r4bkr/1pqb1Npn/4n3/p1p1p2B/3pP3/8/PPPBQ2P/2K2R1R w - - 0 1

Advanced Problem - White To Play (652)

Find the mating lines

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Dress Pr0n For the 'Ettes:

Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Rear Window was released in America #OnThisDay in 1954. The Edith Head designed black, pleated silk organza dress, worn by Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont in the film, featured in the @V_and_A's Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition. #gracekelly #film #dress pic.twitter.com/oWQUwyBipa

— Victoria Haddock (@vickyhaddock) September 1, 2021

Friday Treat Time! Pick of the bunch – this printed silk day dress by American department store Lord & Taylor is one of our favourite floral frocks. Dating to about 1960-1963, we love its bright colours and belted silhouette 🌼 pic.twitter.com/Dn5hDvFp2y

— Fashion Museum Bath (@Fashion_Museum) July 2, 2021

There are three distinct elements to this late #1940s #HattieCarnegie dress in shades of latté and caramel. The #chiffon skirt is broken up by the scales of a silk bandeau bodice and this in turn is punctuated with paler chiffon shoulders. Delicious! @metmuseum #fashionhistory pic.twitter.com/pyhV90l93s

— Dr Kate Strasdin (@kateStrasdin) September 5, 2021

Greetings From -- Germany, I Think...

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - White To Play

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A mate in 2:

1.Rxb8+ Kxb8
2.Qd8#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

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A straigh-line mate in 5:

1.Nh6+ gxh6
2.Bf7+ Kg7
3.Bxh6+ Kxh6
4.Qh5+ Kg7
5.Qg6#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

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1.Bd2+ Kh5
2.Rf5+ g5 (2...Kg4 3. f3#)
3.Rxg5+ Kh6
4.Ng8# (or 4.Nf5#)

The other main line is if Black blocks the first check:

1...g5 2.Bxg5+
2...Kh5
3.Rxh7+ Kg4
4.f3#

Or 2.hxg5+ Kh5 3.Rxh7+ Kg4 4.f3#

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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 05:33 PM

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