Solutions / November PAGE 17 / CHESS TO ENJOY
Problem I. 21. Rd3! Qxd3 22. Qxf8 mate or 21. ... Qe7 22. exf6 or 21. ... Bd7 22. Rad1 exf5 23. Rg3 Rg8 24. Rxd7. Problem II. 11. ... Nd4! 12. Qd1 Ne3 or 12. Nxd4 Qh4+ 13. Kd1 Nf2+ wins. Problem III. 35. Bb8! threatens 36. Bxa7 and 36. Rh2, trapping the queen. Problem IV. Not 51. Kd6 Rd7+! (52. cxd7 is stalemate). But 51. e6! fxe6 52. Kd6! wins, e.g. 52. ... Ke8 53. Bxe6 Ra3 54. c7 Rd3+ 55. Bd5 and queens. Problem V. 21. Ra4! Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxc3 23. Be1 traps the queen and White won after 23. ... Qd4+ 24. Rxd4 exd4 25. Rxb7+ Kd8 26. d6. Problem VI. 34. Bf3! Qxd2 35. Bh5+ Ke7 36. Qxg7+ Kd6 37. Qc7+ Kd5 38. Qc6+ Ke5 39. Rc5 mate or 35. ... g6 36. Rc7+ Ke8 37. Qxf6.
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Problem I. Trapping: Black traps the bishop with 1. ... b5 2. Bb3 a4. Problem II. Double Threat: Black wins with 1. ... Qh4, when 2. h3 is met by loss of the f-pawn and worse. Problem III. Mating net: The shot 1. ... Bxf2+ forces mate. Problem IV. Fork: Black scores with 1. ... Bxf2+, when 2. Rxf2 fails to 2. ... Qxe1+. Problem V. Fork/Pin: White’s queen goes after 1. ... Ng3+. Problem VI. Mating net: Mate follows next move after 1. ... Qh2+.
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Problem I. 1. Kf3 (1. Qxf7? Qe1+) 1. ... Rxd3+ 2. Kg4 Nh6+ 3. Kh5 Rxg3 4. Ne6 (4. Ne8? Ng8!) 4. ... Qxd8! 5. Ng5+! Rxg5+ 6. fxg5 Qf8! 7. g6+ Kg8 8. Qe6+ Kh8 9. Qf6! Qe8 10. Qd8 Qg8 11. Qg5! Qe6 12. Qxh6+ gxh6 13. g7+ Kh7 14. g8=Q+ Kxg8 Stalemate. Finally White escaped with the stalemate possibility. Problem II. 1. Ng4! fxg4 2. Be5+ Nf6+ 3. Rxf6 Kg8 4. hxg4 g5! 5. Bxd4 Qg7 6. Be5! h6! 7. Bd4 h5 8. gxh5 g4 9. Ba1! (9. Bc3? d4 10. Bxd4 Qf7+! 11. Rxf7 Stalemate.) 9. ... d4 10. Rg6 Qxg6+ 11. hxg6 wins. White here avoided the stalemate with exact moves.
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