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You guys probably already know this great trap, but I just found it today....

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zfi4F3DBe14

Thanks, Brendan.

That's a classic game/combination. I immediately recalled Reti-Tartakover but not "Vienna 1910".
The position after 8...Nxe4 often appears as a "White to play and win" tactics puzzle.
Funny thing, 8...Qxe4 would have lost the Black Q for R+B after 9.Re1, but the game would have continued and the combination (at best) would have been relegated to a footnote.

For an Edward Winter historical analysis of the game and predecessors, see https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/retitartakower.html

From today’s Times cryptic:

He’d often check blue pens make the grade (7)

Paul

Apologies but I have only just noticed your reply to my posting about Mestel. Thanks for the info, he seems to play more bridge than chess nowadays.

Just seen the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam covered in a mainstream tv news sports update. That’s got to be a first.

jono,

A couple of weeks ago I saw a (chess media) story about a new BBC TV series about chess:

More than 40 years after the BBC first dipped its programming toe into chess with The Master Game, the network has returned this month with Chess Masters: The Endgame, which airs at 8 p.m. GMT on Monday nights. One of the main differences between that first iteration versus today is the focus on engaging personalities in the chess world rather than just strong grandmasters.

Did that last more than just 1 episode? ;-)

[I like to watch Youtube reruns of the old Master Game shows]

Thanks Geeker. I had completely missed that . They are on episode 6 now with earlier episodes on iPlayer (which I know you can’t access in the US) but I’ll take a look.

You’re not missing anything. It’s not really for chess fans, though David Howell struggles manfully. Typically BBC “balanced” demographic. Nicknames clearly never used and chosen at the last minute by a production assistant. I only find it watchable in a macabre “who on earth are they appealing to?” way.

Oh dear, you are quite right Quisling. I gave up on the first episode.

Not surprising. The chess.com story that informed me about the series (in fairness, more than one episode had aired) provided some description which didn't appeal to me from a chess standpoint. And being an old f**t and not understanding "streaming", profiles of young streamers don't fascinate.