4rb2/p4Qnk/1qp5/3n1NPp/4r3/P3P3/1P4RP/2B3K1 w - - 0 1

Advanced Problem - White To Play (1437)

A two part problem: How would you promote your pawn, and then, having done that, how would you gobble up Black's remaining pawns?

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Willkommen Auf Dem Oktoberfest!

I Did Not Know Melania Had A Sister:

Ines Knauss & Melania Trump

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - White To Play

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The mate in two:

1.Rh6+ Kxh6
2.Qf6#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

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Answer:

1.g6+ Kh8
2.Nh6 Bc5
3.Qg8+ Rxg8
4.Nf7#

Or:

2...Ne7
3.Qg8+ Nxg8
4.Nf7#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

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1.Rc8+ Kxc8
2.b7+ Kb8 (2... Kd8 3. bxa8=Q+)
3.d5 Kc7
4.bxa8=B

4. bxa8=Q?? or bxa8=R?? is stalemate

4...Kd8

If 4...Kb8 then 5.Bb7 Kc7 6.Kxa7 Kd8 7.Kb6 Ke8 8.Kc7 Ke7 9.Bc8 Kf6 10.Bxd7 Ke5 11.Kc6 winning

5.Bb7

Or 5.Kxa7 Kc8 6.Bb7+ Kc7 7.Ka8 Kd8 8.Kb8 Ke8 9.Kc7 Ke7 10.Bc8 Ke8 11.Bxd7+ Ke7 12.Be6 Ke8 13.Kxd6

5... Ke8

Or 5...Kc7 6.Kxa7 Kd8 7.Kb8 Ke8 8.Kc7 Ke7 9.Bc8 Ke8 10.Bxd7+ (not 10. Kxd6 $2 Kd8) 10...Kf8 11.Kxd6

6.Kxa7 Ke7
7.Kb8 Kd8
8.Bc8 Ke8
9.Kc7 Ke7
10.Bxd7 Kf7
11.Kxd6 and wins.

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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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 05:31 PM

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