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Solutions PAGE 17 / CHESS TO ENJOY


PROBLEM I. 30. ... Qe4+ 31. Ka1 Qd5! attacks the rook and bishop (32. Rxd5 Rg1+ mates). Or. 31. Kc1 Rc8+ and mates. PROBLEM II. 31. Ba3!, Black resigned because of 31. ... Qxe6 32. Rd8+ and mates or 31. ... Qxa3 32. Rd8+ and wins. PROBLEM III. 43. ... Be3! exploits pins. PROBLEMIV. Don’t take credit for 74. Kc4! unless you saw how the rook can be won by checks, e.g. 74. ... Rb6 75. Qg1+; 74.


ToTal your score To deTer- mine your approximaTe raTing below:


Total Score ... Rb7 75. Qg1+ Kf5 76. Qc5+! Kf4 77. Qf2 Ke5


(77. Kg4 78. Qg2+) 78. Qd4+ and 79. Qd5+; 74. ... Rb8! 75. Qg1+ Kf5 76. Qc5+! Kg4 77. Qd4+ Kf3 78. Qf6+ Ke4! 79. Qe6+ Kf3 80. Qf5+ Kg2 81. Qg4+ Kh1 82. Qh3+ Kg1 83. Qg3+ and 84. Qxb8. PROB- LEMV. 30. Bc2! Qxc2 31. Nd3! and the Qxh7 mate threat wins (31. ... Kg8 32. Qxh7+ Kf7 33. Ne5+ Ke6 34. Qxc2). PROBLEM VI. White only drew after 42. Rxe4+? fxe4 43. Qh8+ Kd7 44. f5 Rxg5! 45. Rxg5 Qf2+. But 42. a3!! traps the queen and wins it with 43. Nb4! and 44. Na6 (or 44. Nd3) (or 43. ... axb4 44. axb4).


PAGE 47 / ABCS OF CHESS


PROBLEMI. Desperado: Black wins a pawn by 1. ... Bxe3 2. Bxe6 Bxf2+. PROBLEMII. Trapping:Black traps the knight by 1. ... Rb8. PROBLEMIII. Driving off: Black acquires the e4-pawn after 1. ... Nc5. PROB- LEM IV. Double threat: Black wins the Exchange with 1. ... Na5, since 2. Ra6 is met by 2. ... Nb3+. PROBLEM V. Fork: White has no adequate answer to 1. ... Qb7. PROBLEM VI. Mating net: The game concludes with 1. ... Qh3+ 2. Kxh3 Nf4+ 3. Kg4 Be6+ 4. Kg5 Rh5 mate.


81-94 66-80 51-65 36-50 21-35 06-20 0-05


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PAGE 49 / STRIKING THROUGH PASSED PAWNS)!


PROBLEM I. Knights are excellent at stopping passed pawns. But there are exceptions to every rule, and this study is a beautiful exception indeed: 1. Ng7+!! Nxg7 2. h6 Kf7 3. h7, White wins. An amazing construction that you should take to heart, as it can occur in real games as well. PROBLEM II. It is tempting to assume that 39. Nxb6 is a sad necessity, but that could not be farther from the truth: 39. axb5! a4 40. Nc5!!What was that about knights and passers? 40. ... a3 After 40. ... bxc5 White promotes with check: 41. b6 a3 42. b7 a2 43. b8=Q+. 41. Nb3 The pawn is safely restrained, and the game is over. 41. ... a2 42. Ke3 Kf7 43. Kd4 Ke7 44. e4 e5+ 45. fxe5 Ke6 46. Na1 fxe5+ 47. Kc3 g5 48. Kb2 gxh4 49. gxh4 Kd6 50. Nb3, Black resigned.


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