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Jesus Nogueiras vs Nigel Short
Rotterdam World Cup (1989), Rotterdam NED, rd 3, Jun-05
Kangaroo Defense: General (E00)  ·  1-0

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Nov-27-03
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  Eggman: 21...Ncxd4?? is explained by the fact that Short hallucinated and thought that his Bishop on e8 was actually a Rook!
Nov-27-03  technical draw: I think your'e right <Eggman>. When I first looked at the position I actually thought there WAS a rook on e8! If you flip the board it looks like there SHOULD be a rook there. How did that bishop wind up in the weird square?
Nov-27-03  PinkPanther: Or Short might have hallucinated because he was playing chess againt Jesus.
Nov-27-03
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  Eggman: <"I think you're right, Eggman">

Just to be clear, my original comment was not speculation. The explanation I gave had been provided by Short himself. I remember reading about it at the time.

Apr-01-05  refutor: i wonder if, in general, 4.Nc3 might be better here, making ...a5 into a target later on?
Feb-04-25  areknames: < Eggman: 21...Ncxd4?? is explained by the fact that Short hallucinated and thought that his Bishop on e8 was actually a Rook!>

< Just to be clear, my original comment was not speculation. The explanation I gave had been provided by Short himself. I remember reading about it at the time. >

21 or so years later I can confirm the above. The Swedish mag Schacknytt 5/1989 has the same story.

Feb-04-25  areknames: <technical draw: I think your'e right <Eggman>. When I first looked at the position I actually thought there WAS a rook on e8! If you flip the board it looks like there SHOULD be a rook there. How did that bishop wind up in the weird square?>

For the record, the Schacknytt article mentioned above reports that Nogueiras also thought there was a rook on e8, which is why he became quite worried after playing 21.Rc2. It does make sense to think that, does it not, and for the bishop to be on c8. Funny (and weird) stuff that perhaps only a parapsychologist could explain!

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