Hi craigy
Better to have posted in the thread link there we can throw the bits about and show diagram.
I very rarely l...
a spectator at the Maryland Chess Congress.
The Duck onboard
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Luck and the Duck + Drunken Knights
by 
greenpawn34 on May 21 2013 14:05 | 319 views | 2 edits | Last edit on May 21 2013 14:43
a spectator at the Maryland Chess Congress.
The Duck onboard
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The Duck at Yale + Traps in the Sicilian
by greenpawn34 on May 02 2013 12:05 | 1455 views | 3 edits | Last edit on May 05 2013 13:57
The Duck has left Mexico and Canada and is back in the USA
staying with Kareemelbadry.
Here he is with a bust of Bobby Fischer…
The Duck and Fischer ...
What Happened Next? (Disasters from RHP)
by greenpawn34 on Apr 21 2013 22:19 | 1355 views | 4 edits | Last edit on Apr 26 2013 20:19
Revealing chess photo shoot for Russia 2 TV Channel
by 
Natalia Pogonina on Apr 19 2013 09:03 | 648 views
The Diamond of Despair + Mate Bait + The Duck in Mexico
by greenpawn34 on Mar 31 2013 14:37 | 1904 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Mar 31 2013 14:40
Smitty has sent a picture of The Duck sitting on a frozen bird bath.
The Duck Ice Bathing
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The Best Ever Chess Book + Duck + Roma's Leagacy + Misery
by greenpawn34 on Mar 05 2013 16:40 | 2666 views | 3 edits | Last edit on Apr 29 2013 13:01
(I wonder people said before bread was sold sliced?)
This book will revolutionise the game and it’s a must buy for every chess player.
Best Ever Book
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The RHP Jewel of Doom + The Ducks' Travels Continue
by greenpawn34 on Feb 15 2013 13:44 | 3104 views | 4 edits | Last edit on Feb 23 2013 15:40
The Duck has left New York. Thank you St40.
And is now staying with kbear1k in Rhode Island.
The snow blizzard which hit the USA has hampered The Duck's visit to the
Blackstone Chess Club but Kbear has sent us a few snaps of The Duck playing
their daughters Duck at chess....in the snow. ...
The Duck in America + Richard Rapport
by greenpawn34 on Jan 30 2013 11:02 | 2819 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Feb 05 2013 21:43
He is currently staying with ST40 who kindly took the pictures.
Here is The Duck with the Empire State Building in the background.
Empire Building
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We Have a Checkmate With No Name
by greenpawn34 on Jan 22 2013 13:39 | 1570 views | 3 edits | Last edit on Feb 05 2013 21:56
In 150869 64squaresofpain posted a good game that ended thus.
herrero - 64squaresofpain RHP 2013
23. Ra1 Qxb2 24. Na2 Bxd3+ 25. Kd1 Qc...
He’s going to stay with ST40 for a while who will show him the sights.
There were tearful goodbyes in the Greenpawn household on the day I
packed him up and placed him in his box. Just look at those sad sad eyes.
Boxed Duck ...
RHP Christmas Quiz + Christmas Presents.
by greenpawn34 on Dec 26 2012 01:41 | 2630 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Dec 26 2012 01:48
…and what presents did you get?
The challenge I set my mob this was something to do with Chess.
Not a chess book, not a chess set, not a chess a clock.
I got the usual men’s things....
Frank James Marshall
by greenpawn34 on Dec 09 2012 15:30 | 2309 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Dec 13 2012 13:58
The Time Travelers Hat + Fat Lady's Birthday
by greenpawn34 on Nov 28 2012 18:33 | 1931 views | 4 edits | Last edit on Nov 29 2012 14:46
I’ll recap. This position was reached with White (Fat Lady) to play.
5R2/pp1q2rk/2np2pp/2p1p3/2B1P2Q/P2PP3/1PP3PP/6K1 w - - 0 22
White missed.
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One Queen Beats Two Queens
by greenpawn34 on Nov 18 2012 17:42 | 1787 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Nov 19 2012 12:43
A great man once wrote:
“One thing leads to another.”
I’ve no idea who it was. I used to know but one thing led to another
and I’ve forgotten, But who ever he was he was right. ...
Rook Blunders and Wonders
by greenpawn34 on Nov 11 2012 18:11 | 1533 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Nov 11 2012 18:22
Been a while since this last blog, been very busy.
In a moment of bravado I set up a 53 board 1 day 3 day time bank
challenge simul. I was going to go for 100 board simul but I found
it an annoying pain to keep setting up a new challenge.
You can only have a max of 15 up at a time so I’d have to wait till
some games got started then set up more challenges...
These were my first thoughts when I saw this diagram….
Chewed Diagram
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The 0% Trap + Snooker
by greenpawn34 on Oct 18 2012 13:33 | 2278 views | 5 edits | Last edit on Oct 22 2012 11:15
To me it’s better than watching Bank Managers slip in the snow or seeing
your least favourite football team sliding down the league.
Witness daniv - lausey 9375715 slip and slide about on this one
to finally produce the first RHP 2012 Championship Stalemate of Rd.2.
First we take a peek at the start of the endgame where White wins a piece...
Queen Rosaline + Sharp Practise with the Duck
by greenpawn34 on Oct 07 2012 21:25 | 1775 views | 3 edits | Last edit on Oct 07 2012 22:43
We were talking on the Forum about the Pin Variation of the Sicilian
and I found this game.
Look at this position.
Fnugbatter - rosaline RHP 2005 ...
Grandmaster Questions
by greenpawn34 on Sep 27 2012 10:46 | 1929 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Sep 27 2012 15:06
The MCO and the Brain Cell + RHP Ch Rd 2 Games
by greenpawn34 on Sep 20 2012 12:58 | 1632 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Feb 08 2013 02:32
rnbqkbnr/ppp3pp/8/3p1p2/2PPp3/4PP2/PP4PP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq D5 0 1
…appeared in 148543 as I was clicking through the game
a wee bell rang in my brain.
That is a French Defence Advanced in reverse. ...
The Difference Between a Helpmate and a Selfmate
by 
SwissGambit on Sep 09 2012 20:44 | 1573 views | 15 edits | Last edit on Sep 09 2012 21:03
This was proffered as an example of a game where white decided to `selfmate` rather than just resign:
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This is the bright red bus that takes me to work and as I hate hanging
around bus stops I always leave it until the last possible moment to catch it.
The driver of the No.27 bus is a sadistic swine who I imagine keeps
a private tally of the potential passengers he has left panting at bus stops.
He waits until you are nearly there giving the impression he is waiting and then...
RHP Championship Rd2 + My Endgame Skill.
by greenpawn34 on Aug 28 2012 14:29 | 2250 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Aug 28 2012 22:05
in the Edinburgh Chess Club.
No bold boast, this is being delivered with the same cold emotionless
look of a dentist about to start drilling.
It’s a fact and the pain felt by onlookers is roughly the same as having
the marrow of a wisdom tooth attacked and minced with a thin cold sharp
piece of tungsten aluminium spinning at 900 RPM. ...
Solving the 'double whammy'
by SwissGambit on Aug 23 2012 14:44 | 1471 views | 4 edits | Last edit on Aug 24 2012 13:46
What kind are you making?
Oh, just mate in 2 or mate in 3s. I kinda like these Double Whammies too, they might be easier to create.
Oh, ok. #2/3 is a good place to start. But what is a `double whammy`? ...
Svetozar Gligoric (1923 - 2012)
by greenpawn34 on Aug 19 2012 20:41 | 2268 views | 5 edits | Last edit on Aug 20 2012 15:23
Chess players everywhere was saddened to hear that Svetozar Gligoric
had recently passed away. Those of us of an older generation will feel
that another chapter in our chess childhood has been closed.
There was a time when Gligoric’s name was mentioned in chess clubs
and whose game frequented every chess magazine as often as som...
All From One Small Note....
by greenpawn34 on Aug 12 2012 17:01 | 1720 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Aug 12 2012 17:03
Last week there was not enough room to fit in all the analysis on the
exciting game between jamescott - stevie b, so we start this week with the
conclusion of this game.
jamescott - stevie b RHP 2008 ...
Spassky and the Greco + more rip offs + Prose Winner
by greenpawn34 on Aug 05 2012 23:04 | 1573 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Aug 06 2012 12:21
ripper offer spotter like me. If I can get caught than so can you..
But don’t let me put you off ripping off. Ripping off is good.
Cast your mind back to end of that glorious year 1972.
Those of you who were not born then can take it up with your maker
when you meet again. (hopefully not too soon....
The Rip Off and the 11 Year Old Champion.
by greenpawn34 on Jul 28 2012 12:45 | 2391 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Jul 28 2012 13:17
By a quirk of fate and some rotten bad luck mine and Mrs greenpawn’s holidays
just happened to happen at the same time.
To be honest I am not what you would call the holiday type. I never go anywhere.
Why should I...
A Joke, A Trap, Missed Mates in One
by greenpawn34 on Jul 15 2012 16:43 | 2155 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Jul 15 2012 17:23
I have caught a few with, once I caught three players all at the same time.
You show them this game. It’s only 12 moves so you should
be able to remember it.
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Qg4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 f5 7.Qg3 Bd7 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Bh5+ g6 10.Qxg6+ hxg6 11.Bxg6+ Ke7 12.Bg5 {Checkmate. It’s important you show them the Queen sac way to mate. It puts them into a big sac on g6 mode....
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