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Advanced Problem - White To Play (402)

How does White win this game? Find the forced mating line for White.

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Dress Pr0n For the 'Ettes:

There is a mix of sleek and sheer in #Valentina’s 1940 dinner dress, a design that shuns additional adornment but relies on meticulous construction to create the clean lines of an #elegant evening look @metmuseum #fashionhistory pic.twitter.com/Lh8qvHzomE

— Dr Kate Strasdin (@kateStrasdin) October 25, 2021

Today's #ootd is this 1955 Dior dress. It may be a few months late, but this embroidered silk organza dress named "Avril/April" celebrates the violets that bloom in that month. So fun and flirty, I hope to carry the arua of this dress til the end of summer! #Fashionhistory pic.twitter.com/wwXhlkp7yT

— Lauren Deutsch (@LaurenCDeutsch) August 3, 2021

The Return of the King, the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The #LordOfTheRings, was published #OnThisDay in 1955. Liv Tyler wore this Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor designed midnight blue silk velvet gown, with red sash, in the 2003 film adaptation. #film #costume pic.twitter.com/oo5AbrlMnr

— Victoria Haddock (@vickyhaddock) October 20, 2021

Willkommen Auf Dem Oktoberfest!

(Bonus Oktoberfest)

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Problem Solutions

Beginner Problem - White To Play

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1.e6 Bxe6
2.f7 Bxf7
3.Qg7#

Intermediate Problem - White To Play

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1.Nb5+ Ke4

Or 1...Kd5 2.Qd6+ Kc4 3.Na3#

2.Qf4+ Kd5
3.Qd6+ Kc4
4.Na3#

Advanced Problem - White To Play

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1. Qxd5 cxd5

Not1...Rg7?? 2.Bxg7#

2.Rf7+ Ke8
3.Rxh7+ Kf8
4.Rf7+ Ke8
5.Rxa7+ Rg6

If 5...Kf8 then 6. Rxa8#

6.Bxg6+ Kf8
7.Rxa8#

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.

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