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Solutions PAGE 21 / CHESS TO ENJOY
Problem I.White resigned after 38. … Qf4+! 39. Kf2 (39. Kh3 Qh4 mate) 39. ... Qh4+! in view of 40. g3 Qxh2+ 41. Ke3 Qg1+ and 42. ... Qxb6. Problem II. White should have drawn after 98. Nc3?. But 98. Ne7! wins with the mating theme of Kc7/Nc6+. Prob- lem III. The queenside pawns are too fast after 33. … c5! 34. bxc5 b4, e.g. 35. Rc4 b3 36. Rc3 Nd4 37. Rc1 a5 or, as the game went, 35. Ke2 b3 36. Kd2 Rb7 37. c6 b2 (and 37. Kc1 b2+ 38. Kb1 Na3+). Problem IV. White won with 31. Ne7+ Nxe7 32. Rxe7 because 32. ... Rfe8 loses to 33. Bxh7+!. But even better is 31. Rxg6! (31. ... Qxg6 32. Ne7+ or 31. ... hxg6 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. Bxg6). Problem V. With 66. Nb1! White has Nc3 and b4-b5 coming up, e.g. 66. ... Bf1 67. Nc3 Bd3 68. b5 axb5 69. a6 and queens, or, as the game went, 66. ... Kxe4 67. Nc3+ Kf3 68. Nxe2 Kxe2 69. b5. Problem VI. White only drew after 37. Qd8+? but could have won with 37. Qxc5 Nxf3+ 38. Kh1!, e.g. 38. … Qh6 39. Qc8! Ng5 40. Rc6+.
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Problem I. Pin: Black wins a piece by 1. ... Qxd1+ 2. Kxd1 Nd4. ProblemII. Mating Net: Using the h-file, Black has 1. ... Rh1+ 2. Kg2 Qh2 mate. Problem III. Removing the Guard: The net here results in 1. ... Rxf1+ 2. Rxf1 Qe3 mate. Problem IV. Back Rank
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Mate: Black mates by 1. ... Rh1+ 2. Rg1 Rxg1 mate. Problem V. Mating Net: The h-file leads to Rome: 1. ... Rh2+ 2. Kxh2 Qh3 mate; or 2. Kf1 Q[R]f2 mate. Problem VI. Fork: The try 1. ... Qxg2 is illegal, and 1. ... Qxe4+ wins a piece but not the game. The game winner is 1. ... Bxe4+.
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Problem I. The rash 52. ... Bxb6?? allows White to draw after 53. Ke2 Kc3 54. Bg6, but Alburt sees right through the trap: 52. ... Kc3! 53. b7 Bc7 54. Bg6 Tarjan desperately tries to stop the e-pawn, but Alburt seals the deal with a lovely shot: 54. ... f3! 55. Bh5 After 55. gxf3 Kd2 the pawn is unstoppable. 55. ... e2+ 56. Ke1 Bg3 mate. Problem II.White is hanging on the edge, but in order to win, Black must induce Zugzwang. 63. ... Bg5! The same can be achieved with 63. ... Bf4, 63. ... Be3, and 63. ... Bc1. 64. Kb5 Bd2 Step one accomplished—White’s bishop must now leave c2. 65. Bg6 Kb3 66. Bf7+ Kc3 67. Ba2 a3 68. Ka4 White is once again on the verge of drawing, but Robson dashes his hopes with a beautiful finish: 68. ... b1=Q! 69. Bxb1 Kb2 70. h6 Bxh6 71. Kb4 Bg7 72. Ka4 Bf8, White resigned. Zugzwang numero dos! The pawn will promote, so Acs threw in the towel.
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