Solutions / January
Black resigned. Problem V. After 19. Bh4! the attacked knight has no good move (19. ... Nh7 20. f6! threatening Qd3xh7 mate or Qd2xh6 and Qg7 mate). Black is also lost after 19. ... Qd8 20. Ng3 and 21. Nh5 or 21. Ne4, as well as after 19. ... Kg7 20. Bxf6+ Kxf6 21. Qxg4 Rh8 (else 22. Qh4+ Kg7 23. f6+ mates) 22. Ng3 Ne5 (to stop Nh5 mate) 23. Qe4! fol- lowed by 24. Nh5+ or 24. cxd4. Problem VI. White wins eventually after 46. Rf1 Nxe1 47. Rxe1 Rc6 48. Rf1 but 46. Bg3! clears a path for a queening pawn, e.g. 46. ... Nxg1 47. Bxf4 and 48. b7.
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Solution to question: A queen cannot discover check.
Problem I. Yes, 45. Qg4 wins eventually. But 45. Nh8! is faster (45. ... Bxh8 46. Qxf7 mate; 45. ... Ba2 46. Qh7+ and mates after 47. Rf7+ or 47. Qh6+). Problem II. 62. ... h5+! 63. Kh3 Nxf4+ and 64. ... Nxe2, or 63. Kxh5 Rxd5+ 64. Kh6 Rxc5. Problem III. 32. ... Rxf5!wins (33. Qxf5 Bd4+ 34. Kh1 Ng3+35. hxg3 Qh6+ and mates). Problem IV. 31. Nc8! threatens 32. Nxd6+/33. Nxe4 and 33. Qf6/34. Qe7 mate. The game ended with 31. ... Qf3 32. Nxd6+ Kd7 33. Qb6 Rfc8 34. Nxc8 Rxc8 35. Qd4+,
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Problem I. 1. Nf3 Kc6 2. Ne5+ Kb5 3. Nc6 Ka4 4. Nc3 mate. Problem II. 1. Kd5 e3 2. Ke4 Qh5 stalemate. Problem III. a) 1. Kb6 Qb3+ 2. Ka5 Qb5 mate. b) 1. Kb7 Qb3+ 2. Ka8 Qb6 stalemate. Problem IV. 1. a3 Kc5 2. d4+ Kxc4 3. e4 mate.
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Problem I. Fork: Black wins a piece by 1. ... c4. If 2. Bxc4, then 2. ... Qa5+. Problem II.
Fork: Black wins a piece by 1. ... Nxg4, when 2. Bxg4 is answered by 2. ... Qh4+. Problem III. Trapping: The immediate 1. ... g5 snares the knight. Problem IV. Mating net: Black wins by 1. ... Qxg3+ 2. hxg3 Bxg3 mate. Problem V. Mating net: Black triumphs with scores with 1. ... Bh4+ 2. Ke2 Bc4 mate. Problem VI. Mating net: Black’s queen deliv- ers the blow by 1. ... Qh4+, followed by mating at f2.
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