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Eat My Dust! Print E-mail
By Hal Bogner, Match Director   
October 26, 2008
horsehead_thumb.jpgEarth's voters have selected 9...Ne2+, discarding the pinned Knight with tempo.

This fourth - and most likely, final -  move by the Black Knight, has all the elegance of the Horsehead Nebula. And like the dusty feature of Orion's belt, the effect of this desperado maneuver is likely to last for many moves to come.

Stay tuned, as we await more developments!

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Greg Chamitoff vs. Earth (after 9...Ne2+)


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Earth vs. Space Chess Match, 2008-09

Greg Chamitoff has played 42.Ne3, and the Stevenson team is considering possible replies.  You can see the voting results for Earth's 41st move here:
 
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The Current Position:
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(after Greg's 42.Ne3)

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