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Meanwhile,… white to move and mate in 3.
1. Qe7+ Nd7 2. Qxd7+ Kxd7 3. R1e7#
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Crazy. A month ago Hikaru set a new record (breaking his own record after 3 years) on Chess.com for blitz (3 minutes). Yesterday, Magnus went on a tear (10.5/11) and hit 3340, a new record.
There’s a photo of him achieving this … FROM HIS PHONE … with a dog. He beat the best blitz players in the world, from a phone, with a dog.
I feel so inadequate. And not because I don’t have a dog. I don’t want to have a dog. I would like to play chess better than I do. I’m terrible at blitz. He makes it look so easy.
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My personal favorite Magnus Carlsen moment – he was partying with friends, one of whom had blundered away a bullet game. He took over a terrible position and checkmated a highly rated player in less than a minute, while completely blitzed (pun intended).
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Kz7bo5tKE)
Qe7+, Nd7
Qxd7+, Kxd7
Re7 mate
In regard to Father Z’s chess aspirations (which I share), perhaps it’s best for us to remember the following quote attributed to the great Paul Morphy:
“The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted. life”
1. Qe7+ Nd7
2. Qxd7+ Kxd7
3. e1Re7#
Wow, that Mr. Morphy must have been beat up by a chess player. That’s like being a nerd^2.