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.
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Labels: chess puzzle, Chess trivia
posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 11:23 AM
10 Comments:
At November 20, 2010 at 8:12 AM ,
Saira Fernando, Madrid said...
Hey how can anyone miss them... isn't it Bella and Edward. How cute. Working on the puzzle though.
At November 20, 2010 at 8:20 AM ,
Sebastian Wolff, New York said...
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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At November 20, 2010 at 8:25 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Hey that's a cute one.
At November 20, 2010 at 9:06 AM ,
Anonymous said...
that's a great one - i mean both the puzzle and the photograph. :)
At November 20, 2010 at 9:10 AM ,
Amrit Puri, Knight Chess Academy, New Delhi, India said...
great one.
At November 20, 2010 at 10:48 AM ,
Jane Bentley, London said...
Hey Chess Queen. Thanks for the photo and puzzle. Just made my weekend. By the way, all the best at the Russian Superfinal.
At November 20, 2010 at 10:49 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Very very romantic.
At November 21, 2010 at 7:25 AM ,
Anonymous said...
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.
At November 22, 2010 at 12:23 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson from CREPUSCULO Movie.
Freddy Romero
At December 17, 2010 at 4:08 AM ,
Kim said...
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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