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Hint: White mates in 2 r3qrk1/pbpn1p1p/1pnp1Bp1/3N3Q/2BbPP2/8/PP3P1P/R5RK w - - 0 1 (h/t ChessZebra) Problem 2 - White To Play (Tactical 8 ) Hint: White wins the bishop 2kr3r/ppp3pp/8/7b/2P2B2/6P1/Pq3P1P/R3QRK1 w - - 0 1
Hint: Black wins material 6r1/5p1k/4qp1P/8/5Q1N/8/5K1P/8 b - - 0 1
The decision tree for this problem is quite complex. See how much of it you can fill out. Hint: White mates in 6 r2qkbnr/2pb1pp1/p1np3p/1p6/2B1P3/2NP1N2/PPP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 1
It's White to play. Black's king is in a very bad position. How can White take advantage? Hint: Black can't stop you from winning the bishop 1k6/5b2/1K6/8/8/8/1R6/8 w - - 0 1
Problem 1 - White To Play r3qrk1/pbpn1p1p/1pnp1Bp1/3N3Q/2BbPP2/8/PP3P1P/R5RK w - - 0 1 1.Rxg6+ fxg6 If 1...hxg6 then 2.Qh8# 2.Ne7#
2kr3r/ppp3pp/8/7b/2P2B2/6P1/Pq3P1P/R3QRK1 w - - 0 1 1.Qa5! This fine moves generates two threats: a) Qxc7# 1...Qb6 To stave off the mating threat. 2.Qxh5 picks off the bishop.
6r1/5p1k/4qp1P/8/5Q1N/8/5K1P/8 b - - 0 1 1...Rg4! Puts the question to White: What are you going to do with your queen? 2.Qf5+ Probably best. My chess app suggested another line, which I'll get to in a bit. 2...Qxf5+ Black wins the knight and the game. To avoid this, my chess app did not move 2...Qf5+. Instead: 2.Qg3 Rxg3 And White's material deficit isn't so bad. He's still going to lose, but at least he has a knight. (1... Qa2+ 2. Kf3 Qb3+ 3. Qe3 Qc4 4. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 5. Kxe4 Rg4+ 6. Kf5
r2qkbnr/2pb1pp1/p1np3p/1p6/2B1P3/2NP1N2/PPP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 1 As I've already mentioned, the decision tree for this problem is quite complex, but I never could push it past 6 moves. That is, no matter how Black twists and turns (and in this problem he can do a lot of that), White can force a mate in 6 moves, max. I'm going to give you the main sequence first, then I'll deal with the major sub-branches. 1.Bxf7+ Kxf7 That's quite a chase. But 1...Kxf7 isn't forced. What if Black decides not to take the bishop? 1...Ke7 If 5...Ke6 then 6.Qf5# 6.Be3# Another big chase, different route, same result. At move two, Black could either move his King to e6, d7, or e8. The main brank covers e6. Let's look at the others: 2...Ke7 -or- 2...Ke8 There may be other branches in the tree I didn't catch. Let me know if you find any forced sequences longer than 6 moves.
1k6/5b2/1K6/8/8/8/1R6/8 w - - 0 1 1.Rf2! Black really can't move the bishop. If he does, White is threatening 2 Rf8#. 1...Be6 1...Be8 is also possible, whereupon 2.Rf8 Kc8 3.Rxe8+ wins 2.Rf8+ Bc8 3.Rh8! Now Black is in zugzwang. In fact, he only has one legal move: 3...Ka8 Hope to see you all next week!
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. ___________ 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. | Recent Comments
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