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LAexpress12
Nov 6, 2010
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#21
ivandh wrote:

^ 21 Rd8 is mate. The rook is pinned.

 scuse me., i just ate my words. my bad

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cobra91
Nov 6, 2010
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#22
tonydal wrote:
jaypac wrote:

tonydal, look at 14. Bf4+

There was no mate (the knight's on f3).

 Ah...I thought you meant (in post #9) that 14...Nge5 saves Black's queen.

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Frankdawg
Nov 6, 2010
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#23

Putting the bishop on c5 in move 14 would have been more powerful. And your comments on move 7 saying if he were to capture with his knight you would recapture with the queen... that would not be as good, u get an extra center pawn + a half open f file for your rook if u capture with a pawn.

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jaypac
Nov 7, 2010
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#24

tonydal, yet once again, I have proved I am rookie.  Yes, 22. Rd8# is the best move after 21...Ne5, and yes, 21...Ke8 defends against that.  But assuming I missed that (like I did) - please take a look at my comments and tell me if some of my thought processes are thinking along good lines, or if I have some flawed thinking.

Thanks for your patience! -jaypac

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jaypac
Nov 7, 2010
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#25
thanks get lost - I wiki'ed it yesterday, too
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ivandh
Nov 7, 2010
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#26

Basically it means "I proved my point, so there!" while making you sound like a smartass.

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ivandh
Nov 7, 2010
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#27
tonydal wrote:

Yes, there's some truth to be found there too...

There is no truth anywhere. Only oreos...