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Dress Pr0n For The 'Ettes:

A #NewYear & new adventures ahead. Excited to be embarking on a new challenge, my 2nd book which tells the story of a mid #19thc woman & her community of her friends & family through the album of dress fabrics she left behind. Beyond excited, #1840s printed wool/silk @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/ywqDe3d6TE

— Dr Kate Strasdin (@kateStrasdin) January 1, 2020

Some sunny elegance to brighten your day. This shot was the feature of a Modess ad, selling feminine hygiene products. In the mid 20th C., Modess’ “...Because” campaign was know for its ultra glamorous photos. You’d never know what they were selling! More: https://t.co/v6FYYIxOnD pic.twitter.com/31HJtZqDLw

— Ephemeral Elegance (@drapedinhistory) March 27, 2020

Greetings From-- Uh, Somewhere In The Mideast, Saudi Arabia, Perhaps.

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - White To Play

Answer:

1.Rg8+!

There are two ways to capture the rook. But White can force mate with either one:

Capture with the rook: 1...Rxg8 2.Bf6+ Rg7 3.Rd8#
Capture with the king: 1...Kxg8 2.Rg1+ Kh8 3.Bf6#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

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1.Kc6 Rc3+
if 1...Rb6+ 2.Nxb6# or 1...Re3 2. Nb6#

2.Nxc3 g2
3.Nd5

Another line is 3.Nb5 f4 4.Nd6#

3...g1=Q
4.Ne7#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

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1.Be1!

And Black's position has a severe case of zugzwang. The bishop is protecting against mating threats by th queen at b3, c4 and e4. So:

1...Bc4 2. Qxc4#
1...Be4 2. Qxe4#
1...Bb7 2. Qc4#
1...Bb3 2. Qe4#

The king has no legal move. The leaves only the pawn. But:

1...e2
2.Rc3#

The escape square was removed by the pawn having to move.

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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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 05:40 PM

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