Solutions / June PAGE 19 / CHESS TO ENJOY
Problem I. White resigned after 22. ... Ra7! (23. Qf4 e5 is a winning fork). Problem II. 21. ... Rxe4! 22. Qxe4 Ba6+ and now 23. Ke1 Bf4! sets up ... Qg1 mate. Also lost is 23. Rd3 Qh3+ 24. Ke2 Bxd3+ 25. Qxd3 Re8+ 26. Kd2 Bf4+ (or 23. ... Bxd3+ 24. Qxd3 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Re8+). Problem III. 20. Qg4+! Kxh6 (20. ... Kh8 21. Rxf8+ and 22. Qg8 mate) 21. Rxe5! Rxf1+? 22. Nxf1 dxe5 23. Bc1+, Black resigned. Black holds out longer after 21. ... dxe5 22. Rxf8 Bxf8 23. Ne4 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Be3 25. Qxe6+. Problem IV. 25. b6! threatened discovered check and won after 25. ... c6 26. Rd8+! in view of 26. ... Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. bxa7. The b-pawn also queens after 25. ... Nc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. b7! Rb8 28. Rd8+! and 25. ... Kf8 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Ke7 28. Re8+ and 29. bxa7. Problem V. 35. Qxh5+! gxh5 36. e5+ f5 37. exf6+
e.p.Kh8 38. Ng6+ Kh7 39. Nxe7+ Kh8 40. f7+, Black resigned. Also 36. ... Kh8 37. e6+ Bf6! 38. Bxf6+ (Also quite powerful is 38. gxf6! Qc7 39. Ng6+! Kh7 40. Ne7+ Kh8 41. Rg7 Nxe7 42. Rh7+ Kg8 43. fxe7 fxe6 44. Rg1 mate.) 38. ... Nxf6 39. exd7 Nxd7 and now 40. g6 Kg8 41. Bf5 (41. ... Rc7 42. gxf7+ Kxf7 43. Ne6). Problem VI. 36. exf6! Rxg3 37. f7+ and mates. Also lost are 36. ... Bc5 37. Qg7+! Rxg7 38. fxg7+ Kg8 39. Bxc5 and 36. ... Be4+ 37. dxe4 Rxg3 38. fxe7+ Kh7 39. Rf7+ Kh6 40. Rxg3 Qc6 41. Ng4+!.
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Problem I. Take and Mate: The double check, 1. ... Bxb4, is mate.
ProblemII.Consecutive Captures: 1. ... dxe5 wins a pawn, for if 2. fxe5, then 2. ... Qxe5+. Problem III. Con- secutive Checks: The surprising 1. ... Nd4+ forces 2. exd4, when 2. ... exd4+ wins (if 3. Ne4, then 3. ... Rxe4+ 4. Kd2 Rxe1 leaves Black up a couple of pawns. Problem IV. Knight Fork/Skewer: Black wins the queen, starting with 1. ... Nd3+, when 2. Kd1 is met by 2. ... Rb1+ 3. Ke2 Nf4+ (or 3. Kc2 Rb2+). Problem V. Removing the guard: The shot 1. ... Rxe3 mates at c2 or wins big material. Problem VI. Fork: The push 1. ... f6 wins a rook, since 2. Qxh5 allows 2. ... Qf1+.
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Reshevsky-Sunye Neto. Reshevsky comes up with an elegant idea that culminates in a study-like Zugzwang: 61. Ke8 Ke6 62. Kd8 Kd6 63. Kc8 Kc6 Black’s king cannot depart the sixth rank: in the event of 63. ... Kd5, White promotes first after 64. Kd7 Ke4 65. Kc6 Kd3 66. d5 Kxc3 67. d6 Kb2 68. d7 and Black is one move too late. 64. Kb8! Kb6 65. d5!, Black resigned.
Benko-Damjanovic. Neither 49. Kb5 Kc7 50. Ka5? Kc6 51. Ka4 b6 nor 49. Ka5? Kc6 make any progress. Once again, victory can only be achieved by placing Black in Zugzwang, and using the triangulation method (i.e. deliber- ately losing a tempo). 49. Kb4! Kd8 Black’s king cannot hold his own after 49. ... Kc6 50. Ka5. 50. Ka5! The rash 50. Kb5? Kc7 would have forced White to start all over again with 51. Ka4. 50. ... Kd7 Black is in Zugzwang after 50. ... Kc7 51. Kb5. 51. Kb6 Kc8 52. c6 Kb8! One last trick: 53. cxb7?? leads to a draw after 53. ... f4! 54. exf4, with a stalemate. However, Benko has seen one step ahead: 53. Kc5!, Black resigned. Black cannot stop White’s king from penetrating to d6.
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