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No SmokeMonster, I did not. I have explained my fun use of this term before: "Exclamaviatch" or "Exclamovitch" is something I used for more emphasis/respect -- like ther Russian Surname of adding "ovitch" to the middle name of every son, based on their father's first name. Example, my coach Igor Ivanov's middle name was "Vassilyavitch" because his dad's name was "Vassily". That's it Thanks to all those who enjoyed the videos...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Mating Nets - 5! - Chess Videos
I had to rewatch it Danny there's so much good stuff here! The Boden's 'mate criss-cross- those bishops are crafty pieces - nice to see them being given to the sacrificial altar so the ""real" BatMan and Robin" (Q+N) can clean up The level I'm at... I'll be watching this again in a month or 2, then my next otb tournament I'll have an arsenal of your mating nets in my brain that I can hopefully use!
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Mating Nets - 2! - Chess Videos
Danny, you mention in the first demonstration of Morphy's mate that a knight on d7 would require another repetition of the windmill pattern. In that situation, couldn't black survive the attack by blocking with the knight after Rxf7+? (That's a question. I'm not asserting that Rxf7+ is a bad move.)
