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Friday, November 19, 2010

Chess trivia and chess puzzle: Who's the romantic couple?

Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010

Hello Everyone,

You will love both this photograph that's our trivia question this week and the chess puzzle. They're not from the same date though.

First, the photograph. Can you guess who is this lovely young couple? (Sorry, no hints.) The photograph was tweeted by a fan.








And, here is a puzzle. Not from their game though.

White in any case is winning this. But how about White to play and mate in three.

It's a bit tricky but if you can coordinate all your pieces well, you'll manage it. Watch out for the Black King getting stalemated or escaping.


Find great videos of chess puzzles in all ranges of difficulty at www.chesskillertips.com.

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10 comments:

  1. Saira Fernando, MadridNovember 20, 2010 at 8:12 AM

    Hey how can anyone miss them... isn't it Bella and Edward. How cute. Working on the puzzle though.

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  2. Sebastian Wolff, New YorkNovember 20, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    Very cool - nice but hey there is a beauty hidden there... I take the liberty to write it down. 1.Rb1 Kg7 2.Qb2 now Black King as 3 options and all lead to checkmate
    3.... Kf6 then 4.Rb6 1-0#
    3.... Kh8 then 4.Qb2 1-0# (I like this one)
    3.... Kh6 then 4.h8=Q 1-0# (I like this best)
    .

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  3. AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    Hey that's a cute one.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    that's a great one - i mean both the puzzle and the photograph. :)

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  5. Amrit Puri, Knight Chess Academy, New Delhi, IndiaNovember 20, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    great one.

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  6. Jane Bentley, LondonNovember 20, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    Hey Chess Queen. Thanks for the photo and puzzle. Just made my weekend. By the way, all the best at the Russian Superfinal.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    Very very romantic.

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  8. AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    hey i think i read that somewhere it's from the honeymoon part of the shooting of Breaking Dawn in Brazil I think. There, I said it all but didn't spill the beans. Nice one.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson from CREPUSCULO Movie.

    Freddy Romero

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  10. KimDecember 17, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    Brilliant puzzle ! Sorry I cannot figure out the couple shown in the picture above :(
    Here's a brainteaser link hope you will find it interesting!
    http://www.iqtestexperts.com/brainteasers/

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