Marcel Duchamp vs Robert Crepeaux (1925) The Disaster Artist

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Marcel Duchamp vs Robert Crepeaux
"The Disaster Artist" (game of the day Jul-27-2024)
French Championship (1925), Nice FRA, rd 7, Sep-08
Budapest Defense: Alekhine Variation (A52) · 0-1

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Dec-31-13		Stonehenge: 30. Rc1? is really a pity. The simple 30. h3 was good enough.

Jul-28-15		Abdooss: This is the game that Chessgame mentioned earlier on Duchamp's profile = < In 1925 he had his chances to become champion of France. He started well in the tournament, but blundered in a winning position against the eventual victor Robert Crepeaux, and then, perhaps deflated, lost to Casier. Duchamp ended up sixth. >

Apr-09-19		Autoreparaturwerkbau: <<Stonehenge: 30. Rc1? is really a pity. The simple 30. h3 was good enough.>> ...or <30. Rd1>, which works just as fabolous and - as bonus - is more direct since it adds pressure along d-file. Even suboptimal queen moves like <30. Qd3/Qb1/Qe2> prevent throwing the win away.

Jun-05-20		rwbean: 20. ♕b3 is +15 30. ♖d1 is +10 ... 12 moves have a positive score with ♖d1 and h3 at the top, 30. ♖c1 is 20th in the ranked list then... 32... ♔f7 is mate in 27 35... ♘d1+ is mate in 3 36... ♘d3+ is mate in 15

Mar-29-22		rwbean: Expanding on that move 20 a bit ... 20. ♕b3! threatens ♖c1 and ♗h4-g3 which is crushing and resignful. Stockfish 021021 20. Qb3 Kc7 21. Bh4 Nc6 22. Bg3+ Rd6 23. Bxd6+ Kxd6 24. Qxb6 Rd8 25. Ra7 Rd7 26. Bb5 Ke7 27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28. Qxb7+ Kf8 29. Qa8+ Qe8 30. Qxe8+ Kxe8 31. Bxc6+ Kd8 32. e5 Bc8 33. Re1 Nh6 34. Ra1 Kc7 35. Be8 Nf5 36. Bxh5 Bb7 37. Bg4 Ne7 38. Rc1+ Kb8 39. Nd4 g6 40. e6 Ba8 41. Rc5 Kb7 42. RC2 Ng8 43. f3 Ne7 44. Kf2 Kb6 45. f4 Kb7 46. h4 Ka6 + (14.17++) Depth=52/59 TB=231994352 1:1244:39 1517130 MN

Jul-27-24		Teyss: Duchamp, crazy artist who thinks a urinal is a work of art. Crépeaux, Chess player, France champion the year before. By move 30 you think the colours are inversed. No, and White blows it. Duchamp probably thought the game was an art happening where one creates something beautiful and then smashes it to pieces. Droll and apt pun. I recommend the movie which is funny https://www.imdb.com/title/tt352112... The theme somewhat similar to the even superior 'Ed Wood' https://www.imdb.com/title/tt010970... Was wondering for a moment if Missy selected it because the game was played after the 1924 Olympics in France, but she's not that smart.

Jul-27-24		FSR: A very sad and costly blunder by Duchamp.

Jul-27-24		goodevans: Crepeaux missed a mate-in-3 with <35...Nd1+ 36.Kf1 Qd3+ 37.Ke1 Bf2#> but fortunately for him, his blunder wasn't so costly. Interesting game, if a little sad, and a pretty decent pun.

Jul-27-24		PeterLalic: <Teyss: Duchamp, crazy artist who thinks a urinal is a work of art. Crépeaux, Chess player, France champion the year before. By move 30 you think the colours are inversed. No, and White blows it. Duchamp probably thought the game was an art happening where one creates something beautiful and then smashes it to pieces.> I laughed out loud. Behold the tragicomedy of chess!

Jul-27-24		al wazir: What happens after 30. Rd1 ? If 30...Qxe4, then 31. Qxe4 Nxf2+ 32. Kg1 Nxe4+ 33. Kf1. Now what?

Jul-28-24		FSR: <al wazir: What happens after 30. Rd1 ? If 30...Qxe4, then 31. Qxe4 Nxf2+ 32. Kg1 Nxe4+ 33. Kf1. Now what?> 33.Kf1?? Bad doggy! 33.Rxd4+ followed by taking the knight is 1-0.

Jul-28-24		Teyss: <FSR: (...) Bad doggy!> 😂 32...Nxe4+ is discovery check so White has to move the K. Anyhow White should win because the B is pinned, albeit in a long endgame with R vs N+P.

Jul-28-24		FSR: <Teyss: <FSR: (...) Bad doggy!> 😂 32...Nxe4+ is discovery check so White has to move the K. Anyhow White should win because the B is pinned, albeit in a long endgame with R vs N+P.> You doggies obviously stick together. Either I'm hallucinating or both of you are. Pretty sure it's the latter. 32...Nxe4+ is indeed discovered check, but White doesn't have to move the king. He can take the checking piece, which he does with 33.Rxd4+ and it's game over.

Jul-28-24		Teyss: Hi FSR, I should have known you were right, completely missed it as I focused on the BN and WK. Talk about Chess blindness. You can say <bad doggies> then. Going back to my kennel now.

Jul-28-24		FM David H. Levin: <Teyss: <FSR: (...) Bad doggy!> 😂 32...Nxe4+ is discovery check so White has to move the K.> The latter would be true if White were in <double check>.

Jul-28-24		FSR: "Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!" — Nimzowitsch. Not so for a mere discovered check.

Jul-29-24		Sally Simpson: ...however; '“Discovered check is the dive bomber of the chessboard,” Rueben Fine.

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