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Advanced Problem - White To Play (1135)

Your job here is to find 3 mating lines, each starting with a different first move. There may be more than 3. But each mating line must <=4 moves. I think this is kind of a tricky position.

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Dress Pr0n For the 'Ettes:

As I start a chapter on mid-#19thc evening dress, I get to marvel as ever at the ingenuity that existed. Transitions were important and this dress moves seamlessly from day to night with the trick of detachable sleeves, early #1850s @metmuseum #fashionhistory pic.twitter.com/SHy1QfwF1g

— Dr Kate Strasdin (@kateStrasdin) July 7, 2020

Today's #ootd is a light linen floral Italian dress from 1848-1850. It's interesting how global fashion has been throughout history. This dress looks like it could be found on Scarlett O'Hara as well as an Italian woman. #FashionHistory pic.twitter.com/d7gnosuJY4

— Lauren Deutsch (@LaurenCDeutsch) May 11, 2020

Greetings from Slovakia

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - Black To Play

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1...Bg4+!

Admittedly 1.Qd2+ is tempting, but then 2...Bg4 is not mate as now 2.Kf3 is possible. The correct move order is *first* the bishop, *then* the queen.

2.f3 Qd2#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

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Answer:

1.Bc6+! bxc6

Forced. The knight on e7 is pinned and can't take the bishop.

2.Ng7+ Rxg7

Not forced. But if 2...Kf8 then 3.Ne6+ Ke8 4.Nxc7#. This is the 2nd mating line.

3.Qh8+ Rg8
4.Qxg8#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

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Here's the main line, which is a mate in 3:

1.Nf1 Be4
2.Qf2 d4
3.Ng3#

I found 2 other mate-in-4 lines:

1.Qf2 Kxh2
2.Bd6+ Kh1
3.Qe1+ Bf1
4.Qxf1#

and:

1.Qe3 Kxh2
2.Bd6+ Kh1
3.Qe1+ Bf1
4.Qxf1#

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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