WIN OR DRAW? Position One: White to Play
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
-mk-+-+-+ tR-+-+-+- K+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+- -+p+-+-+
+-+-+-+- a b c d e f g h
Position Two: White to Play
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
r+-+-+k+ +-+q+-zPp p+-+-+-+ +p+-+-+Q -+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+P -zP-+-+P+
+-+-+RmK- a b c d e f g h
Position Three: White to Play
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-tr- -zpk+-+nzp +-vl-+-+- -+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+- -+-+-+R+
+-tR-+-+K a b c d e f g h
Position Four: White to Play
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
-+-+-+-mk +-+-+p+p -+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+N P+P+-+-+ +-+-+-+- K+R+-+-+
+-+-+-wq- a b c d e f g h
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
by Pete Tamburro
This set of problems is devoted to the “attraction” theme that young master Gurevich explains elsewhere in this issue. Make sure you write down whether you think it’s a win or draw and jot some moves down.
Position Five: White to Play
-+K+-+-+ +-zP-+-+- -tr-+-+-+ +-+-+-+- -+-+-+-vL +-+-+-+- l+-+k+-+
+-+-+-+- a b c d e f g h
Position Six: White to Play
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
-+-+-+-mk +-+-+-zpp -zP-+-zp-+ +nzpp+-sN- -vln+-+-+ wq-+-+-+P -tR-+-+PmK
+-wQ-+-+- a b c d e f g h
Answers on page 19 E
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Chess Life for Kids!
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