2 is the poisoned pawn, 13 is the grob, 12 is the fried liver...
Fifteen pieces and a mate
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rooperi wrote:
2 is the poisoned pawn, 13 is the grob, 12 is the fried liver...
Correct, 3/3!
There are twenty openings and only fifteen pieces, so I guess five aren't used.
8 is the pirc, 15 is the dragon, 14 is trompowsky
zankfrappa wrote:
There are twenty openings and only fifteen pieces, so I guess five aren't used.
Yes
1 is the Ruy Lopez.
rooperi wrote:
8 is the pirc, 15 is the dragon, 14 is trompowsky
8 & 14 correct, 15 is not the Dragon
zankfrappa wrote:
There are twenty openings and only fifteen pieces, so I guess five aren't used.
Lol, I think you're right, been playing the Vienna for decades and my pieces never end up there....
5 is the Ponziani.
zankfrappa wrote:
1 is the Ruy Lopez.
It' not on the list...
Zank, choose only from the list.
Oh, 11 must be the Wilkes Barre Variation
I'm not too good at this game.
rooperi wrote:
Oh, 11 must be the Wilkes Barre Variation
Correct!
10 is the French.
4 is the Benko
rooperi wrote:
4 is the Benko
You're on a roll today!
5 is the Alapin.
In the position below, every piece's position is characteristic of an opening from the list below. Can you match the "representative" pieces with the openings?
Bonus: If it is white's turn to move, how many moves to mate?
Pirc Defence - 8
Sicilian Najdorf, Poisoned Pawn - 2
Larsen's Opening
Two Knights' Defence, Wilkes-Barre Variation - 11
Trompowsky Attack - 14
Saragossa Opening - 5
Sicilian Dragon - 6
Alapin's Opening - 9
Sicilian Najdorf - 1
French Defence - 10
Reti Opening
King's Indian Defence, Bayonet Attack - 3
Benko Gambit - 4
Vienna Game
Center Game - 7
Grob Attack - 13
Two Knights Defence, Fried Liver Attack - 12
Caro-Kann, Main Line - 15
Alekhine's Defence
Robatsch Defence
Bonus: Five moves to mate, beginning with 1.Qf6+ . Congratulations to Rooperi!