2r1nrk1/p4p1p/1p2p1pQ/nPqbRN2/8/P2B4/1BP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1

Advanced Problem - White To Play (1264)

How does White win this game?

8/5kB1/7P/8/8/1p6/2pK4/8 w - - 0 1

(h/t Chess Improver)

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - Black To Play

8/2p2ppk/4p2p/3p4/2nPb2P/2P1P1P1/7r/R1K1Q3 b - - 0 1

1...Rc2+
2.Kb1

or if 2.Kd1 then 2...Nb2#

2...Rxc3+
3.Ka2 Ra3#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

2r1nrk1/p4p1p/1p2p1pQ/nPqbRN2/8/P2B4/1BP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1

1.Ne7+ Qxe7

If 1...Kh8? then 2.Qxf8#

2.Qxh7+ Kxh7
3.Rh5+ Kg8
4.Rh8#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

8/5kB1/7P/8/8/1p6/2pK4/8 w - - 0 1

1.Bd4!

The bishop has to do double duty: protect the advanced pawn as well as help the White king scoop up the advanced Black pawns.

1... Kg6
2.Be3 Kf7

And now White can snarf the pawns.

3.Kc3 Kg6
4.Kxb3 Kh7
5.Kxc2 and wins

Bit of serendipity here: this only works because the bishop can cover the queening square, otherwise, the game would be a draw. Black would just park his king on h8 and there would be no way it could be dislodged.

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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posted by OregonMuse at 05:24 PM

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