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Saturday Afternoon Chess Thread 02-08-2020
Presumably, we will have a fishing thread later. As always, the chess/dress pr0n thread is an open thread, so there is no such thing as an off-topic comment.
Beginner Problem - White To Play (428 )
Goal: White can force mate in 2
Hint: The bishop on e7 is too well-protected, so find another way to check
r2qk3/pp1nb2r/4Qp2/3N3p/8/8/PPP2PPP/2K1RB1R w q - 0 1
Eva
Intermediate Problem - Black To Play (1101)
Goal: Take a victory lap if you can show how Black's advanced pawn is queened
Hint: Prevent White's bishop from being able to cover a1.
5k2/6pb/8/3K4/1P1B4/p1P5/8/8 b - - 0 1
Advanced Problem - White To Play (430)
Find the best continuation for White.
Goal: White can force mate in 5
r3r3/3R1Qpk/pqb1p3/1p6/4N3/4P3/Pb3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
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Greetings From Serbia
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Problem Solutions
Beginner Problem - White To Play
r2qk3/pp1nb2r/4Qp2/3N3p/8/8/PPP2PPP/2K1RB1R w q - 0 1
Mate in 2:
1.Qg8+ Nf8
The only move. The bishop on 37 can't move because it's pinned by White's rook on e1.
2.Nxf6#
Intermediate Problem - Black To Play
5k2/6pb/8/3K4/1P1B4/p1P5/8/8 b - - 0 1
1...Bg8+
2.Kc5 Bc4
3.Kxc4 a2
4.Kc5 a1=Q
Advanced Problem - White To Play
r3r3/3R1Qpk/pqb1p3/1p6/4N3/4P3/Pb3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
Answer:
1. Ng5+
Black has two flight squares for his king, h8 and h6. If he moves to h8, then it's just a king chase:
1...Kh8
2.Qh5+ Kg8
3.Qh7+ Kf8
4.Qh8#
The other line:
1...Kh6
2.g4 g6
3.h4 Re7
4.Qh7+ Rxh7
5.Rxh7#
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 paste it into your chess app.
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