The power of cross-pins
Gabor Horvath, 22 Oct 2019
“a cross-pin occurs when a piece is pinned from two different directions, and the pins form an × or a + sign”
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15-03-2021, 01:13 PM #1CC Grandmaster
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Cross-pin: not very common but elegant
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
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15-03-2021, 07:36 PM #2CC Grandmaster
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Yes a very aesthetically appealing motif. A bit like the wooden shield, where the piece in the middle is attacking 4 targets.
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16-03-2021, 11:38 PM #3CC Grandmaster
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Thanks, I hadn't heard that term before. I've heard of "family forks", but they are not necessarily central.
Originally Posted by Desmond
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
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26-04-2021, 01:02 AM #4CC Grandmaster
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Real game with elegant cross-pin
The now GM Murray Chandler sportingly published this brilliant combination against him in his weekly chess column in the Listener (New Zealand)
[Event "Islington weekender"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1978"]
[Round "5"]
[White "David Friedgood"]
[Black "Murray Chandler"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
PGN Viewer Last edited by Capablanca-Fan; 26-04-2021 at 04:47 PM.
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
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26-04-2021, 01:21 AM #5CC Grandmaster
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Double cross-pin
From the first article, and I think it's a Troitsky study. Susan Polgar once posted the position after B4 as one of her puzzles.
PGN Viewer “The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
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26-04-2021, 11:07 AM #6CC Grandmaster
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Interesting example of the motif, but I assume 3.Qxd5 was not played there giving up the Q for B ? Originally Posted by Capablanca-Fan
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26-04-2021, 04:46 PM #7CC Grandmaster
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↑↑ Sorry, of course you are right. Will fix.
Last edited by Capablanca-Fan; 27-04-2021 at 11:08 AM.
“The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.”
“There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.”—Thomas Sowell
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26-04-2021, 07:11 PM #8CC Grandmaster
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^ No worries. That Troitsky one is really beautiful too, employing the motif twice. I enjoy his studies very much, though rarely can I solve them.
So what's your excuse? For running like the devil's chasing you?
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