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> "I first encountered this position in June 1937 [...]" OT remark: Jesus. I work with the elderly, mostly. I would love to have her clarity of thought if and
by atmosx 11y ago
> "I first encountered this position in June 1937 [...]"
OT remark: Jesus. I work with the elderly, mostly. I would love to have her clarity of thought if and when I reach her age. I've heard before that playing chess retains hair loss and mental deterioration, especially in the elderly.
- hissworks 11y agoI, too, was curious about Lady Cynthia Blunderboro. It seems she's a fictional persona prone to hoaxes. https://www.google.com/search?q=lady+cynthia+blunderboro https://www.google.com/search?q=lady+cynthia+blunderboro
- Grue3 11y agoThe fact that she by chance happened to have the very same position during normal play gave it away. The probability would be astronomically low.
- philh 11y agoThe coincidence isn't quite what you think it is. In the story world, the puzzle probably took its precise form from that game. If the game hadn't happened, maybe Anderssen's unpublished notes would have included a similar puzzle, or maybe nothing along those lines. So the coincidence is "merely" that she's related to the person who played the game that begot the puzzle.
- swang 11y agoNot sure if you're referring to something else. But in the story she is just replaying the game that her grandfather played back in the 1800s. She didn't actually come up with that move from playing.
- atmosx 11y agoYou ruined everything :-P
- coffeevradar 11y ago> retains hair loss I don't think I understand.
- atmosx 11y agos/retains/inhibits.