| Mar-30-24 | | Captain Hindsight: Black played more like an <Ugly Duckling> |
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| Apr-01-24 | | hashtag: #BlackSwanEvent |
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Oct-14-24
 | | FSR: Nice game by White. 5...Bc5? allowing your bishop to be kicked in the face by 6.d4, is never a good idea in the King's Gambit. 7.g4! must have been a rude awakening for Black, the point being 7...fxg3 8.Bg5! with devastation. |
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Oct-14-24
| | FSR: This is the only game in the database for both players. |
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| Nov-21-24 | | goodevans: A little one-sided but the finish is indeed very pretty. |
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Nov-21-24
 | | OhioChessFan: Nice nod to <Sneaky Pete>. 5...Bc5 is inexplicably bad. |
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| Nov-21-24 | | Messiah: The pun is a duplicate of Tal vs Kasparov, 1992. |
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Nov-21-24
 | | Honza Cervenka: 5....Bc5 is bad but 6...Bb6 is worse. After 6...Be7 the game could still go on. After 7.g4 black could just resign. |
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Nov-21-24
 | | offramp: The game ended with the Hermelin manoeuvre. |
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Nov-21-24
 | | Teyss: To explain <OhioChessFan>'s post: User: sneaky pete passed away recently. He was a member since 2004 and was still posting end of September: chessgames.com chessforum (kibitz #41796). May he rest in peace. The pun could also have been "Black Swan" considering Black's singular opening. In 1970 even without computers the King's Gambit was fairly documented. Unsurprisingly, 5...Bc5 is the only game in the database. |
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| Nov-21-24 | | stone free or die: <Teyss> here's a link to <sneaky pete>'s last <CG> post: Fou du Roi We are all fool's on this mortal plane.
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Nov-21-24
| | Teyss: <stone free or die> "And all our yesterdays have lighted fools..." |
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Nov-21-24
| | OhioChessFan: <Teyss: The pun could also have been "Black Swan" considering Black's singular opening.> Had the same thought when I came to this page last night. I submitted this yesterday. M Basman vs I Swan, 1992 |
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Nov-21-24
| | OhioChessFan: In a strange way, <sneaky Pete> wrote his own obituary with this pun submission. |
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| Nov-21-24 | | whiteshark: R.I.P., <sneaky pete> sneaky pete chessforum |
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Nov-21-24
 | | perfidious: RIP to one of the decent people in these parts. |
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| Nov-22-24 | | VerySeriousExpert: "Swan Song"?? Swan is a player's surname here, but he didn't "sing" in this game... Excuse me, if someone wants to see a real CHESS SONG about OPEN CHESS GAMES than let me invite you to explore this one by Bukayev Yu. V. ( Yury Bukayev ) : https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... . |
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Nov-22-24
 | | keypusher: Oh, it is terrible to lose <sneaky pete>. |
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Nov-22-24
| | perfidious: 'Swan song' is a metaphor in English, not meant to be taken literally. |
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| Nov-23-24 | | stone free or die: <The <swan song> (Ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin: carmen cygni) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song just before their death while they have been silent (or alternatively not so musical) for most of their lifetime. The belief, whose basis has been long debated, had become proverbial in ancient Greece by the 3rd century BC and was reiterated many times in later Western poetry and art. Swans learn a variety of sounds throughout their lifetime. Their sounds are more distinguishable during courting rituals and not correlated with death.> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_...
It also contains this:
<In Greek mythology, the swan was a bird consecrated to Apollo, and it was therefore considered a symbol of harmony and beauty and its limited capabilities as a singer were sublimated to those of songbirds.> |
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| Nov-23-24 | | VerySeriousExpert: I'm expressing my deepest condolences to Pete's family, relatives, friends and acquaintances. R.I.P. |
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| Nov-23-24 | | VerySeriousExpert: Dear chess players, I thank you for your information and all words. |
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Kibitzing
sac: 18.Bc4+