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Chess - 6 moves

  • 15-12-2013 12:22pm
    #1
    TTWNF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭


    hi,

    I'm hoping ye good people will be able to give me some advice!

    I'm undertaking a still life photography project in college where we have to produce 6 still-life photos which have a theme...

    I have the idea of photographing a chess board as i have a loan of one which has very detailed pieces which will look well photographed in black & white...

    Basically i'm looking for a series of 6 moves or 6 moves by a particular player in a game or 6 famous moves etc.

    hope ye can advise!


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  • #2
    Ciaran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭Ciaran


    Try the positions after White's last 6 moves from the Immortal Game. A very famous game (as you may have gathered from the name!) where White sacrifices most of his pieces to checkmate hrs opponent.


  • #3
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    6 moves in one game could be hard if they're to be kind of iconic moves; it'd be rare to get that many in a game. I presume the idea is that you'd be trying to tell the story of the game in the photos?

    Tal could help maybe. Try moves 18, 19, 21, 23 (the move which holds everything together), 26 (the ultimately winning position) and 49 (the final move) of this game here

    The Immortal Game could probably do it too - white sacs material on moves 11, 18, 19 and 22. The mate after move 23 is one of the most famous in chess. You could probably include the position before move 1 as well, just to show that this famous game started from the exact same position as would a game between two beginners.

    This is a lesser-known, but still amazing, game in which white sacs all his pieces - on moves 17, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30, 35 (declined) and 41. More than 6 moves, but you could leave out the declined one anyway. Still leaves 7 moves to sac all seven pieces. Might be worth it for people who don't really have an understanding of chess but could still appreciate every piece being sacrificed.


  • #4
    TTWNF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭TTWNF


    thanks thats exactly what i was looking for.... i don't play the game myself so was finding it difficult to research it properly


  • #5
    TTWNF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭TTWNF


    just to add too they don't have to be from the one game.... just has to be 6 of something, like a theme!


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