@thispetera.bsky.social
Liberal minded retired old man interested in chess, science, environment, politics, art, comedy and cats and dogs.
You are right, not so challenging but it is rather pretty 🙂
17.10.2025 13:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Good result!
07.10.2025 06:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Guardian is running what looks like some fairly damning stuff on Boris Johnson. None of the other papers are referencing it.
Are they not sure of the Guardian's sources? Do they not consider it very bad? Or do they just think it is unremarkable as it is about the liar Johnson?
Love it. But he is in for a bit of a temperature adjustment!
06.09.2025 13:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0That left something hanging in the air! :)
"Which a number of people, me included, have strong opinions about." Can you say more please?
It might be functional but it is certainly not elegant.
17.08.2025 09:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I am really sorry to hear this news.
03.08.2025 06:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It is beginning to seem like series 1 of True Detective. They never did get everyone.
20.07.2025 06:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
08.07.2025 13:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
White to play
This is a superb study by Alois Wotawa with two implementations of the main theme. #chess #chesspunks
Corrected, thank you.
08.07.2025 06:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Malcolm's game together with a few historical notes (that you will already know) is here, 9th from the top, if you are interested (click on the diagram). It's a very entertaining game and one could write pages of annotations on moves 17 to 19 alone!
www.ringwoodchessclub.org.uk/members-games/
I have passed this article and your other two on Worcester College for the Blind on to one of our club members, Malcolm Day who played one of R H Bonham's students back in 1957. I am sure he will find the articles very interesting,
07.07.2025 13:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The knight on e6 is threatening Nf8+, so if White starts with a mundane move there will be no mate in 2. The knight cannot be captured nor pinned and White cannot set up a discovered checkmate with Rxf8 in response. Therefore the solution must start with a check by White.
07.07.2025 06:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hint...
07.07.2025 06:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks for the correction. My mistake in transcribing.
07.07.2025 06:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Nothing missed :)
06.07.2025 18:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
06.07.2025 16:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
White to play.
This is from Tyler vs Winter, 1933. The prosaic Rxc1 would leave White a pawn down. Can you find a better continuation and the precise follow up? Solution in the replies. #chess #chesspunks
I know the feeling!
30.06.2025 19:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
30.06.2025 16:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
White to play and win
This position is from Kosintseva vs Sultangareev, 2002. How did White gain a decisive advantage? #chess #chesspunks
Thanks but I think you have been beaten to it.
30.06.2025 10:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you!
30.06.2025 10:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
29.06.2025 16:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
White to play and win
This is a really fun puzzle! #chess #chesspunks
Anyone know who the composer is?
Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
28.06.2025 13:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
White to play and win
A nice study by Troitsky. Solution in the replies. #chess #chesspunks
We stayed at the Big Cat Sanctuary earlier this year. The restaurant is next to a lion enclosure and the tables are right next to the windows. This was our breakfast view just the other side of the glass. #cats
thebigcatsanctuary.org
