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Advanced Problem - Black To Play (1181)

What is the best way to dig the white king out of his hidey hole and FINISH HIM?

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Dress Pr0n For The 'Ettes:

In honor of my 28th #birthday, today's #ootd is by one of my favorite designers, Lucle. This 1912 purple chiffon evening dress is one of my favorites and from the @V_and_A I saw it in person back in 2016 and haven't gotten over its loveliness since. #FridayFrills #FashionHistory pic.twitter.com/lpLzU3ou8g

— Lauren Deutsch (@LaurenCDeutsch) July 17, 2020

Mix & match #plaid feels like it shouldn’t really work but has a crisp & sunny edge to it. It has all the hallmarks of Sandy in Grease, she just needs a springy pony tail, some flat pumps & a sweater knitted at the shoulders for good measure, #1950s #NormanNorell @MuseumofCityNY pic.twitter.com/0KDok9NGqm

— Dr Kate Strasdin (@kateStrasdin) July 8, 2020

Greetings from Vietnam

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - White To Play

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1.Qh6+ Rxh6
2.Bxh6+ Kh8
3.Bf8#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

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1.Qxh7+ Nxh7
2.Rd8+ Qe8

2...Nf8 3. Rh8+ (3.Bh7+ Kh8 4.Rxf8# (h/t Honey Badger)) 3...Kxh8 4.Rxf8#

3.Rxe8+ Nf8
4.Rh8+ Kxh8
5.Rxf8#

Advanced Problem - Black To Play

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Not much of a decision tree here, just one long line. The mate is 8 moves out:

1...Qxh2+
2.Kxh2 Rh6+
3.Kg3 Ne2+
4.Kg4 Rf4+
5.Kg5 Rff6
6.Qxf8+

If 6.Ng4 then Rfg6#

6...Kxf8
7.Kg4 Rfg6+
8.Kf3 Nxg1#

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 05:21 PM

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