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| Posted by bhidragon goclub.org 1/12/2008 11:18:42 play online chess |  Subject: Knight Forks?Message: |
| Posted by ccmcacollister goclub.org 1/12/2008 13:25:16 play online chess | ... Message: |
| Posted by jstevens1 goclub.org 1/12/2008 14:50:10 play online chess | Knight forks Message: Cheers. Joanne |
| Posted by bhidragon goclub.org 1/12/2008 15:23:35 play online chess | Knightmares Message: Ccmcacollister is right ... GM games don't work as well at teaching novice players as do amateur game (ugly mistakes and all). |
| Posted by cascadejames goclub.org 1/12/2008 22:22:23 play online chess | OK- here is one of my blunders Message: It might be suitable for showing beginners what not to do.  game |
| Posted by cascadejames goclub.org 1/12/2008 22:45:40 play online chess | This one was more fun for me Message: final knight fork of the white Queen and a Rook at moves 19 and 20 decides the game. game
Also an illustration of how the effects of a fork can sometimes by avoided by a counterattack. See moves 13-18. White apparently miscounts. Again this is a game that is decided by mistakes made by both sides, so it illustrates things to be avoided,. |
| Posted by cascadejames goclub.org 1/12/2008 23:27:33 play online chess | Typo- will try again Message: game |
| Posted by bhidragon goclub.org 1/13/2008 03:44:09 play online chess | Thanks Message: |
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