Why isn't it freely available on YouTube?

This is tailor-made for Bernie supporters. They will be utterly disgusted and outraged, and rightfully so.

Posted by: rickl at July 23, 2016 11:06 PM (sdi6R)

267 Bill will die of old age before he ever gets convicted.

Hillary? She will have a stroke or 3 and be declared incompetent to stand trial.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at July 23, 2016 11:08 PM (4+VII)

268 Is this now the ONT?

Posted by: The Overnight Hat at July 23, 2016 11:09 PM (vBeA5)

269 All the Clintons have is influence and power of the govt. they will lose much of that if she's not elected.

Posted by: lindafell TEXIT!! at July 23, 2016 11:10 PM (xVgrA)

270 I ate too much at dinner and I regret it

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 11:13 PM (7lVbc)

271 Peel the felt off the rook piece's bottom and mystical realm awaits.

Perhaps I used too much glue to reattach.

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 11:14 PM (ewfUZ)

272 White Mates In 1
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Well, of course it does. Privilege.

Posted by: SJW at July 23, 2016 11:16 PM (mxCgt)

273 It's funny because the horse head piece can't go in a straight line.

Also, it can't walk.

Or drive.

And it's lucky it's white or the cop would shoot it.

Posted by: REvrund Al at July 23, 2016 11:16 PM (AoL5p)

274 Pok�mon- a game Michael Vick would approve of.
You catch animals and use them to fight each other for your amusement and self promotion.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:19 PM (hVdx9)

275 And it's lucky it's white or the cop would shoot it.

I did shoot it. Looked like a dog.

Posted by: Cartoon Cop at July 23, 2016 11:19 PM (mRvs9)

276 Posted by: Evan3457 at July 23, 2016 10:59 PM (XSLU2)

Yeah, that pretty much nails it. I don't even have to post the solution, because you already did.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 23, 2016 11:20 PM (tEhtH)

277 Ummm, how is that chess piece driving? It has no arms or legs.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:22 PM (hVdx9)

278 Which is the worse punishment, Onopalooza or no ONT at all?.

Maet is an evil genius.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 23, 2016 11:22 PM (jR7Wy)

279 Wherefore art thou, ONT?

Wherefore means "why", not "where".

Posted by: Shakespearean pedant at July 23, 2016 11:22 PM (rLrEx)

280 5 1/2 hour chess thread and we're not even to 300 posts yet

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at July 23, 2016 11:22 PM (oAY8z)

281 So, Linux and chess are similar? I mean we started to address this problem 5 1/2 hours ago...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:24 PM (mxCgt)

282 When TMIMITW says "Stay thirsty, my friends," he's actually telling us *not* to drink anything, right? Right??

Posted by: GolfBoy at July 23, 2016 11:24 PM (moQX0)

283 Ummm, how is that chess piece driving? It has no arms or legs.

Where there is a will, there is a way to Nugget porn

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 11:24 PM (ewfUZ)

284 where the hell is willow?

Posted by: NCKate at July 23, 2016 11:26 PM (9Pufo)

285 Watching Jason Isbell on Austin City Limits. Anyone know this guy? Not bad.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:26 PM (mxCgt)

286 Ummm, how is that chess piece driving? It has no arms or legs.

Where there is a will, there is a way to Nugget porn

Posted by: derit
****

(Googles nugget porn, immediately wishes he hadn't)

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:27 PM (hVdx9)

287 *tips hat to fellow tarheel kate*

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:27 PM (mxCgt)

288 Now Tilikum, you should know by now never to follow a thread the Horde leaves hanging...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 11:28 PM (vyqqu)

289 Just saw on Bing where people are allegedly more in support of gun control including banning "assault weapons".
I call BS myself.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:28 PM (hVdx9)

290 Now Tilikum, you should know by now never to follow a thread the Horde leaves hanging...

Posted by: Brother Cavil
****

You gotta take a risk once in a while.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:29 PM (hVdx9)

291 hello, hammer. sweltering day today in the Piedmont

Posted by: NCKate at July 23, 2016 11:29 PM (9Pufo)

292
hello, hammer. sweltering day today in the Piedmont
Posted by: NCKate at July 23, 2016 11:29 PM

Proof of global warming. Taxes must be raised.

Posted by: A. Arnold Algore at July 23, 2016 11:32 PM (IqV8l)

293 We're ready for some of that Clintoon Cash!

Posted by: LIVs at July 23, 2016 11:32 PM (Tyii7)

294 Maybe there's a palace coup in progress and Ace and the COBs are battling for supremacy.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 23, 2016 11:33 PM (jR7Wy)

295 Black Pawns Matter!!!

Posted by: andycanuck at July 23, 2016 11:34 PM (LdMbv)

296 And by "palace" I mean a fleabag hotel in the Meatpacking District.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 23, 2016 11:34 PM (jR7Wy)

297 I just love the meatpacking district.

Posted by: Sandra Flook at July 23, 2016 11:35 PM (Tyii7)

298 Jason Isbell was in the Drive By Truckers. Talented guy. Did he play 'Codeine' on ACL? He's got some good songs

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at July 23, 2016 11:35 PM (oAY8z)

299 And by "coup" I mean a drunken game of Twister has taken a strange turn.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 23, 2016 11:35 PM (jR7Wy)

300 I,Claudius shall cower in some drapes before being crowned Emperor of Spades

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 11:36 PM (ewfUZ)

301 286 Ummm, how is that chess piece driving? It has no arms or legs.

--

Google self driving car

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 11:36 PM (7lVbc)

302 Learned a hard lesson today:

Don't ever eat the "Barrel brownies"...

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:36 PM (q7T0y)

303 Ew qdpsteve

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 11:37 PM (7lVbc)

304 How many fleas fit in a fleabag?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 23, 2016 11:37 PM (IqV8l)

305 286 Ummm, how is that chess piece driving? It has no arms or legs.

--

Google self driving car

Posted by: @votermom
****

I thought all those Google cars were Prius based. The chess piece is driving a pickup.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:38 PM (hVdx9)

306 What have I gotten myself into? FML.

Posted by: Tim Cain at July 23, 2016 11:38 PM (Tyii7)

307 Is that Cain from Robocop 2?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 23, 2016 11:39 PM (IqV8l)

308 reminded me of the Michael de la Maza phenomenon. In short, MDLM was a fellow who devised an extreme chess training plan and used it to reach USCF Expert strength in 2 years.
====
Yeah. I understand the regimen included him hooking his balls up to a car battery and getting jolted every time he made an error.

Posted by: andycanuck at July 23, 2016 11:40 PM (LdMbv)

309 How many fleas fit in a fleabag?

A metric shit ton.

Posted by: That guy who always says... at July 23, 2016 11:40 PM (Tyii7)

310 The chess piece is driving a pickup.

It's a Tesla El Camino.

Available soon!

Posted by: Elon Musk at July 23, 2016 11:40 PM (rLrEx)

311 After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout.
We're gonna stimulate some action;
We're gonna get some satisfaction.
We're gonna find out what it is all about.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down.

Posted by: B. Lucky Case at July 23, 2016 11:40 PM (ap4CP)

312 HEY YOU COCKSUCKERS !!!1
THIS IS THE CHESS THREAD !!!
SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT NON CHESS SHIT !!!
SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT CHESS !!!

i am not seeing the win on white to win ... the rook can take the pawn and it just continues ( for a while anyway )

Posted by: alec at July 23, 2016 11:41 PM (Stimt)

313 hello, hammer. sweltering day today in the Piedmont
Posted by: NCKate
----------

Yeah, it's hot everywhere. Cool-ish nights make it bearable. We'll drop to 65 deg. or so tonight.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:41 PM (mxCgt)

314 **Top Signs of a Quality Fleabag Motel**

- Faulty neon sign out front

- Actual fleas everywhere

- Semi-attractive hooker stuffed in the mattress

- Bill Clinton in the lobby

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:41 PM (q7T0y)

315 Fuck you Alec

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:42 PM (hVdx9)

316 Who knew Baldwin was so into chess? Doesn't it take time away from shouting at his daughter?

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 11:43 PM (ewfUZ)

317
Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 23, 2016 11:43 PM (IqV8l)

318 HEY YOU #*&%$S !!!1
THIS IS THE CHESS THREAD !!!
SHUT THE *^&%$# UP ABOUT NON CHESS #$%&$% !!!
SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT CHESS !!!
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My, my...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:43 PM (mxCgt)

319 back at ya whale boy

Posted by: alec at July 23, 2016 11:43 PM (Stimt)

320 **Top Signs of a Quality Fleabag Motel**

- Faulty neon sign out front

- Actual fleas everywhere

- Semi-attractive hooker stuffed in the mattress

- Bill Clinton in the lobby

Posted by: qdpsteve
****

That mint on your pillow is actually a dead cockroach.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:43 PM (hVdx9)

321 Tilikum, I shoulda looked before I ate it. :-P

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:44 PM (q7T0y)

322 What happens to the Saturday afternoon chess/open thread once it's...Sunday morning?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 23, 2016 11:44 PM (jR7Wy)

323 Tilikum, I shoulda looked before I ate it. :-P

Posted by: qdpsteve
****

(turns green)

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:45 PM (hVdx9)

324 Chess is a boutique item here at the AoSHQ fleshpot

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 11:45 PM (ewfUZ)

325
HEY YOU COCKSUCKERS !!!1 THIS IS THE CHESS THREAD !!!
SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT NON CHESS SHIT !!! SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT CHESS !!!
Posted by: alec

*high squeaky voice*

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 23, 2016 11:45 PM (kdS6q)

326 I guess the troll is checking to see if it would be banned.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:46 PM (hVdx9)

327 I too just found out nugget porn has nothing to do with Chic Fil A

Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at July 23, 2016 11:46 PM (vQc5t)

328 Papa's got a brand new fleabag.

Posted by: James Brown at July 23, 2016 11:46 PM (IqV8l)

329 What happens to the Saturday afternoon chess/open thread once it's...Sunday morning?

Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

Posted by: Egon Spengler at July 23, 2016 11:47 PM (rLrEx)

330 261 Bonus Endgame

1. Rh5, blocking the Black mate threat at h8, and unleashing his own mating threat with 2. Ra6++. Black has several way to get out of the mate threat:

a) if 1...Rxh5 2. Ra5+ wins the black rook with a skewer attack and leaves White with a King and Rook vs. King endgame, an elementary win.

Posted by: Evan3457 at July 23, 2016 10:59 PM (XSLU2)

++++

>>>a) if 1...Rxh5 2. Ra5+
???
No, it's not a check. Black K is on the 6 row. All Ra5 does is tee up white's 2nd rook for the slaughter.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 11:47 PM (R+30W)

331 * draws inverted pentagram in hobo blood on the floor, sprinkles Valu-Rite *

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 23, 2016 11:47 PM (jR7Wy)

332 :::comes up for air:::

WINONA!!!

:::dives:::

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 23, 2016 11:47 PM (+b2T3)

333 I too just found out nugget porn has nothing to do with Chic Fil A

Posted by: Cactus of Liberty
****

Or McDonalds

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:47 PM (hVdx9)

334 Flaming emus got the weekend off. Y'all are on yer own.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 23, 2016 11:48 PM (vyqqu)

335 Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread

SORRY ! SORRY ! SORRY ! SORRY !!1 !!!1!1
MAN.. NOW I FEEL LIKE A TOTAL ASS !

I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE ! I AM TOTALLY IN THE WRONG ! SO BAD IN FACT THAT I AM NOT ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS.

I AM A SHIT HEEL AND A LOSER WHO CANT PLAY CHESS FOR SHIT .

Posted by: alec at July 23, 2016 11:48 PM (Stimt)

336 **Top Signs of a Quality Fleabag Motel**

- Faulty neon sign out front

- Actual fleas everywhere

- Semi-attractive hooker stuffed in the mattress

- Bill Clinton in the lobby
Posted by: qdpsteve
-------------------

Ironically, Jason Isbell did a tune tonight titled 'I Don't Want to Die in a Super 8 Motel'
http://tinyurl.com/j4x36or

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:48 PM (mxCgt)

337 Flaming emus got the weekend off. Y'all are on yer own.

Posted by: Brother Cavil
****

I got this

Posted by: Flaming Clown Boner at July 23, 2016 11:49 PM (hVdx9)

338 Please pick up the white courtesy phone, Mr. Capslock.

Posted by: The AoSHQ Psychiatric Desk at July 23, 2016 11:50 PM (Tyii7)

339 Ugh another brown spider.
Third one in around a week.

Posted by: @votermom at July 23, 2016 11:50 PM (7lVbc)

340 Mike, LOL.

Thankfully Motel 6 has that slogan: "We'll leave the light on for you when you die!" :-P

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:50 PM (q7T0y)

341
I guess the troll is checking to see if it would be banned.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale

Here? This place is like Juvenal Court.

Actual punishment is rare and utterly random.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 23, 2016 11:51 PM (kdS6q)

342 Brown spider
How come you taste so good

ehhh

Posted by: Mick Jagger first draft at July 23, 2016 11:51 PM (rLrEx)

343 The Super 8 Motel SOP probably covers dead hookers.

How would you like to work in a place that has to have a dead hooker decision tree?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 23, 2016 11:51 PM (jR7Wy)

344 Ugh another brown spider.
Third one in around a week.

Posted by: @votermom
****
I see how it is. You have a problem with critters of color.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:51 PM (hVdx9)

345 Still better than "Jumpin' Jack Rash."

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:51 PM (q7T0y)

346 I guess the troll is checking to see if it would be banned.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale

Here? This place is like Juvenal Court.

Actual punishment is rare and utterly random.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix
****

Hence the test.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:52 PM (hVdx9)

347 Clearly, not a brown recluse. I'd stake someone else's life on it.

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 11:52 PM (ewfUZ)

348 can I bring a bottled water to the barrel with me ?

Posted by: alec at July 23, 2016 11:52 PM (Stimt)

349 Looking for tips on trolling Leftist sites. Any suggestions from the Horde would be appreciated.

Posted by: cm9000 at July 23, 2016 11:53 PM (Y/5qL)

350 **Super 8 Dead Hooker Dos and Don'ts***

- DON'T contact media
- DON'T contact authorities
- DO have plenty of Val-U-Rite vodka on hand (doubles as a rubbing alcohol and general cleaning agent)
- DO follow standard wood chipper protocol
- DO ensure plenty of odor-killing Hefty bags are in stock

...

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:54 PM (q7T0y)

351 Here? This place is like Juvenal Court.

In the Satires of Justice, the only justice is in the satire

Posted by: derit at July 23, 2016 11:54 PM (ewfUZ)

352 How would you like to work in a place that has to have a dead hooker decision tree?
Posted by: All Hail Eris
---------------

Yeah, when the Housekeeping cleaning supplies list includes 'quicklime' it's probably a bad sign

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:56 PM (mxCgt)

353 **Super 8 Dead Hooker Dos and Don'ts***

- DON'T contact media
- DON'T contact authorities
- DO have plenty of Val-U-Rite vodka on hand (doubles as a rubbing alcohol and general cleaning agent)
- DO follow standard wood chipper protocol
- DO ensure plenty of odor-killing Hefty bags are in stock

...

Posted by: qdpsteve
****

I think that is an older one. I think the new one has something about organ harvesting if the kill is fresh enough.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 23, 2016 11:57 PM (hVdx9)

354 261 Bonus Endgame

1. Rh5, blocking the Black mate threat at h8, and unleashing his own mating threat with 2. Ra6++. Black has several way to get out of the mate threat:

a) if 1...Rxh5 2. Ra5+ wins the black rook with a skewer attack and leaves White with a King and Rook vs. King endgame, an elementary win.

b) 1...Kc6 or 1...Ke6. In which case 2. Rxh1 leaves white with a King and two Rooks vs. King endgame, an even easier win than a) above.

c) 1...Rb1. After which 2. Ra6 Rb6 3. Rxb6++

And finally

d) 1...Rc1. White has 2. Ra6+ and after 2...Rc6 to block, 3. Rh6+ wins the black rook via a skewer again, and again leaves White with King and two rooks vs. King as in b) above.

Posted by: Evan3457 at July 23, 2016 10:59 PM (XSLU2)

++++

You skipped a move with a)
should be
a) if 1...Rxh5
Ra6+; Ka5
then Ra5+ with the skewer attack.

Nicely done. I know you had it on your end, just left out a step typing it up.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 23, 2016 11:57 PM (R+30W)

355 I did write a 1500 word piece entitled "Winona Boners" - is this the place to post? It's not yet finished!

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 23, 2016 11:57 PM (+b2T3)

356 Tilikum, true. It's probably how they stay in business.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:57 PM (q7T0y)

357 Any left wing sites to troll besides TPM and Daily Kos.

Posted by: cm9000 at July 23, 2016 11:57 PM (Y/5qL)

358 cm9000, ooo, go to Hollywood Elsewhere. ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 23, 2016 11:58 PM (q7T0y)

359
Here? This place is like Juvenal Court.

In the Satires of Justice, the only justice is in the satire
Posted by: derit

I know, I know.

Thought it looked wrong too -- but this point, figured the end of a 6 hour old chess thread wasn't the place for presentation portfolio quality work.

So, let spellcheck just have that one.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 23, 2016 11:59 PM (kdS6q)

360 Looking for tips on trolling Leftist sites. Any suggestions from the Horde would be appreciated.
Posted by: cm9000
------------

Just say something like, 'So the DNC rigged the game against Bernie... so what? The guy's a loser, and besides, at this point, what difference does it make?'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 23, 2016 11:59 PM (mxCgt)

361 Nood

Posted by: Hanoverfist at July 23, 2016 11:59 PM (WDg5t)

362 there are no left wing sites left

they have all been eaten

like the last brownie

gone

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at July 24, 2016 12:00 AM (oAY8z)

363 Emergency interim ONT up!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 24, 2016 12:00 AM (jR7Wy)

364 Tilikum, true. It's probably how they stay in business.

Posted by: qdpsteve
****

There was one here in AZ I stayed at multiple times because they had insanely low rates $25. It was actually ok. No roaches, no fist fights, and no hookers. Not your average Super 8.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at July 24, 2016 12:00 AM (hVdx9)

365 Amateurs....that's not how it's done....

The quicklime thing doesnt work the way folks seem to think it does. Often, it cam end up mummifying the intended.

And woodchippers are a bitch to hose out.

No, it's straight up sulfuric acid in a confined, controlled environment, followed by careful grinding of any residues.

.....so I heard.....from a stranger.....who knew a guy who saw a movie.......

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at July 24, 2016 12:00 AM (KHrVb)

366 Uncle Palp, I know you can be counted on for your discretion should the situation arise.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 24, 2016 12:02 AM (jR7Wy)

367 i am not seeing the win on white to win ... the rook can take the pawn and it just continues ( for a while anyway )

Posted by: alec at July 23, 2016 11:41 PM (Stimt)

Did you find something amiss in the solution I posted?

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 24, 2016 12:03 AM (tEhtH)

368 367
i am not seeing the win on white to win ... the rook can take the pawn and it just continues ( for a while anyway )

Posted by: alec at July 23, 2016 11:41 PM (Stimt)

Did you find something amiss in the solution I posted?

the second solution doesnt appear to conclude the game.
g7 still has black rh7 to deal with ??? am I wrong ? ( seems to be my thing today )

Posted by: alec at July 24, 2016 12:11 AM (Stimt)

369 For endgame of the week, isn't it just
1.Ra1 d2+
2. Kd1 Kd3
3. Ra3+ Ke4
4. Kxd2

Am I missing something?

Posted by: Jason Jones at July 24, 2016 12:12 AM (RBlVR)

370 Am I missing something?
Posted by: Jason Jones at July 24, 2016 12:12 AM (RBlVR)

Heh. Yeah, the part where I said I totally screwed the pooch on that endgame, which is why I posted another one.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 24, 2016 12:39 AM (tEhtH)

371 the second solution doesnt appear to conclude the game.
g7 still has black rh7 to deal with ??? am I wrong ? ( seems to be my thing today )
Posted by: alec at July 24, 2016 12:11 AM (Stimt)

no, because that rook can't move. It is stuck at h7 because of the white rook on h1. Rxg7 would actually be an illegal move.

If you wish, drop me an email and we can discuss this, and I hope I can clear things up. I post my email address at the end of every thread, so you can find it there.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 24, 2016 12:43 AM (tEhtH)

372

Posted by: Cowboyneal at July 24, 2016 12:51 AM (cA3on)

373 330 and 354. Yeah, you're right, I typed it up too fast and skipped the intermediate 2. Ra6+ K any the 3. Ra5+ winning the black rook.

Duh, me.

Posted by: Evan3457 at July 24, 2016 03:17 AM (XSLU2)

374 On the White-to-play-and-win, I see now what you meant by the mate-in-2, OM, but 1...Nh7 is such an obvious loser I didn't even consider it for Black.

Why did you not offer 1...Nh6 2.Rb8+ Ng8 3.Rxh6# in your solution?

With best play by Black, it's still a mate-in-3.

So Peter Thiel is a master, hmm.. interesting. But he's rusty! He hasn't played a rated game in over ten years! His knowledge of Najdorf theory is probably woefully out of date. We have a chance!

What would it take to get him into a tournament again, do you think? Probably retirement, if people like him even believe in such a thing.

Posted by: Philip at July 24, 2016 06:51 AM (Sowwm)

375 On the White-to-play-and-win: So simple with the other rook, I forgot about the pawn preventing the King from moving if pieces are traded. A real duh, moment. Thanks for clarifying for me.

Posted by: Locke Common at July 24, 2016 10:46 AM (ZA3fR)

376 Late to the thread, but thinking of you and your Dad, Slap.

I went through it with my Dad. During the last months, he didn't recognize me but seemed to view me (I think) as a friendly, supportive presence.

The day he passed away, when I entered his room for the last time he wasn't able to move or speak, but his eyes opened wide and riveted on me. I think he died in peace.

It was a sad, crazy ride towards the end, but I think about what raising a kid is like. That's kind of crazy too in a way. No roadmaps, they just did their very best, always.

All I can say is, hang in as best you can, and try not to leave anything on the table as far as being there for him goes. Some things we only get one shot in life at.

All the best to both of you.

Posted by: RM at July 24, 2016 02:25 PM (U3LtS)

377 Talking about Slap's Dad on the chess thread reminds me: The first chess set my Dad got for us had hollow plastic pieces that got knocked over and scattered on the board all the time when he and I played.

So we went to the hobby shop, got some plaster of Paris, and filled all the chess pieces. Worked great and was a fun little project we did together.

The things you remember.

Posted by: RM at July 24, 2016 02:37 PM (U3LtS)

378 I'm confused by the solution to your first endgame. The rook can just move away, and on the next move the white king will be next to the pawn.

Posted by: MikeN at July 24, 2016 05:34 PM (o/eHL)

379 For the one with the black king at h8, first white must check with his rook at h1, then black blocks with rh2. That's followed by rook to h7 check, and then it doesn't matter which piece black takes with, either the knight or the rook, because white capture with the h8 rook and then when black recapture, white advances the pawn to g7 mate.

Posted by: braininahat at July 27, 2016 01:26 AM (6d6pQ)

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