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Advanced Problem - White To Play (324)

This problem has two unique solutions, two completely different lines from the very first move, one shorter and one longer. See if you can find both mates. Or, perhaps you can find a third.

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Willkommen Auf Dem Oktoberfest!

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - Black To Play

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1... Nd4+
2. Ke3 Nef5#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

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1.Nf8! Qg6
2.Rxg6 hxg6
3.Qf6+ Kg8
4.Rxg6#

Instead of 1...Qg6, Black could play 1... Rxf8, but he will still lose:

2.Rg8+ Rxg8
3.Qxf6+ Rg7
4.Qxg7#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

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1.Nf5+ Kh5
2.Ng3+ Kh6 (2...Kg4 3. Qf4#)
3.Qg7+ Kg5

Not 3.Qh4+?? Qxh4

4.Rf5+ Kg4
5.Qd4+ Kxg3
6.Rf3#

The other line goes like this:

1.Qf4+ Qg5
2.Nf5+ gxf5
3.Rf6+ Kh5
4.Qf3+ Qg4
5.Rxf5+ Kh4

Or if 5...Kg6 then 6.Qxg4+ Kh6 7.Rh5# Also 5...Kh6 results in 6.Qxg4 Rag8 7.Rh5#

6.Qf2+ Qg3
7.Rf4+ Kh5
8.Qxg3 Kh6
9.Rh4#

Hope to see you 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 05:28 PM

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