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The solution to puzzle 2 is very nice. What I find interesting about puzzle 2 is that clearly if you have seen that sort of thing before, you will eventually get this one, but Richie and Lula clearly either had not, or the pressure of the competition meant their minds went blank. It did lead to som...

Thank you for posting, Richie. It was incredible to see you and the others representing chess on prime time TV, and commiserations on losing that exciting game in the final. (For the record, I found the way you fearlessly played g4 and h4 after Qf2 very impressive. I probably would have not had the...

Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑

Wed May 14, 2025 10:03 am

Well said Richie.

It's certainly true that he's always trying to win!

Hi Kev, Cheers, I try my best anyway

I was a Contestant on the Show and read with great interest most of the comments here ,even the negative ones. So just to clarify a few things :-none of the participants ever suggested that they were more than keen amateur players but were indeed proud and pleased that they were part of a programme ...