Coffee house player
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 3:03 pm
Hi,
Who is a "coffee house player" ?
Who is a "coffee house player" ?
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Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 3:22 pm
The one who is more aware of coffee than of the game.
Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:07 pm
Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:32 pm
Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:38 pm
So you gave up coffee house playing, what about the rest of coffee house players ?chrisw wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:07 pmWell, me, once upon a time ....
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Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:28 pm
The Eastern Europe refugees from WW2 that kept it alive back in those days are probably all dead by now. The cafe was sold by its Greek Cypriot owner because he retired, and the new owners turned it into a Pizza restaurant, no chess, about 1980 something, I think. It's still there, Orwell plaque on the outside, as a trendy cafe-restaurant. Moishe, the egg man, because he sold eggs, who I was playing, carried on selling eggs. A few of the strong players carried on playing chess for clubs, and the casual players dispersed, as did the social community that existed around the chess cafe. It was also a philosophy-politics centre because of its international clientele and the part of London it was in, chess cafe society is a more a European thing.Look wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:38 pmSo you gave up coffee house playing, what about the rest of coffee house players ?chrisw wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:07 pmWell, me, once upon a time ....
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Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:50 pm
IMO not everyone who plays in a cafe is a coffee house player and not all coffee house players play in cafe.chrisw wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:28 pmThe Eastern Europe refugees from WW2 that kept it alive back in those days are probably all dead by now. The cafe was sold by its Greek Cypriot owner because he retired, and the new owners turned it into a Pizza restaurant, no chess, about 1980 something, I think. It's still there, Orwell plaque on the outside, as a trendy cafe-restaurant. Moishe, the egg man, because he sold eggs, who I was playing, carried on selling eggs. A few of the strong players carried on playing chess for clubs, and the casual players dispersed, as did the social community that existed around the chess cafe. It was also a philosophy-politics centre because of its international clientele and the part of London it was in, chess cafe society is a more a European thing.Look wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:38 pmSo you gave up coffee house playing, what about the rest of coffee house players ?chrisw wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:07 pmWell, me, once upon a time ....
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Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:53 pm
"Coffee House Compensation" e.g. two pawns and a check for a piece) for the side which made the last move.
Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:02 am
coffeehouse player:
Used to describe a player characterized by risky, and usually dubious play that sets traps for the opponent. The name comes from the notion that one would expect to see such play in skittles games played in a coffeehouse or similar setting, particularly in games played for stakes or blitz chess. The Blackburne Shilling Gambit is a typical example of an opening that would be used by a coffeehouse player.
[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4?![/pgn]
Just don't play 4.Nxe5 or else black is winning.
One potential line goes like this.
[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4?! 4. Nxe5? Qg5 5. Nxf7?? Qxg2 6.Rf1?? Qxe4+ 7.Be2?? Nf3#[/pgn]
Re: Coffee house player
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:30 pm
MikeB wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:02 amcoffeehouse player:
Used to describe a player characterized by risky, and usually dubious play that sets traps for the opponent. The name comes from the notion that one would expect to see such play in skittles games played in a coffeehouse or similar setting, particularly in games played for stakes or blitz chess. The Blackburne Shilling Gambit is a typical example of an opening that would be used by a coffeehouse player.
[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4?![/pgn]
Just don't play 4.Nxe5 or else black is winning.
One potential line goes like this.
[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4?! 4. Nxe5? Qg5 5. Nxf7?? Qxg2 6.Rf1?? Qxe4+ 7.Be2?? Nf3#[/pgn]
4.Nxe5 is a mistake but not sure that black is winning after Qg5 5.Bxf7+ Kd8 6.0-0 Qxe5 7.c3.