Solutions
CHESS TOENJOY (page 13)
Solution to blindfold game: 1. Nb6+! axb6 2. Rd8+! Bxd8 3. Qxc6+! Nc7! (3. ... bxc6 4. Ba6 mate) 4. Rxd8+ Kxd8 5. Qxc7+ Ke8 6. Bb5+ Kf8 7. Bd6 mate.
ProblemI. Ventnor City 1941 1. Rxd6! Rxd6 2. Bxe5+.
ProblemII. Ventnor City 1940 1. Rh7 Qd8 (or 1. ... Be7) 2. Bf7+! Rxf7 3. Qg6+ and mates.
ProblemIII. Ventnor City 1941 1. Nc6+ Kc7 2. Qxc8+! Kxc8 3. Na7+ and 4. Nxb5 is the easiest way to end the game.
ProblemIV. U.S. Championship 1936 1. ... Nd4! 2. Qa4 Nxf3+ 3. Kh1 Rxh2 mate. Or 2. Rxd5 Rxd1+ 3. Qxd1 Qxd5.
ProblemV. New York 1956 After 1. ... Bc4! a pawn queens, e.g. 2. Rb4 c2.
ProblemVI. U.S. Championship 1938 1. Rxg7+! Kxg7 2. Ng4+ Kf8 (2. ... Kg6 3. Qf6+ Kh7 4. Rd7+ and mates or 2. ... Kg8 3. Nf6+) 3. Qh8+ Ke7 (3. ... Kf7 4. Ne5+ and mates) 4. Qg7+ Qf7 5. Rd7+! Kxd7 6. Qxf7+ wins, as does 4. Qf6+ Ke8 5. Qxe6+ Kf8 6. Rd5.
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SOLITAIRE CHESS ABCs of Chess (page 15)
ProblemI. Skewer: Black wins a bishop by 1. ... Rc8.
ProblemII. Pin: First Black skewers the bishops, 1. ... Rg8; and after 2. h3, he attacks the pinned bishop, 2. ... h5, winning a bishop.
ProblemIII. Back rank: Black wins with 1. ... b2, when after 2. Rb1 Rxa4, the b2-pawn is immune from capture.
ProblemIV. Mating net: It’s mate by 1. ... Rh1+! 2. Nxh1 Qg1 mate.
ProblemV. Back rank: Black wins a rook with 1. ... Rxd3, since White can’t safely take back.
ProblemVI. Removing the guard: Black wins the e-pawn after 1. ... Bxc3, no matter howWhite takes back on c3.
ENDGAME LAB Benko’s Bafflers (page 55)
Problem I. 1. Nd3! The alternates either stalemate or allow Black to take both pawns 1. a5? Rc3; 1. Kxc2? Rb4 2. Nxb4; 1. Ne4? Rb4 2. Nxb4; 1. Nd4? Rb1+ 2. Kxc2 Rb4 1. ... Rb1+
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1. ... Rb4 2. Nd4 Rxc4 3. Nb4 wins. 2. Kd2 c1=Q+ 3. Nxc1 Kb2 4. Ne5 Ka3 5. a5 Kb4 6. Kc2 Ra1 7. Kb2 Rxa5 8. Ncd3+ Ka4 9. Ka2 Rb5 10. Nc6 Rh5 11. Nb2 mate. Nice stalemate avoidance theme.
Problem II. 1. Re6 Bh5 No better are 1. ... Nf5+ 2. Ke5 Bf7 3. Rf6; 1. ... Ng3 2. Kxe3 h2 3. Rc1 Bh5 4. Nc3 h1=Q 5. Rxh1+ Nxh1 6. Kf4. 2. Re4+ Thematic try: 2. Rxe3? Nxe3 3. Kxe3 h2 4. Rh1 Kg3 5. Nd2 Kg2 6. Nf1 Bg4 7. Rxh2+ Kxf1 8. Rf2+ Kg1 draw. 2. ... Bg4 3. Rxe3 Nxe3 4. Kxe3 h2 5. Rh1 Kg3 6. Nd2 Kg2 6. ... Be2 7. Re1 Kg2 8. Rxe2+ Kh3 9. Ne4 wins. 7. Nf1 Be6 Also bad is 7. ... Kxh1 8. Kf2 Bf5 9. Ng3 mate. 8. Rxh2+ Kxf1 9. Rf2+ Kg1 10. Kf3 wins. Mating net.
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