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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.
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Sorry, I have no idea.
Also, I couldn't make up my mind which should be the beginner problem and which should be the intermediate. So I apologize if you find that the beginner problem is too hard and/or the intermediate too easy.
Beginner Problem - Black To Play (1225)
There's actually more than one line that leads to mate within the problem parameters. If you find one, great, now go and see if you can find others.
Goal: Black can force mate in 3 moves in more than one line
Hint: Black has 3 options to escape the check, each one corresponds to a mating line.
Q7/pppk1p1p/2n3p1/b3pb2/5n2/BKP5/P2PqP1P/RN3R2 b - - 0 1
Intermediate Problem - white To Play (1226)
Goal: White can force mate in 5 moves
Hint: Once you draw Black's king into the corner the rest is easy
6k1/6n1/1p3Rp1/4qp2/3pN1PQ/P2P3P/1Pr1r3/5RK1 w - - 0 1
'Endgames Bloody Endgames' -- U2 Cover by Juga
Advanced Problem - White To Play (1224)
The decision tree for this problem is extensive. See how well you can fill it out. Many lines
rn3rk1/pppq1ppp/3p4/4n3/2BQ4/8/PB3P1P/R5RK w - - 0 1
Apart from the obvious depth of violet & the steely #embellishment that studs the soft pile of the cloth, my other most favourite thing about this dress is the high collar. I can’t tell if it is attached, but it looks dreamy, early #1900s, #PalazzoPitti, Florence #fashionhistorypic.twitter.com/0tIiO79HxD
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.