Very epic! I want to play chess like Harry Potter.
The Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chess Game
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It's the Philosopher's Stone
Jan 25, 2024
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gn011 wrote:
in the US its sorcerers stone
I would just like to say it’s originally philosophers stone.
neat!
Near the climax of Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone, Harry, Ron, and Hermoine had to get past professor McGonogall's transfigured chessmen in order to reach Quirrel and the philosopher's stone. In order to do so, they had to be the chess pieces and play a life-sized wizard's chess game. Harry was the dark-squared bishop, Ron was a knight and Hermoine was the rook on f8 (in the final position). None of the actors, producers, or directors on set knew how to play chess, so they hire IM Jeremy Silman to compose the game. At the very end of the game, Ron sacrificed himself, so Harry could deliver the checkmate.
Tasked with the challenge of creating such a position where Ron would sacrifice himself, Silman came up with the following tactical position: (annotations by Silman). White's last move was Qxd3.