k7/8/PP6/K7/4p3/2Rp4/2r5/8 w - - 0 1

And Now For Something Completely Different... Dress Pr0n!

Garments become animated with knowledge of original wearers. Here Lady Clwyd by Clausen @walkergallery alongside the c1895 dress @V_and_A pic.twitter.com/rkGwZ1D8pZ

— Kate Strasdin (@kateStrasdin) June 12, 2017

Here is some traditional Norwegian attire:

Finally, here is a screen grab from one of the pop-up ads that have been appearing in my browser ever since I started doing searches for dress pr0n:

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Solutions Update

Problem 1 - White To Play

6R1/p4p2/1p2q2p/8/6Pk/8/PP2r1PK/3Q4 w - - 0 1

1.Qe1+ Rf2

If 1...Rxe1 then 2.g3#

2.Qxf2#

Problem 2 - White To Play

5nk1/p2p2bp/1p1qp3/3N4/2P3QP/1P2B1P1/P7/5K2 w - - 0 1

White can win a piece:

1. Nf6+! Kf7

If 1...Kh8, then the moves are as in the main line.

2.Qxg7+ Kxg7
3.Ne8+

White forks the queen and comes out a piece ahead. Should be enough for a win.

Problem 3 - Black To Play

3Q4/5p1k/5Pp1/pB5q/Pr6/6P1/6KP/3R4 b - - 0 1

1... Rb2+
2. Rd2

Not 2.Kf1 because of 2...Qf3+ 3.Ke1 Qf2#.

2...Qd1
3.Rxb2 Qxd8 and now the material is roughly equal.

Problem 4 - White To Play

2r1r2k/1b5p/p2QNq2/3p1P2/3Pp3/8/6RP/6RK w - - 0 1

1. Nf8!

For Black's response, I counted 4 main possibilities:

#1
1...Qxd6
2.Rg8#

#2
1...Rxf8
2.Rg8+ Rxg8
3.Qxf6+ Rg7
4.Qxg7#

#3
1...Qxf8
2.Rg8+ Qxg8
3.Qf6+ Qg7
4.Qxg7#

#4
1...Qg7
2.Rxg7 Rxf8
3.Rg8+ Rxg8

Or 3.Rxh7+ Kxh7 4.Qg6+ Kh8 5.Qg7#

4.Qf6+ Rg7
5.Qxg7#

Endgame of the Week

k7/8/PP6/K7/4p3/2Rp4/2r5/8 w - - 0 1

1.Rc8+! Rxc8
2.b7+ Kb8
3.Kb6 Rc6+
4. Kxc6 d2

Instead of d2, my chess app played 4...Ka7. There followed:

5.Kc7 Kxa6
6.b8=Q Ka5
7.Kc6

Threatening Qb5#. I do not want to allow Black to get his pawns going. Fortunately, I can just use the mating threat to work his king down the board and mate him in the corner.

7...Ka4
8.Kc5 Ka3
9.Kc4 Ka2
10.Kc3 d2
11.Qb2#

Now, back to the main line:

4.Kxc6 d2
5.Kb6 d1=Q
6.a7#

Easy peasy.

Hope to see you all next week!

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Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board. Or, Windows users can just "triple click" on it and the entire line will be highlighted so you can copy and past it into your chess app.

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So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com.

posted by OregonMuse at 05:06 PM

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