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Coach Leopold Lacrimosa presents

The Lord of the Rings
An Epic Chess Battle
Lacrimosa,Leopold
(1756) - Crassus
(1950)
ICC 10.19.2007
After winning an online game against a
stronger player, I
couldn't help but notice how much the
game reminded me of
the trilogy "Lord of the
Rings." If any of you
have seen the movies
or read the books, see
if you can follow me on
this epic journey as we
go through the game
move by move.

Chernev)

ops. –Jose Raul Capablanca)

Frodo the ring bearer
heads off on his quest to
destroy the Dark lord's
power by putting the "one"
ring into the fires of Mt.
Doom in Mordor. Gollum
appears in front of Frodo
pretending to be his friend.

2.e4!? (Have a pawn!
Black thought he had
prevented 2.e4, but
White plays it anyways! –Tim Sawyer)
Boromir rushes to Frodo's
side in order to help protect him.

Eomer the son of King
Theoden, and a rider of
Rohan enters the field of
battle to face the Witch
King, Lord of the Nazgul.

4.f3 (White offers to
exchange a second
2...dxe4 (The best way pawn to open up more
1.d4 d5 (White opens
to refute a gambit is to lines to attack Black’s
with one of the strongposition.)
accept it –Wilhelm
est possible first
Steinitz)
moves, second in popuGimli the dawrf , always
larity only to 1.e4.
A hundred black feathered full of adventure, together
with his axe easily puts the
Black meanwhile
orc arrows pierce Boromir.
enemy to rout.
equalizes the pressure
in the center with his 3.Nc3 Nf6 (Bring out
exf3 5.Nxf3 (With this
own pawn push, preyour knights before
capture, White has enventing White from
developing your bish- tered the realms of the
playing 2.e4. –Irving