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Solutions PAGE 17 / CHESS TO ENJOY
PROBLEMI.Correspondence, 1933: 14. Qh6+! Kxh6 15. Rh4+ Kg7 16. Bh6 mate is fastest. PROBLEM II. Tartu, 1935: 16. ... Bg4! threatens … Qxd5, e.g. 17. e4 c6 18. Ne3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxd2! 20. Qxd2 Nxf3+ and … Nxd2. PROBLEM III. Munich, 1936: 15. Bxh6! gxh6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Bd3+ Ng6 18. h5 Rg8 19. hxg6+ fxg6 20. Ke2 or 20. Rh3 Qf8 21. Ng5+. Black played 15. ... Qa5+ 16. Ke2 gxh6 and lost after 17. Qc1. PROBLEM IV. Kemeri, 1937: 26. Ne7! Bxe7 27. Rxe7! Qxe7 28. Bxd4+ and wins. PROBLEM V. Bad Nauheim, 1936: 26. ... Bxe4 27. fxe4 Nf3! 28. gxf3 Rd2 and mates. PROBLEM VI. Correspondence Match, 1935: 23. Rd7+ Kg8 24. Qxf6! gxf6 25. Rg7 mate; 23. ... Ke8 24. Rxb7 and 25. Qxc6+ or 25. Nxg7+; 23. ... Ne7 24. Rxe7+! Kxe7 25. Qxb7+ and mates.
PAGE 34 / APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PROBLEMS!
1. APRILa) 1. ... d5 2. ... d4 3. ... d3 4. ... dxc2 5. ... cxb1=R 6. ... Rxb2 7. ... Rxd2 8. ... Rd5 9. ... Re5 10. Qd3 mate. b) 1. ... d5 2. ... d4 3. ... d3 4. ... dxc2 5. cxb1=N 6. ... Nc3 7. ... Nxe2 8. ... Kd3 9. Qa4 stalemate. 2. FOOLS’ 1. ... d5 2. ... d4 3. ... d3 4. ... dxc2 5. ... c2xb1=R 6. ... Rxb2 7. ... Rxa2 8. ... Rxd2 9. ... Rd7 10. Qxd7 stalemate. 3. DAY 1. ... d5 2. ... d4 3. ... d3 4. ... dxe2 5. ... exf1=N 6. ... Nxd2 7. ... Nf1 8. ... Nxh2 stalemate.
PAGE 45 / ABCS OF CHESS
PROBLEM I. Mating net: Black has a forced mate: 1. ... Qh4+ 2. g3 Bxg3+ (or 2. ... Qxg3+) and mate next move. PROBLEM II. Fork/Pin: Black wins a piece with 1. ... Ng4, since 2. Qg3 Nxe3 3. Qxe3 Re8 pins the queen. PROBLEMIII. Driving off: After 1. ... Ne4, White can’t save both his queen and knight. PROBLEM IV. Mating net: Black wins by 1. ... Qxg3+ 2. hxg3 Bxg3 mate. PROBLEMV. Removing the guard: Black emerges a rook ahead after 1. ... Bxh2+. PROBLEM VI. Mating net: Black finishes up with 1. ... Qxh3+ 2. Kg1 Bh2+ 3. Kh1 Bg3+ 4. Kg1 Qh2+ 5. Kf1 Qxf2 mate.
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PAGE 47 / HORNS AND LEGS
PROBLEM I. 33. a4 suggests itself, but it gives Black unnecessary counterplay connected with 33. ... Nb6!?. There is a far more convincing path to victory: 33. Qb3! With the queens off the board, Black will be out of counterplay and the a-pawn will march to victory. 33. ... Bh6 34. Rc2 Qxb3+ 35. Kxb3 Rd3+ 36. Nc3 Nd6 37. a4 f5 38. a5 fxe4 39. a6! Nf5 40. fxe4 Nh4 41. Be7, Black resigned. PROBLEM II. Several paths lead to Rome, but the most convincing one involves a tactical operation that liquidates into a winning ending: 32. Re6! fxe6 32. ... Rxe6 33. fxe6 Qxe6 34. Qa8+ Qe8 35. Qxe8+ Kxe8 36. Re1 is also hopeless. 33. Qxe4 exf5 34. Qxe8+ Kxe8 35. Re1 f4 36. g3!, Black resigned. White breaks up the pawn chain, and, as the Russian expression goes, u chernix ostalis lish rozhki da nozhki (Black is left with only horns and legs; hardly a good translation, but you get the point!).
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