Correct, I won't be posting anymore as stated in the previous post. I'm sure you can still browse other chess related communities though, regards. - KaosAquarius on Dec. 25, 2019, 8:33 a.m.

Okay, I understand. I was just saying is sad though. I liked your posts. - Carlos on Dec. 26, 2019, 4:42 a.m.

1.Qxf8 Kxf8 2.Bh6 Bg7 3.Re8 - Chess player on Dec. 12, 2019, 8:21 p.m.

Correct, a nice back-rank checkmate - KaosAquarius on Dec. 12, 2019, 9:01 p.m.

As black is weak on the g-file, precisely on the g8-square, white maneuvers the knight and rook in order to give a pretty arabian checkmate with 1.Nf6+! Kh8 [only move] and 2.Rg8# - KaosAquarius on Dec. 10, 2019, 6:25 p.m.

Enjoy your stay in the community Julio! Thanks for joining - KaosAquarius on Dec. 4, 2019, 3:57 p.m.

Don't worry, Carlsen truly has proven more than enough of his worth to the chess community and no one can take that from him, a champion is a champion and even in difficult times there are lessons that help us improve and Carlsen is no exception, Wesley So recently won the 960 championship against him, but Carlsen still is a living legend and will surpass this tough period, cheers! - KaosAquarius on Nov. 5, 2019, 11:36 p.m.

1.Nc7 Kf8 2.Qd8 Bxd8 3.Re8 - Chess player on Oct. 20, 2019, 6:34 p.m.

Well spotted! - KaosAquarius on Oct. 20, 2019, 6:48 p.m.

PGN viewer didn't load the game, but here's a link to check it out http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1974781 - KaosAquarius on Oct. 11, 2019, 1:58 p.m.

Can we play a chess match? I want only to practice :) - Chess player on Oct. 2, 2019, 5:50 p.m.

Sure, I'll send you my challenge on lichess - KaosAquarius on Oct. 2, 2019, 8:20 p.m.

Nice, I haven't read much of his literary works but I always enjoyed this saying. - KaosAquarius on Oct. 2, 2019, 4:54 a.m.

I agree about Carlsen, his style is not my favorite but he's certainly the player of modern times that I respect the most, some people criticize him for being too 'dry' in combinatorial ideas, but his clear endgame technique is just great, and for that he can't be less than any other classic chess player like Kasparov, whose more combinatorial dexterity is also worth of admiration, but overall the legacy of these players, irrespective of styles, is what truly endures for us to learn and improve! - KaosAquarius on Sept. 25, 2019, 4:21 p.m.

Solution: This position is all about latent power of the pieces through other pieces, but also an illustration of how important is to manage tempo in a decisive position, as can be noticed there's three white pieces aiming at h7-square, the d3-bishop, h2-rook and h6-queen, however the only piece with an immediate action on h7-square is the queen, but to add attacking pressure on such square with something like Ng5?? 'threatening checkmate' or Nxf7+ just wouldn't work because the queen is attacked and black can simply reply ...Bxh6 winning the queen and also pinning the knight thus stopping any fork idea by white and winning the initiative; retreating the queen is considerable, as the position would still be favorable for white although it would be a missed chance because the optimal activity of white asks for a sharp tactical finesse as 1.Qxh7+!!, a decisive sacrifice, and black might as well resign already because after ...Kxh7 the neat finishing move is the pretty looking 2.hxg6!# that unleashes the active potential of the other pieces focused on the h7-square, the pawn supported by the e3-bishop in combination with the h2-rook are give double check along the diagonal and file, as the king is enclosed by this simultaneous attack the game ends in checkmate! - KaosAquarius on Sept. 21, 2019, 5:39 p.m.

d3-bishop* are giving* Sorry for typos. - KaosAquarius on Sept. 21, 2019, 5:43 p.m.

well played! - KaosAquarius on Sept. 19, 2019, 3:40 p.m.

Well, this community is sort of a club, but not in Lichess, I don't like the lichess team-platform in fact, it's not very interactive, that's why I liked better to make this community instead where anyone can have more interactivity along the moderation code. - KaosAquarius on Sept. 18, 2019, 9:02 a.m.

The solution is: 1....Rf2+ clearing f3 for the knight and pressing the white king to retreat, of course white doesn't block with Rg2 because that would just lose the rook and the game sooner than soon; 2.Kh1 now the king is totally restricted, but to give the checkmate the knight must be brought into the action! so black plays the brilliant ...Rh2+!!, sacrificing the rook and leaving white with no other choice than 3.Kxh2 so black can now play ...Nf3+! as it is check with a knight, it can't be blocked, so either the knight must be captured or the king has to move, in this case the only move available is 4.Kh1 as the rook on g8 blocks any the escape squares of the white king through g3 or g2, and now as both pieces, the f3-knight and g8-rook are focusing their force at g1 the grand finale of the combination is ...Rxg1#, delivering this fantastic arabian checkmate, gg! - KaosAquarius on Sept. 14, 2019, 10:43 p.m.

This checkmate sequence comes from the spiritual ancestor of chess in its early setup known as shatranj, and its most powerful pieces were the knight and the rook, so the most usual way to give checkmate was through the maneuvering of these pieces, here's some more info about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_pattern#Arabian_mate - KaosAquarius on Sept. 16, 2019, 12:26 a.m.

Solution: In this position the tactical themes of the pin and the deviation outstand for their dynamic force on the opponent's camp, since the black knight is pinned by the e8-rook thus restricting its mobility, the coordination of white pieces, knight and queen are threatening checkmate on g7 so the knight can't get to g6 to block the threat due to the pin, and the black queen must keep guarding g7, however white's queen is just undefended as it stands on g5, urging white to play actively as the position demands so as to not lose the advantage, therefore what Alekhine played here is 1.Nh6+!! pressing black to either capture the knight [Not with the pawn of course, because of the pin once again, but with the queen instead], or move his king to the only available square h8, which he doesn't because then the f8-knight would be left unprotected and white would simply capture it with checkmate, so the true idea of this maneuver unfolds after black captures the knight with ...Qxh6; and now it is noticeable how the black queen that was defending the h4-d8 diagonal has been deviated from its labor allowing white to conclude the game flawlessly with 2.Rxf8+ sacrificing his rook and also attracting the king to his finale after ...Kxf7 only move, as the rook controlled the entire 8th rank and 3.Qd8# dispensing with all available material force to achieve a stunning climax in great tactical style, gg!!! - KaosAquarius on Sept. 14, 2019, 11:23 p.m.

Yes, Steinitz love making rules. Now some GMs like making rules too. But I don't think "The player with advantage must attack" it right. You can make your advantage larger in two ways: 1. Attacking 2.Position play style, where you make your pieses' place better and better every move! - Chess player on Sept. 15, 2019, 10 a.m.

Your idea is understandable, but I think also that it is not just simply a generic rule in pursuit of an invisible initiative, but a natural law of the game, that's why it strictly says that only the player with the advantage can attack, which implies that attack can only be possible with a positional justification to unfold the active potential of a player's coordinated pieces, it doesn't mean 'to get advantage you must attack', however I agree that improving the pieces activity is a valid approach to acquire an advantage, but what is to be done when a player's pieces are already better than his opponent's pieces? keep improving them? It would be uninspiring, if not mediocre to say the least, to expect mistakes from the opponent to get an advantage while just optimizing pieces, so the quest for initiative with better pieces must be carried out through the principle of attack, as Lasker once stated 'position play complements combination [attacking] play', which is a preface to Steinitz's idea, but in general I think your criterion is alright in reference to positional style. Regards. - KaosAquarius on Sept. 15, 2019, 11:35 a.m.

Yes, I am love positional playing more than attacking. Attacking includes sacfrices, and some of them can be incorrect. - Chess player on Sept. 17, 2019, 6:19 p.m.

True, but however chess is played it's about the fun after all - KaosAquarius on Sept. 18, 2019, 8:47 a.m.

Indeed, Rf7+ is a really nice maneuver to deviate the queen from the protection of the h4-square while blocking the only escape square for the black king, gg! - KaosAquarius on Sept. 12, 2019, 7:40 p.m.

Good idea, looking forward to it! - KaosAquarius on Sept. 13, 2019, 6:44 a.m.

gg! Look forward to more tactical exercises - KaosAquarius on Sept. 10, 2019, 10:49 p.m.

Reallly wise person... And a great player! - Chess player on Sept. 17, 2019, 6:25 p.m.

Indeed, Botvinnik was a great supporter of chess and its games are an enduring legacy quality of strategical play, also his quotes are really instructive - KaosAquarius on Sept. 19, 2019, 2:49 p.m.