Worst move on the board
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Worst move on the board
The now closed Streatham blog would run an occasional series on this.
Here's an example from a League game this evening.
Black to play and find a "normal" move that loses instantly.
The position should be recognisable as having arisen from the "Short" variation in the Advance Caro.
Here's an example from a League game this evening.
Black to play and find a "normal" move that loses instantly.
The position should be recognisable as having arisen from the "Short" variation in the Advance Caro.
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Re: Worst move on the board
Black played Qb6, and presumably white responded with Ba5?
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Re: Worst move on the board
Yes.Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:29 pmBlack played Qb6, and presumably white responded with Ba5?
A database search suggests the blunder has the merit of being original.
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Re: Worst move on the board
However, ...Qa5 would have been a worse move.
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Re: Worst move on the board
On reading this I spent a good 3 seconds wondering why white's Ba5 deserved the question markAlex Holowczak wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:29 pmBlack played Qb6, and presumably white responded with Ba5?
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Re: Worst move on the board
Yes, but that is trivially obvious. Though it does mean that Qb6??? still isn't the ABSOLUTELY worst move, as in your former series.
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Re: Worst move on the board
No mention of the final match score in the fixture which generated this curiosity?