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100ClASSICS

Of TH .CHSSBOARD

A S M. CKINSand


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100 ClASSICS

Of TH SSBOARUThis volume of 100 chess classics (games, studies

combinations problems o other chess ideasthat have become histoically famous) spans from

the 13th century to the pesent day.

Contains a wealth of chess billiance Exampes chosen fo thei instuctive and

entetainment value

Ideal fo dipping into or for seious studyDiscove a world of inspirationa chess ideas with

this book.

BN -744-7-7


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1983, 1995, S. Dicke and H.

Fit Pubhed by Pergon Pre 3

edon publshed 1995 by Cadon Boo plc London HousePkgate Road, London SW11

ISBN 1 8574 187 7

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Intrucion

Einrun Gn inrcin

Abic Nin nd Abbvii

SECION I Gm

SECTION II Cmbinins

SION III Endm nd Sudis

SECION IV wmv Pbms

SECTION V mv Prbms

STION VI Lnr Pbms

SION VII Sm nd Hpms

SECTION VII Cu Sp

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y Cic" w mn Gm, Sudy, Mn o Winnin Combinion Pobem, o n d expd on cd i of no, in in foexcenc o oini o ioc fmou Ofn uc Ci w v dn inunc on e evouion of C in i viou ceo uc Pobem, e Sudy, Fi C ec. Te vou cgo conn mnyCic win own p do no f no ou ow mo enedefiniion fo xmp T R Dwon' F C f C oK S. Howd T To C b.

Ti m voume i ecion epning y indidu of e

wo uo d we u i my bo ine nd me wo ouemeve w e Roy Gme, ie pime o eou vocion Teede nd ony knowge of eemen of gme nd n in indipping ino ome of i deviv uc e Su e Pobem o m qieeemen Fi C We ve no pcu dicc pu ye w iee e mc o be e fom pg

Mny of e iem e fmi opi weeve wo o e geedoe in e nme of Ci e mu of C, in om cu o ouen - nd e ee fo e fi ime coec ino one voume foefeence nd conveen m fo eding eiue

Te y cic ide on e nd dig cn ofn ffod n ineeincompin wi e omime mo mn concpion ccompnying x on e opie pge

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Uer eie Kiker veehen wir eie i, eie Sudie eie erGewnkbinin ein Prbl er eine in bebig nde F eeehhlih Idee, die duch Vgichkei und Origi z he ud egei vg die inch "znde, ud ich unuhlh i Gedchverne gnug eichn lche dee hchihe Beuung uBerhi; si sind nch ubding Peger r huig hgedruk, ichuigt l r zis.

iech len ie Weke chbre Enwicklugen iner er eieGebiee de Shhs u, wie ew i rble, i dr Sudie er i he-

hh Uekh enle di Einzlbeihe hei Klker ihGe die nch wendigeei uh "Kliker u de Shchret i ure eeen Blickwel iu i etw u Dw F Cf F C er T T C b eger) veien

ie vrege kleie Sh, die ine duhu he u erure eiu ge jenen ei Qull giger Erbuung ud reg i,ie ih de knghn Spiel wie, i e l gelegetlher Zeiveri er iee Behgug

Uns vrngges Ziel, z unee und nzurge gil dbi eie r erune ber einig ndknnni de Schhpi vgt ud nih geeigti, eer einzudngn in die Gehini und die Shei slher geverwnde Berihe wi dr Endpiudi d Shchprbes e gr einigerElen ds Mchnschchs

iel Scke wdn veu echinn w ir sich Schchue iNn i d Schchu zunfindn dhi, i Vein, r ier Tuierhle h h diss Bchlin ls le Beich d Shch-

kik zugich nspchn s chhlgwerk ebn hdlih wie zurgesschen k in dn MusundnDn igenichn Klaik uf d chn Sie wun ds eren innrhl

e Beglixs Auffssungn und Winwicklungen gegnbr-geell di inig iz Vgich gsan

er Vbi s nchr Aun n Schchbch und Enklpdieerken r !: gn uch ndee us unrr Abi un ziehn

TO DCKLMAR ER

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ALBA NTATN ABBATN

W u th Abrac Notaton now amost unva n th word of Chs. hhorontal ranks ar numbrd upwards from to 8 and th vca fs arlttrd from lft to rht from a to h. h daram bow shows th dsnaton ofall squars.

h Knht s shown by th ymbol N standn for Nht Knht not to bconfusd wth th mbo for Nhtdr a Fa Pc xpand n th ossao pa 215 alon wth othr tchncal trms

B5 mans Bshop movs to 5; BX5 mans Bshop capturs th pc on 5;4 mans Pawn movs to 4 Xd mans th awn capturs th dPawn RX8

mans Rk capturs th pc on 8 wth chck fX8QR mans Pawn on capturs th pc on 8 and promots to Qun (or Rk wth chck Nf6 mansKnht on ff movs to 6; R35 mans Rk on 3rd rank movs to 5

+ mans chck; + + mans doublchck; * mans chckmat; = mans drawor talmat; mans a random mov

An tk atr th stpuaton bnath th daram shows that St Playst n th ton (s o pa 215)

6 mns chckmat 6 movs

=6 man drw (or stamat) n 6 movs

H*6 mans hlpmat n 6 move H=6 man hpstamat n 6 movS*6 man fmat n 6 movs S=6 m lfstalmat n 6 movsSH*6 mans rhpmat n 6 movs

1 Qd4 (2 N) mans that Wht playsth ft mov Qun to d4 aftr whcha rat of Kht to sts.

robms that won an award armarkd thr P Ho Mnton orComnd

IDE = Fto Intatonl dsEce (Wrd Ce Fraton

F pt d a problmhow that t probm w ptn t lvat albm p by tDE

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The Immoa ame

This famous ame was plaed i 1851 the ear of the fit reat Iteatioaluamet i d thuh t ws ot oe the touamet mes

Adolf Adee ws preor f mathematics ad ee res the orld Che Champio o his time thouh that title had ot the had ofcialrecoitio He lv a quiet le i Br1au from which he lli orth to pla ima touame ad match, wii a reputato as a blliat cutadthrust"plaer wth reat combiatve wers.

He has the uique disticto o havi bequeathed to postert two of the reatche ame Clsics, Nos 1 ad 2 here He w aso a otabe problemist(see No a

This ame opeed with a K's Bishops Gambit, a ve pular p oopei at that peri There are some doubts about the score moves 18 to 20;

a versio caimi that Black plaed 18 . BX ad 19 QXa1 + with hite'smove eS o hs 19th move; but this is o o cosequece as the score remaisidetica after Black's 20th move The ame wet as ollows:

2

1 eS 1 hS QS2 f4 eXf4 14 Q N8 4 Qh4+ 15 BXf4 Qf64 Kf bS 16 Nc3 BcS5 BXbS Nf6 N QXb2 (diaram

6 Nf Qh6 18 Bd6 QXa +7 NS 19 Ke2 BX8 Nh4 QS 20 eS Na69 NfS c6 21 NX7+ Kd8

10 R cXbS 22 Q6 NXf61 4 Nf6 ? mate12 h4 Q6


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nerssen Kesertzky onon 1851

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Th Evrrn am

I the diaam positio Adee is hte b vaous mat i 1 2 o moves ad he is also at a cosidebe mateia disadvatae, but a biliatQuee saciice so much to the popua taste i those das, he oces a mate

aaist BackIt h bee said that aasis shows that the combiatio om move 19 is

pobabl ot soud, ad that a bette o soude move woud have bee 19 Be4I that case thee woud have bee o Eveee sacice to emembe adadmie I the biacies o the oe side, ad the mistakes o the othe, ae ioedout o Chess, the thee is othi o a iteest let, except a eteal ostopdaw" It emais to be see whethe the computes o the utue wi achieve thislattei eect

Positios such this oe ad the pevious oe ae ot ikel to occu i modechampioship pla

4

Th ame opeed th a Evas Gambit

1 4 e5 1 Qa4 Bb62 N Nc6 14 2 Bb7

B Bc5 15 N Q54 BX 16 BXd Qh55 BaS 17 N6 X66 d4 eXd4 18 eX R8

7 d 19 Rad1 QX8 Qb Q RXe7 NXe7 diaam9 e5 Q6 21 QXd7+ KXd7

10 Re Ne7 22 B5++ K8 o i 22 Kc611 B b5 Bd7 K8 7 mate12 QXb5 R Xe7 ate


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mothered atePau ohy w oe o the sees o chess proii i America that cumiatewith Bobby Fischer At the ae o 12 i 18 he eeate wetha to Y i twootouamet ames i New Oreas his home to

Ater the 16th move i the ame show here, Morhy demostrates oe o the

cassica wii combiatios smothere mate. The asciatio o this type omate resuts perhaps rom the traic eect o the tot seboci o themate payer The ame wet

e4 e5 92 N Nc6 10 Bc4 N6 4 4 eX4 125 NXe4 6 Re 5 4

7 BX5 QX5 158 Nc Qh5 16

NXe4 Be6 17Ne5 Bb4 18RXe6 Xe6 19NXe6 Q 20N5 Qe7 21Qe2 6 22NX7 K7 2Q4 K8 (iaram 24

N7 QX7B5 Be7Ne6 Kc8Nc5 KNd7 Kc8Nb6 KQc8 RXc8N7 mate

mothere mates were kow i aciet times a we ive ow a examperom osem chess (a whe the rk w the most weu piece o the ara was the sacriici ctim to boc the Kis ie No b shows the eariestkow exampe usi a me Qu, take rom uceas prite I themasuba it is Back to pay a mate i three moves, a he theatee by tecustoma mate i oe move hmse The Fes at moves oy oe step ia

a, whie the Ai at c moves oy two steps iaoay whether or ot theitevei square cupie The mae a ve pretty me mate .a oo MS 8 Luca 7 H. J. R. Mua Rco d amo a d d

c e Blc to ply F Al cl

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a 1 R8+ K 2 R2 RX2 3 N3

3 1 e6 8 2 N+ K8 3 N6+ Kh8 4 8+ RX8 5 N mae

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P Mohy ( 18784) NN

Mrph ' Gaes P. W Sgat 1916

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The Classi ho ame

Amede Gibaud (b1885 five times Frech champi ad Frderic ard 18831949 wh tied with Chr i the Frech Champiship i 92 paed thisbrevit i Pars i 1924, t i a tuamet r match

It is ecurai t rdia mas t see that eve the champis ca fait such trapsHwever it is a clsic t l fr its brevity ad a a pei trap bt as

accut f the ccealed idea f a Black capture f White's Quee a earl a the5th mve

The ame wet

d42 Nd23 dXeS

4 h3

NfeN4Ne3! (diaram

ad White resied fr if he lays 5 fXe3 Qh4 3 QX3 mate r if a thermve he lses his Quee

Ather classical pei tra that frequetl ccu i rdia ames alsated i Frace i the famus Caf de a Rece i Paris. It kw als ate, N 4a The ame a fllws:1 e4 eS S d La S Be2 Bc4 d a 8h u

3 Nf3 B44 Nc3 5 NXeS Xd X+ Ke77 NdS mate (diaram

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Five Queens

lexader lekhe 181) wo the orld Champoshp wce hod tfrom 1 to 135 ad from 137 to 1. He was bo Moscow ad passedhrouh exc expereces du he Revoluo ad both world wars em

rat o wzerad ad fa beco a rech cze 15 He wo theft ovet Russa Champoshp 10 ad tk he word le from Capablaca ew York 1Z7

Ths so, whch he had three quees o he board aas hs oppoeswo Quees mus be a record for plurt of Quees top cs pla The amewet foows

Fh Df1 e6 16 h7 QXb1

d4 d5 17 hX8Q Kd73 c3 f6 18 QX QXc4 1 Kf3 c65 e h6 QXe6 Kc76 eXf6 hX5 1 Qf4 Kb67 fX R8 Qee3 c58 h4 gXh4 8Q b1Q daram) Q4 e7 4 Rh6 QXf

10 3 c5 5 Q Qb5

11 Xh4 cXd4 Qd8 Ka61 h5 dXc3 Z7 Qea3 Qca413 h6 Xb QaXa4 QXa414 Rb1 Qa5 QXa4 mate1 Ke QXa

t s a mark of lekhe's sovere hs exraoa so, wth soma Quees o op wh hat he should chse the que move 4 Rh6 o p theKht he bes ove o the ardlehe hsel ave hs ame hs book M E GME ac ahauh tw oall real ol a oto b hm to hs ame wth Grorev lekhe was lack show he varato hat he ou h paed as ack hte had paed h4 sead o 0 0 0 cast act also led Gorevto a lost e wth resato o ove 6

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A Alekhine N D igoriev Moco 1915

Whie o pay


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The Cassi rw

Ca Hampp 181476 ad Phlpp Mt 181910 w pomt pays ofth Va school of th lt ctu Hamppe a theotca who chdth tho of th Ks Gambt ad th Va Gam.

Th fal movs of ths xtaoda daw am hav bcom famous ad aoft dmostatd to th dht of ovcs ad oth It h b call ThImmoa Daw

W chos ths fom amost th cassca daws bcaus th thy Kwalks a uqu fatu that has a pmat fascato as s aso th fal posto

Th am wt foows

1 4 S Nc3 cS

3 Na4 Xf4 KXf Qh45 K3 Qf46 Kd3 dS7 Kc3 QX48 Kb3 Na69 QXa4

10 KXa4 NcS

11 K aS1 KXcS N7

13 bS Kd8 theat mat14 c6 b615 KbS NXc616 KXc6 b717 KbS! a618 Kc6 b7 daw daam)N f Wht pays 18 Ka4 th h s mated by18 .. c4 ad 19 bS ]

W lav t to th ad to dcd dtl why Hampp th such mat

ppodac accptd a daw stead of play 19 KXb7.

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The Cassi indod ame

Ths ame which took pace between two of the reatet bindod payersexander ekhine and Fedch misch ( 189197 h been caed ekhinesmost briiant ame

oh payers were accustomed to payin simutaneous matche bindfod wthout siht of the boards misch usuay payed about a dozen or s payer of ocass whie ekhne once payed thirty-two o payer imutaneouy bindfodin hicao in 1933 with a score of 19 4 =9 n mode word rord conditions Fesch h payed sixtytwo payer simutaneouy bindod

Happenin to meet in erin the two payer decided to take the opportunity ofpayin each oher bindfod creatin as a resut thi tonihin briia Froma iciia openin sch manaes to obtain the two bihops that can be sodiie but his one error of not retin hi Kin's ook on f8 defensiey

enab ekhine to break throuh by means of a biant Queen acrifice moe 18with his wo centray poted Knh weakin dtruction on mischs back ranks

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The ame went as foows

c5 11 b3 d72 c 2 b2 f3 2 e 13 ad1 a

4 d 4 3 Qc75 d4 cXd4 5 Kh d8 (?)

Xd4 f 1 f4 diaram7 f3 e 7 f! e8 Xf3 18 fXe X39 QXf3 e7 19 eX+ Kh80 c3 d rin

h this the most briiant ame hae eer seen


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A Alekhine F. Sish Belin 1923

Bo paye bno W o pay

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The ame o the Century

ond Be 197 on he . Open hponship in 193. Thee elter he s defeted b he 1eold Bobb isher b93 n this erkbege he tite of hh hs no oe o be eped lhogh hen onfeed b

Hns Koh i s nended on o pp o bo pri ges The ge ents foos:G/d D

1 Nf3 N 17 Kf digr h3 RX 7 Kh NXf3 N Bg7 Fshe no pled Re RXe d poston srifie Qd+ Bf5 Bf of the Qeen 17 . NXe1 Q3 dX wi is qute ot 31 Nf3 Ne7 QX 3 Qb h8 Nd7 17 33 b Rd 1 BX X+ Ne5 Kg7

0 Qc5 Bg 19 Kg1 Ne+ 35 Kg Bc5+1 1 Bg5 N Kf NXd+ Kf Ng3+1 Q3 NXc3 1 Kg1 Ne+ 37 Ke1 B+13 bXc3 NX Kf N3+ Kd Bb3+14 Xe7 Q Kg1 X 39 K Ne+

15 B NXc3 Qb R K1 N3+1 5 + QXb NXd1 1 K1 R mt


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SECIO II

Cointions


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The ate.

This s hlsic tht hs sied fo ny yes s he ncien fo ofBishop known s n Alfil the oeen of which is epined on pge 15n ose hess pobles clled nsubt the conenon ws fo Blck o

the second pye o he te in one oe ilble on he bod if Whie ddnot ply coecly This fco often copeled he key oe nd ohe oes byWhie to be check

Thee is so connt wth this t os of ll osle hs lsiin he elit eion of which wtten bot 15 A osle noblenwhose wife ws clled il (he's e) hd stk his wife n the ocoeof he ge When il sw tht he hsbnd w theen with e inone oe she cll ot fo behind he ph ctn cifice yo twoRks nd not e e hsbn ndest wht she nt nd ple c

codingly:

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Rooke on the 7th

ilhem teinit (11 the fit ofcil ecoised old hmpion istheten ith mte RXc + etc yet by the e of hs Rook on the 7th rnkhe mnges to stel the gme fom opponent on Bdeeben (11- 1924)

The gme h been cled one of the most fos gmes in hess hsto tsfme ting lgely on the sition in the digm in hich ll fo ite piece ttcked nd ngd nd ite is nble to ply QXd7 o RXd7 cseof he t of RXc1

hites Rk t e7 cn hoee sfely contine checking the Blck Kinglong e 7th nk een fom the ngded sqe g7 The ge ent on fo twomoe mo foe Blck i ttely shken

K8

24 Rg sVon Bdeeben simply got p nd left the toment hl thot wodthe n see ht wod e folloed

o RX K Rg7 4 KXg h7

8 Ke K Ke2 Q K K5 mte

K o if 24Xh K 25Xf K8 2X7 mte

QXg7RXc8+RXc8

QXc8+Qf8QX+ KXf8f n

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W. Steinitz C vn Beleen Hings 19

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Cassia eesawros To 7 of io hd his oston gins h or Wodhion n k - nd sing h onon o Rooknd Bsho knon s ovd h xhons is nd ns

fro h od ni Whs thn o nd h to n nndgTh ointon n foos

Bf6 QXh 6 Rg7+ Kh2 RXg7+ Kh 7 Rg+ Kh7 RX+ Kg RXh Kg6 Rg7+ Kh Rh KXf6 RX7+ Kg RXh6+

No o s s d oosd os Kk 7 s okTh oson dos no osv th o onvnon o g h 7Bk s nd h soon h ds v ovs t od hs in th iost ho sion of hs ook h s nsing on on h sios ss on h oosit g. Th sotion ns

RXg7+ Kh I I J. 2 RX +(g6+ Kg(h7 u u hhmu Rg7+ Kh RX7+g+ t

: '>/.! : nti 2 Rgg7+ Kh AA 26 KX Nh727 Rg6+ N62 RXh6+ Kg72 R X f6 nd ins

26 . Nf its th doss of th Knights.

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A Rapier Thst

ha otnn (b91 an os a apabanca (1888-1942 were o oa party o the wor's stronest paye who were nte to a touament noan by the Dutch wree company O wth a ew to nn a canate

to chaene ehe or the wor tteotnnks ame wth apabanca w consere ar Goombek to

poby the st o the touament an t en wth th memorabe combnatonn whch otnn sacce a shop to obtan a wnn poston 1 moes ater.n hs bk otnn ys that he ha not oreseen a the moes but he knew thatat et a raw w cean an ater he oun the wnnn moes to ao uherchecks (otnn M P 990

The combaton ran thus

1 h2 Q QX e735

QXaXhKK8QcQc2

K Q7 Kh4 Qe4 KXh Qe29 Kh4 Qe4 4 Qe4 Kh resns


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M Botvnnk J R Cbn AO 193

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Css Qeen ove

v nok -197 oe ho bee eh e he onlple p fo Th ho efete the fo ol hpo tenke p Aekhne b h h oe e ee

eo pl kg k h 17719 e e hpo Ge foe nge he h he b Ne ok fvoe eevo fo he he fe

t Bk h ove n h obnto Qg3 ht ee fo fohe p h Qee oo e hee t ttke b o Whe e he Whe Qee A vo e o fo Bk ho heeg e oe ove QXh o he g the ge en

Rh QgS RXh3 RS Qg3! ! fXg3 Ne+ o f QXg3 Ne o f hXg3 Ne eS Kh RXf e S Kh NXg3

Kgl NXf No 13 ho n neetng ove b Bobb he he xth ge of he

ge Wo Tle h n e gnt Bo pk We l th The oveof the e" bee he decisive ove n he decisie ge n hhhe ook he e th he he o he e n be ege heg pon n the gee th of he en f no of e t Qeeove ong the th nk b tho he fl pton of hlloe pe ove The ge ene thu fo the g Qh3 Nf . Th Mv f th ntuS b3 Fh-p R 1972 f ! eXfS7 RXfS Nh7 Rfl Q

Qg3 Re7 h Rbb73 e Rb73 Qe Qe33 Rlf3 Q 3 Qe3 Qe Nf3 RXf Xf37 RXf Kg

3 B Kh39 Qf egn

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Endgames and Sdies


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Rara a h ComrThe poson n hs dg s sd o he sen n ge beeen Rbbned a one of he o gees ose hess pes nd AKhd nhe e nnh en Rbb s epoed o he de deep sd of he RookKngh endng The n nes e gven hee os of he possble shoe

vons n be fond n Tes 1000 End-games, o I K + KbS b7 b33 R d+ rl zxfP f3 - Y7 r M {2

Ji; w Wdi : : n $i :; 15 c hBlack begns Ne2+J and e

Knh capur on Whe' move 28 afe271 moves.

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adies' Competition

The Blck een mst keep the ie Pwn pinn nd he hie eenmnoer o scfice heef on file or digonl so tht the Blck een will cpred by skeer" check when the hie Pwn eens A skeer" check

pses throgh the King i were o ck n enemy piece bondNoe th n the ft ine ( 1 h f on moe 3 Bck plys K gin hiecontin + KbS/ 5 b + nd the Blck een mst cpre nd beskewered

1 h12 3+ K3 b2+ Kc7 h2+ ins

if1 d5(f32 + K3 b3+ wins

if 1 g22 + K(b53 b2+ wins

No 15 longer nd more compliced stdy of which we cn only e themin line. The seting e pret one nd he repe mnres within esoltion re ineresting.M e

1 e+ d2 e+ K3 c g+ K g+5 KS N+ K77 Nc7 b7 NbS+ K9 d+ K

1 e K11 eS+ K12 h+ 13 h2

1 K+ K15 d h+1 Nd h217 c21 N +19 K+ c720 e7+ 1 + ws

15 /kk SNdik Mekp / 4th Priz(ID Alu

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Can the Pawn Queen?

This is oe o the bt kow Csi o the Chessard ack pays or a dawhopig to sacriice his Rk o to Whites ewypromoted uee i order to beet i staemate. ut White igeiousy outwi him uderomoti to Rook!

The soutio is: c7 d6 2 Kb5 Rd5 3 K Rd Kb3 Rd3

5 Kc26 c8R7 Kb3

RdRa4 (6 c8 Rc4 7 Xc4 staemateris

No 6a is a csic caed by ker a l a didactic edgamet shows the same eature o the checkig rook dg the Kig dow the ie to thedired square

The utio rus: K Rb2 2 Ka8 Rc23 Rh6 K Kb7 Rb2 5 Ka7 Rc26 Rh5 Ka7 K b2 8 Ka6 Rc2 Rh Ka3

0 K Rb2 K Rc22 h3 K ay3 Xh2 wi

/a . keDtche Wochehach 18087

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The He and the Tortoise

the od abe the Hae ee maaged to catch up with the Tooise but i thismost amous o a studi the White Kig athough a hid the ack Pawdo succeed i cotoig the situatio by uig aog the diagoa he5 thus

with each step uiig two uctios the oe appoach to attack the Paw theothe appoach to deed his ow Paw o o om a appaet cetai ossa daw is obtaied.

The White Kig must ete the quadat o the ack Paw (ie the bock osquaes hhdd5 to peet it om queeig That ca be doe o e5 i theemoes but by the e ack Paw wi aeady be o out o age. HoweeWhite Kig is ow withi stkig distace o potectig his ow Paw o Thesequeces o mo om ogest o shott ae

1K? h

2 K K 2 K6 h33 KeS h 3 K/7 h2 Kd6 c7 Kb75 c7 Kb7 5 Kd7 hQ6 Kd7 hQ 6 Q+ dw

1K

2 K6 KXc63 Kg5 h KXh daw

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R Rti (-)Kaan ' eete chachnachrchten,

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tratei thdrawa

Th e am ty Dele hw an neect me y the hteKng rang ac ehn h Pawn when at t ght t aea hat a ame K mght e engh t ece the wn The ltn n:

1 Kc3 a3 1 K KXa K2 X aw 2 3 Ke6 5 K K

3 K K6 6 K wn. 18a h the ame ea at the the e the ar tgethe wth an ech

the Rt ea . 17 a the hte Kng et t attac th the BlacBh at 5 an the Bac Pawn at . In 18 the wnel ey ge eectymmet an the eae hl fn t why ny th me e the lemte that a6 1 1 c6 ae met y h3!

/8a . and Sache /8b. Schachmatny tok Osteechsche chachzen

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Wht ha t h h Blac Kn ght n t h4 h can ach thttn m that g hm th raw.

ht tchnq th ng Kng hnt clcaly ml. It l t

mthng th am a n tw acta gam n thm r tMac' ty N 9a 19 Ra+ K2 R + Kc83 Ra K84 K6 K85 K K6 K6 Kg8

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1 Ra8 Kh2 K Kh63 K6 Kh4 Ra + e w

7 Ra8+8 Ra79 Ra8

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Kh7Kh6KhKh4KhSaw

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Stud or Proem?

Trty wa ne the greae ty-cme can e een rm H. M.Lmmer w me cerng the whe range an enameene 134 Endgmes an 135 Endgmes.

The exame gen here , cre nt ntene a ne the ne hcmn, a re Cc the Chear r wel nwn ntnly amng engame exert an t ha element th gnaty an e

me ee mgh erha rega t mre a rem than a ty atet, a rerne cae

1 Bh6 Kg8 g7 K3 g8Q KXg8 Ke6 Kh85 K e6e56 Bg7 mae

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A ate te DeatIn etana almt lemle ty hte cmmt a n cean then late ce he can tll nct a n mte n Blac

The ltn n:

1 t cce a ece1 Xc62 B t cntl a Blac qeenng qae2 5 ac nt actn3 ce a1 may nw nee e cntlle3 n t gl4 c4 nee a chec t mght e mate4 c5 eem ae Xc e hte wn5 7 eem t nnn away5 aQ tmh gl ct 6 Be7 ! ! hat th Ye aleay cmmtte ce; y cant cme ac

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G. M Kaspaan b910) s an ncompaable study compose who has been aGandmaste of FDE n Chess Composton snce 1973

No 22 shows a smple dea of the stepwse pogess of a Knght and Bshop

down the dagonal untl they each a favouabe poston to gve mate1 Ka4 R 6 NeS Rb72 Ne8+ Rb2 7 Bf! Rb63 Nf6 R 8 Nc6+ Rb24 Bg7 Rb7 9 Nd4 anyS Nd7+ Rb2 Nb mate

In No. 22a the fou Bshops, by a sees of pnnng and unpnnng manoeuvespull up a Castle Rook wh ts two hostle kn to a poston on the th ank

whee the fght ceases as t ends n a daw.The mechansm contollng the movements s ve ngenous and the whoeconcepton s on a and clscal scale The souton s

1 BhS+ Ke1 G M Kpin2 Bh4+ Kd2 Chgn Meml Tey / d ize

3 BgS BXc USS Cmpsin Chmpinship

4 Kf2 Kd d Plce

S B+ R+6 Kf3 Bc6

7 a4 Kd48 Bf6+ ReS+9 Kf4 d6

aS! KdS1 B+ Re6+12 KfS Bd71 a6 daw

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Eary Cassi

here can be ew che peple wh have nt a me time duing heir appentcehp been baed a ew ( many mnue earchng the key mve hmpelkng minimanner aker ned he peec harmny and ecnmy

he wndeul ighgving keyA mnmanne (Geman Wengstener) a cmpin wh ur r ewer

chemen. Much reeach ha been made receny in he pbe uchdiminuve engh n he chebard An exenve dcumenan hieearch i being pined by He Peer Knie n Gemany

he uin t N 23 :

Qh3! Ke42 Rc4 mate

N 23a hw a mnature (a prblem with even r ewe chemen m hethirteenh centu Bnu cu M ne the urce u knwedge mediaeva che prblem. I i metime pined whu he Whie King n hee are nly w the quare n he Whe King ed c2 and e2, whee hecud and whu endangeng the prbem by check and h pn n d3ceae perect mmet ate he key mve. he mediaeval cmpe evidentlyhad the typical prblemit' eeling r mmet cmbined wih ecnmy

he key a waing mve ee which way the Knight wil jump and theun

1 Rg7 Nc(72 Rg mate

Ne(b72 Ra mate

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mel y the et Amecn le ing w chelye n lemcme well the nent nnmele tc n le the ntht me chlen n gwn eeclly t Chtm tme H ttnng

qlty w h ene hm whch ten t n n h che lemmetme th ce hm wy when he h hl Amec echng ltn t h m 15/14 Ple whch he lte mtt h nltn n whch theee the Cmmne the UA Ptent Ocewl nt gnt hm tent. he eh ne th tc e wellnwn Alecht De engng Melncl te 1514 whch hw Mgcqe wth the nme 15 14 ccyng the mle the ttm w

4 hw the tn R n Bh nwn Ogn Penente y th lem he tw cttng nt e n whch R Bh my nteee wth the lne ctn Bh R e the c mnee clle mhw n lem che ee he ltn 1 Q B6 1 . Re6 1 Bee6 1 Re6 1 . Bc5 Q5 mte 5 mte Qe5 mte QX mte Q1 mte

elw hw the 15/14 Ple n whch the nme h t htet ne qe t tme ltelly n eclly ntl the nme 1 5 w n theght lce

4 hw the Alht De Mgc qe ee t e n whh

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The mein nin

h am mladg a ypcal Loyda ma h v amo dapobm No by Lovday had appad om ya pvoy ad hadcd a codab h ch pobm wod Now h pob by Loyd

ha o o gca a o Lovday pobm ba oao oama avdac b j a jo Loyd cad h Amca da Aha m ho h wa mch acvy h Wd W vovgCowboy ad da o h a had a opca g

Loyd ha ao pacd o h boad a mb o xa Wh ad Bac chm ha hav ohg o do wh h pobm hogh hy ac a b o hov Fa a movd h bl ad wh oh cay adjmpd h vo bow h Bith Che Magazne, gvg j h babo o Loyd' poblm da a coomca o mch mo o h mod

aWh dalg wh a Loyd' wo hold away b mmbd ha

h a o h pod pd h o pay c ad o dg a omwhaqy o ho ha wod cacy b oad o mod woldh o o No :

B8 Qa ma

Xb Xh6 ma

l KXb Qa ma

1 Nc QXc ma

h olo o No a dawh ha o No

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A h ee

In hs fmous problem he composer hs cheve mxmum Tsk he skhere beng o cuse Kngh o vs eve one of s egh possbe esnonsquesThs s known Kngh Wheel The phre Kngh Tou has been

long n use o nce vs o ech of he squres of he chessbo b Kngh n moves (see o 96 bu here s school of hough h uses hewor ou lso for Whe Knghs wheel. n No 26 s lck Kngh hoperes he wheel n he mes re ll fferen

Un now nobo h succeee n comsng lc Kngh Wheel prolem whou promoe peces, showng egh compleel feren mes resulngfrom egh Kngh nerferences b cosng he lnes of oher lck peces Anemple of such n nerference cn be seen here n he move . . f closnghe lne o he lck Queen h n llowng 2 Qe4 me

The soluon s

c 2 c me 2 c me 2 e me b 2 me 2 e e f 2 Q me e2 2 Qh me

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Set etr

A mmecal posion is pleasng o he e Nos eue) and a Dawson)ae exampes u he miaions of he chessboad ofen mpose an ymmeicasoluon In Nos 27 and is he ad edges ha noduce he ymme

whle n No 84a he miaion is imsed by a diffeen faco he asymme ofhe oginal aay seen also in he wo aeies of caslng ( and Q(

No 27 is a wel-known symmeical mniaue wh wo aaions leading oammecal maes on he a- and h fies The soluion is

1 Qh dd5) ff5)2 Qa mae 2 QhS me

Thee yeas lae he Duch comse Jan Haong n heBuen e eshes Decembe 19, added a second pa b) whch gained him he awad of a

2nd Commend in he Twin Touney A Twin poblem is he equialen of wosepaae hough elaed pobems mos ofen shown on one diagam Thewinning mechansm hee was o shif he whole posiion one fle o he ighcausng a new asymmecal soluon wh a complee ansfomaion of hepaes of he key moe and he aiaons The soluion now becomes

1 Qa ee5) 1 gg5)2 Qa mae 2 Qh8 mae

Dagam No 27a shows a cuousy

nea-simla posion of he hee impoan pieces bu wh diffeen keyand quie dffeen checkmaes Thesoluon s

7 M. Lan ( a

andbch d chachaan /

l QeS Kd7)2 e8Q mae

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ke Wy or he Queen

t dos not look v diffcut to mat lack with Whits th mao pics, butBack must fist b givn a fightsqua by moving a Whit Rook fom thay atogth and giving th Qun scop to ach c fo h unxpctd ong

ang mat on th lack King on g3 This ky mov cas th c fi fo thQun and is known as a caanc mov (s No of which this pobm acassical xampl in miniatu fo

Th soution

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Cssic Cosschck

Comis Mased Gradmaser o he FE is geealy regaded a oe o heeadg omove problem omposes He s amous o his speal sis i hehalp ad he osshe No 9 as osdered by he epes do aeme

ad Eh epe o be pobably he bes oss-he pobem i he booPblemku m0 and The soluio is:

1 Be ( N Nd 1 Ne 1 Ne3 1 Nd Bd3 mae Rd3 mae NbS mae N mae

No 9a is a emaabe eampe he hemes osshe ad hap by hesame ompose Noe he hapi ag he h a eher he gh a ohe Roo a moves o he le he oher pee remais pied The souio is

1 BS ( Nb mae 2a. Mane1 NS he Le an Re'e 172 4h e Ne7 mae

1 N Be? mae

1 Nd Be3 mae

1 N3+

Ne3 mae1 R3 Bd mae

The h varo (Bd is byplayar o pars o ma variaiosusig e7 ad e3 by N ad B

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Cssi uy

Th gninan cmps n Eman ga as n f h gaswmv cmpss ang wih mins Mansfi psh sva hsanpms an cai ff many ny pis Mansfi has sai f N. ha i

is phaps h ms aif wmv Wha mas i a assic is hganc f h payTh suin ns

R7 2 Qf4 ma . . . Qd4 I Q Qf22 N ma 2 Nc ma 2 N8 maBy-pa1 . h+ Bf3 Bf22 N8 ma 2 Q3 ma 2 QXh ma

Whn h Bac Qun pays 4 h Whi Knigh ms av h Rkgua n pn y paying wih uchck. Whn sh pays hky Rk gua n 4 mus f pn Nc+ + ma Whn sh pays f2 ck Whis ha, bh Rk guas n 4 an ms f pn s hWhi Knigh pays 8 as as af h ypay . Qh8+

u h wmvs sm y Eman cu shwn as sics fh Twmv Pm f chnica asns, appcia agy y wmvxps u such hings migh i usi u wn a finiin f wha

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Th Fis Cssi Chss Pom

Dan fo the nnh cen, and fond n a anscpt wen in 114 ADhis is pehaps the os aos eal Classc o osle Chess hlp aa oDaascs who boht to nland ch knowlede o oenal chess in the

eheenth cen ade a veson of 31a elinatn the ancen msubconvention of Black havn a ate n one avalable on he oadhee s he sal boast (hs tie Ab'n Naa hat happened to h n

a ae whch he won bt sch clais ae alwas sspec and hs position is ave obvosl composed position.

he solton ns NhS+ RhS2 R6+ K63 Re6 ae

Souo o J: N4+ R42 Rf5+ Kf

Rd mate

he White an on ads f4fo the ate

he lack an on d6 appeas toallo lack a mate in two moves n

stead of the conentional one moeWithot it, lack wold have a matein fo I pose is not clea

/ Ab N m(ein by Smm sis r le j desehes 77

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Cassic Castling

A C Whte, n hs bk on am Loyd calls this one of the world's most famousprobems am Loyd himself caled it a neat little postion" in whch the trick ofcastling in the souton is most excusable for the reaon that it s well-concealed

andyet there are so fewpieces and such a paucty of attack It was publishedbefore Loyd was 16 yea old first in 4-move fo he soution runs

1 Rf4 KXg3 or if 1 KXh12 Kh3 2 Kf2 Kh2 32a. W Ply3 R1f3 mate 3 Rh4 mate Dsches Wochenchach 0

White mentions in hs book thataround 1910 Wolfgang Pauly composed many experimenta problems

wth castingn No. 32a if White plays1 QeS now then Black escapes by1 . . o White must fit makeBlack move hs King or Rook to prevent castlngThe soluton is:

1 QbS+ Kf82 QfS+ Ke83 QeS any

4 Qb8(Xh8) mate

No 32b has for key a full Bshopwthdrawal a8-h1, a Queen cfce,and castlng by th sdes f Blackplays on move Whte can play2 Qa8 Na7 then 3 Qg2 mate, or ifon move 2, then 3 Qg2 mate, whch sh the key ove must take theishop to h1 to clear he dagonal

The solution s1 Bh1 Na72 Qc6 dXc63

4 Rg mate

on move 3 lack plays any otherove hen Wte plas 4 Rd8 mate[Not at th Qn sacce has

l quae c6 ant 3 Nc6]

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Rook in ush

This is perhaps one of the most surprising of all key moves, Rf, taking up anambusade position in eadiness to sup the f-Pawn in the main line mateThe solution is

1 Rf2 Qd+ f4 mate

1 eS 12 Rb1 Kd4 or 2 . . 2 Qd mae QXe4 mate

Kd4KeS

KXbSRb1+ Ka6(a5(a4)Qa8 mae

or 2

. . K4Qd mae

No 4a aso shows a Rook in ambush on he seond move on a4 whee it pinshe Pawn to enabe the Whie Bishop to mae fom This pobem has e

Pay" that is o say the play that would aise i Bak, no Whie, wee on he move g6 2 Bd2 Kd4 B mae

There is also an ineresting t hat does no wok 1 Rd8 g6 2 Kd7 Kd4 K e6+ KS using a RookKing batte instead o the RookBishop baeshown in the et Play

The soution is

Ra 1 g6 o 1 Kd42 Ra4! Kd4 2 eS g6

B mate Rd mae[NB yd's remarks about a welonealed" diffiult" key move in theprevious problem () are appliableo the aming key moves of these twoproblems

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ohe ye

Consderton of wos of lws les the two sects, Fo nd Contentnd eve fed of stc odcton hs t soe te ossessed schoos ofthoght tht hve ehssed, or even oveehsed one o othe of thse

sectsIn the chess robe rt the Bohen schoo cn be egded s n exteeexle of the ehss on For whe the ew Gen (Neudeusheschoo, ost coon nown tod the logcl school sees s n exteeexle of the ehss on the sect of Content

he Bohen school ehssed qet e oves, t est thee econocnd ttrctve vrtons, n elegnt nte of the eces, wth e nd econcl (Model) tes, soetes wth echtes

Mroslv Hvel s generl regded s the otstndng eresenttve of thsschool (see so o 4) but ths rze roble b Mtose shows n of thetcl Bohen fetures ode tes rett nte of the eces threevtons, nd lght, ttrctve settng he soluton s Rf! d4 e3 1 . . n othe l KXeS2 c4 KcS 2 d Kd4 2 + KXeS 2 b n (Kf4)3 RfS te 3 Rd te 3 te 3 d(d4) te

o 3 b Bo Lndgren shows a nture n Bohen stle wth r ofechoes n whch the Roos tng sqe s grded once b the Bsho nd once

b e Knght All the tes re Model Mtes nd the eces show the tclBohen nterl The soluton s dS c42 Bg+ Kd8(f83 (f) n4 Rd() te 2 f+ Kd8(f8

3 B(c4) n4 Rd(f) te Kd82 BbS Kc83 Bc n4 R te

a B LindgenSch 197

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hs s he eonos exe o cssc chess noeve ced so o socence", fe he ne of he obe oe o whch wssbed nd n whch won Fs e

he Whe een wns o ech o ve chece b o ow he ccesso hs sqe he Whe Roo s ce he bc n b he e ove Rh ndhe een now oes va b . he soon ns

Rh d 2 b bS 23 e 3

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Sm is Beuiu

has been for enna a pon of ancen phlosophca spe wha forcescreae a parclar aeshec effec an n wha reaonshp o one anohe

ofen sees as hogh he porance of Fo oweghs ha of onen

b he pncple of econoy appeas o be essena an hs ay ake on anyvae gsesn Thoren's nfogeaby elegan pobe he ea e of econoy es no

so ch n he sa nber of peces b ch oe n he aracve nsceoveens of sch powerf chessen n he an ne

The key 1 KS s nexpece an welconceae. f he Back Rook epesefensvey 1 R2 o anan he srange enson of pn an bae n heposon hen he Whe Rook oves only one sep forwa 2 Rg6 o provehe ae Qh8.

ven a eale sy of he eqay elegan ohe lnes of play eg KhKh2 2 Qf6+ QeS+ ec wl no essen he agca cha of hese oves acassca eonsaon of he power of qe oves

The solon s1 KS R2 Rg6 any3 Qh8 ae

g1

1 Kh22 QeS+ any QhS ae

23 QX+ g K anyQXg a Qh7 ae

1

2

Kh2 Qf6+ Khh5)3 Qh6g5) ae

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Echomate

smplst and praps most promnnt motf n all art ls n t rptton of atougt or an mag In Wbrg's wondrful th-mov th cong mags oft mats on a and rcr rpatdy and statgally dpnd ft by

t oo n t tratplay tn by t Qun aftr th sacfc s accptd( 1 bXc) and fnally aftr t s dclnd ( 1 . . . b+) by bot pcs hbatt foaton oo and Qun crfcs and th pnnng do not n any waydmns t powu ffct of cmats. soluton s

hp ! any 2 QXb7+ aX b7(bXb7) f 2 KXb7 Xa(c8) mat mat

bXc2 QX+ ab7(bb7) QXa(c8) mat

1 b+2 RX+ ab7(bb7) Xa(8) mat

n o 9a t msca concordanc of t chmats n tplay and manplay s contrtd by t rcrrnt my of t cangd co ( 8 g) Pacman placs tm n th modrn mann th magna n t t-play andt ral n t actual solton soluton wt tplay frst rns B? (tratnng 2 Bc7 mat) 9a. V Pann

1 BaC Sa

2 Ba7 Bc7 st Pze Bc+ K4 Bd4+ Kd5 g7 B any 8 mat fas aftr . . a7

rfor Bc+! K2 Bg1 Bf4

Bd4+ Kd4 Bc+ K f8 any g mat

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Wth ts eautfully symmetcal settng an fne lngange thawa key meths natue Inan seems unlkely ee t e suass f nmy smplctyan eauty It i ne f the fnest eaples f a Csc f the Chessa.

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Th Knght has always n th crav indivdalis aong th chssnand in os and w can s sothing o h xnt to which its owrs can dvlod n xndng h owrs o h Knight o a ghridr T R awsonwas olowing th sa n which h owrs o h Mosl cs Ai and

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W c this os stdyik rob Moonris bcs it gv ris to o 3blow which is coony known s M ro th Moon or h nr Qn

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nxt ov th swing ovs o th Whit Qn conroling h lck Kingby coninly snding hi bck o sdo il o cint, s sh jsticlyrochs hi or h inl Th soltion is:

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n o. 3 T R wson xtndd th id by so qrtr o illion ilslcing th Whit Qn on h oon ro which sh sws down in vr

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ong hs iv-ovs which h lar dsownd oyd gardd hs so-calldxcsor ob as th on ost jstid o svaon I was coosdn joking ood in th Mohy Chss Roos on h s o h on o

h roblis ns n who had b that h cod idialy ocat on thboard th chssan that wod vnay gv at n h ain n yd kdhi which chssan in this osiion was last kly to giv th a and linthn chos th awn on b2 As a rs oyd won hs b and a go dnn inoth bargan o h soton s1 RS+ Th variaions 1 RXc2 2 Xc2 and 1 gS2 bXcS a2 2 RS show why yds da wih is nxctd3 c6 c7 dcoys and alost hat-y lay bca th cXb7 any acctd csic o hs aways oar h in si5 bXa8Q at o an ar xa by Waad

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it any yars o ta by th bsknown cooss ony aroxiasoltions hav hitho bn ond ist by n n and thn o conocally

by Grd Rindr b with th s o rood ics which w xcdd nRothnbrgs slatin Th 1doa z s bivd o hav bn invsdbaring inrst

n o a a Chss dvotsay aow hsvs t oat ovth soity o h ighidr owhich a awn ay roo whnthr is aady on sn as in hsconoical oson Th soon is

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o 4S shows a n xa o a Chalon ho whr th two aratons ndu wth slar as on dfrnt olourd squars n ths as t s th an lnand th t ay s 21S that o th aratons Th soluton s

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S Pa1 Kb62 bS Ka73 K Kb64 Qb8 at

o 4Sa shows anothr Chaon ho n whh th ho s obtand n thtwo an lns o lay Th Knght h obousy o ak on or o tohang h oou o ts squar and or ths t gos as ar away as 4 Th souon s

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mamum cnmy utn : 8R Kg RX Kg R mat

a w t mtn nwn a t Ht mtn wt c Bac t an unaua mtn t un nta

Kngt t /g cnmy mata agan maa; t m Q8 utn

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he e Roa is sed or a se decoy acc i a hree or ore-oerobe hs is a care-Roa" whch he ack Rook has o be decoyedaway ro he h rak o gie check a b7 whe he Whe Kg is o he sqare

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he solo s K6 Rb6+2 K7 Rb7+3 QXb7 Kh74 Qh1 ae

ad i 2 R6+3 KX6 Kh74 Qg7 ae

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n accn h fss and mssn s av a can dasa cngns casng cs as hy a snd h ad n hfwng ags ha hav cm cacs amg hmac das

Th cng h h s f acn f a R and a sh nw asa Gmshaw s h sqa 6 Af 2 Qf6 ma s hand by 3 c f 2 . . 6 hn 3 QS ma s 2 . R6 ms ayd wh ma h mvs a

c8 ( QcS ma) Xc8 (h cca mv cssg h cng-n Qf6 (3 c ma) R63 Qd KXd (and nw h sqa fS s h Kngh) fS+ KdS c a Md Ma) 9a y h fams a mss and chss ahs h fs cm

s af a ng as was namd Th waw Die hwle by fmh sayng n swaw ds n ma a smm" Eine hwle mht nohenen omme) has fm h hna yng ac f h Qn angh h an smng ha f a swaw Th w cms nv csycad h asn f h am I s s day h am f h s Gma

chs m scty and f s magan Die hwe Th sn s Q 2 d3+ 3 Qb3 ma) dS2 Qa (3 Qa1 ma) Ra3 Qh Q1 ma) 3 R Qh1 ma Qh ma . Kohz nd Koo

h ad w qcy dn hcng as . s nwthyha h Qns fs w mvs s

h cng-n sd n h w ha a 1 Rc 2 Qg6hans bh Q and Qg3 ma

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o e ceve cgo eme ee ms so e e s oeeeme of w s ce Pacutta ce oem emoo ee e, ofcoe ce svges sg comoses mes fo moeves sc s

Gmsw owoy, c ec e coveo s y ow ecomefmy esse s ofe mosse, s w e c, o f covee ef omece eses e e sg oy ecc es.

I s ye of moeve wo eces of e sme ms eey occy sqe e e ecoye wy fom e esecve es of co o owffee mes o occ. I o 1 e c Roos e sqe g7 fom eP/autta, e soo of wc s:1 f3 [2 ( Xf6 me 4 me XcS fe s em o

co" eev o e e of e c, e e c egs2 Rg7! (occyg e cgo w es 3 c7 me o 3 g3 me2 X 2 X3 c7+ RXc7 3 g3+ RXg34 g3 m 4 Bc7 me

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he On Hohausen

Hzaun ic a in Pacuta witut a ing ic (t itR in 1 n t cuttingint i te ua S wic i cnt yt Bac R

T igina i wn an tm Holhe i u t ntinenc twn ic wit te am mmnt g R an RQuen an R Qun an Bi ut witut t aciice a cingic n t cuttingint ua in t Pacutta T utin i R8 ( RX mat c Bac t ma t citica m1 . . RX8 t cntinu guaing t ua againt mat wi RaS

gua gS againt gS mat ! (ta + RX 4 X ma cm Bac t ay

RaS ( i nw twic gua + nw cy t Bac R t t an t aw gS mat . . RX4 gS mat

atuay nug t iiiti aatin t m a n ite intanc in t u Hozaun y ini ( a A ai Haun intnc ie ti in a te mm i nwn auugPacutta T cuttingint in a i ua c t utinun

Q6? ( Q4 mat Rc4 te ua i gua y Ra1 R8 ( Q mat R te uae cS i gua y RcTe1 K7! (tat KX6 QXgS matean ecau nw at . RaS (RS Q (QcS mate Bac pa eite

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hm int wih ach th a a t t cy a i mntt h wit t ia cnmy ny ic1 K6! S+ Kg6 4+ (S+ wth Qn nw imi3 K6 Kg8 tc (B4 nw mi4 Q8 mat

n cntat t th t 1 K6? 4+ an 1 Kg6? S+ t tw Bac na nw chang ac In t m gica t t

ch m thi i nwn a cn i anning wn incy ; a g nc i ct t an ny a a n main

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atuay minima m (c int aicuay atitic cy mcanim tagicmic ct i umuy nanc in Zp im yt titin an t Bac King ciatin utin i

Kc ( Ra mat c Bac t ay d5 K6 ( Rg8 mat c 4 Kc! again m it King an again 4 K an t Bi i nw cut t Pawn n 4 bc it bt Pawn

n t 4 any Rg8 mat

m tatgic ning t ia i wn in Rm igtm( 4a wit in gic t cic twn Ra4? an R i pm

a uggt w inauti t my minima may utinun

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mn and an ay bu hav uppd a m a h un1 h3 K22 wih h bdiy wgh n h ng-ang nun H Majy2 KX3 h3 K24 h im h wigh ia auhy4 KX S any

6 g3 maA Ci amng humu pbm w h up puhd ba nhi ny b ud u agan uni a a h i mad uninabiab h p w

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Th Immora Prom

This amos oem y Cona Baye is nown s the mmota oem" anhas ecome one o the Cassics o the Chessoa t is ehas one o the mostiict oems to sove. ew sove wo ssect at it that the Bac King

wi e mate on eS y hite awn at 4 with ive o his ightsqaes ocethe othe thee gae y hite KingDiicty in ie is not a atica met in a oem ness it is accom

anie y eaty o eegance o ay o thematic inteest o some in ossiysome eoe might thin that the stiation o this oem co ince theescition o the mate given aove the sove then having to iscove the way toimement the theme o ocing the ive ights an ng the Bac King ontohs mating sae The sotion is:

1 R X2 BXg6 KXg6 g8 KXS4 g4 KeS hS RS

6 4 BX4 Xe2 BXe28 Re4 Xe49 4 mate

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o the Chessoa t we ince them hee on accont o thei ame theittes an a sgn that the exceton oten oves the e The main ine goes:

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t s not ossb to sy cty ow od ts sfmt s It fst s n tfmos Bonus Sous mnsct of css obms tt ws wttn n t tttnt cnt by scb cd co of t town of co ossby

t cos n gm) t ws n ncycodc cocton of t mt tnstng mc of t osmTs obm ws odcd by Aon And n s Bauts of ss n

16 nd t tt nsct mnng obby of osm ogn togt s no tc of t o of ot sfmts n t coctons of Abc ansuba.H. . R My stts n s Hto of ss tt sfmts w n nnovtonwn css cd Eo

T mdv ogn o. 5) ws gvn s sfmt n 15 movs ctywt s on 2 T fmos css to Lws fond t sot soton

n 13 movs nd ntd t n s book ss Pob n 182 n vsonfctd ft-gt nd wt wn on 2 nstd of t s o. 5) In botvsons t sotons v ds bt ts cn b ovookd n wok of scntqty s so t commnt by cmnn n o . T sotons No 5 1 f6 Kg6 8 R2 K

2 S KgS g3 Kd3 f4 Kg4 R2 Kc14 3 Kg3 1 1 Rf8 Kd

5 f2 Kg2 12 R8+ Kc6 1 Kg1 13 Rb2 Xb2 mt Rfg8+ Kf

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amusing itt ic can mnstat a wonu sitin ning wit anunct ucc utin :

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8a sws a css u tat i y t man w i mst t

iscuag t us t tm u" a cs m an w ncintaywas a inuntia in acng t tm u-e y smat. sutin gs

Bac King scias twn an wi it ms :RRB RRB RRK KRK n RXc mat

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Bohean Jewe

Bmian c ( 35) a au n miy ic w cnmy maia an ma In i mnau y cmw i gnay cgn a n anng Bman a ian

toudfo a n ac Bac ny w m w Knig a n w in g a aain n wic n wa m ma n 8 w a m ma n

cnucin a a minim w ny 5 n 1 6 nmy mn m c 8 9) a n Pawn ma an m ang m m a m a c an m a a w maa aing min

C anay a a i a mn ua in cn aiain nm an 8 wc mig a cy xc m a ny awa u

a w 5 w w a a cac xam a y mn aw nacing ay anc a a w n cmming i immaiy" (c n cmann ma n 5).

n un1 Kg2 2 1 g32 2 3 2 Qf3+ K3 K3 K 3 6 K5 K K5 Rg5 K

5 K5 K 5 6 56 K6 K5 6 K1 K3 Kg K 3 K8 K8 K5 8 Rg1 K39 Rg8 K 9 6 K

1 K5 1 B 6 1 2 K6 2 K312 Bg5 Xg5 2 Qg Xg13 Nf7+ X ma 13 2 X2 ma

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w a u uc t cmmmt t ttingamtuamnt wc ast snt utu od Champons tooa Btn Caaaca Euw, Ahn an 67aod man Las

a Camn c nt tat s unon up o th psentn tis comstion a Bu succssfu comind into on pomiv ma tms m cmitn ldlg cnscuiv o R B an ; cting; e catu an csi pawn and a smat

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Van t uttanng Gnmatr c cmtn cu aar nmany ctn t w n t gratt ccmr atm n a c cmtn a cn an unrgtta mat

tat ma car Van mtry cntr n t mt cut tmt cmt tw attr agant t ac Kng n wt t ngc t tr wt t un ur t attr nt tt t nmy ut t cm m t catur t rngc (n 3 r S) wt Kngt rm g4 and tu t ac mat Fr t t Kngt at g4 mut unnn wc dn n tw way y t t Kngt an y tw acm ur atgtr n t ur aratn ac guard n S an d4 ay anmrtant r n cng wc Kngt g wr t n wc att ttat atr t 4 Kngt m away t g4 ac Kngt n a att wt au cc.

mcanm ngnuy cntd an m t g t un wrng ccwr

utn run 3 Xg gS 4 X3 mat dS XS mat

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e First Sound Helpmate

It was Ma ng ( 8) sci y Gm as n f th gatst chssaun f a tim ay thtician mist an tunamnt ganis wh innt th hmat in which th sis must fin th ms t h

ach th a u t a sitin wh ac is chcmat. F sa yasaft his uicatin f th ia in th Deue Seu in 84 a hmat m aways gan with hit t m. It was si yas at that amLy shw ac ming fit in a hmat a cnntin that h mainsinc 8 (s 6) En tay hmats a ntiusy ia t hacs an th aist am w n t unsunnss h twuish y Ma ng in his u e Sufe in 86 th hacs an uas

h fist sun hmat wa uc y At a a Lizig a

mist casifi y n as f th thi cs. h stiing y m fth ac un is fw u y an n m stiing Ruuf f th hitun h is n act Engish tm f Ruuf which mans itay unaun smtims ncicmnt

h utin is h K Ka6

n 6a w gi Ma ngsgina stch (Gan chma) fth hmat ia which mas ntnc f ing atistic. h iaw

K K any Ka8 4 mat

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The Cassic Cook

am Lyd has ftn n cdtd wth th nvntn f th hmat t n fachs cnttn was ny t gv Bac th fst mv

s ft hmat wth ac t mv had a c and t s n fact th c

63) that has cm dwn y tadtn as th fst hmat Th c whch sv nat and gant ds nt q th tw Bshs that w ndd f gna ntntn s . 63a) Th stn has a caanc mv y th Rn th 8th an t aw th ht Bsh t fm a att at fm whch tgv dscv dchc and mat n th nt mv ths:

1 Kf6 Ra82 Kg B83 Kh8 BS mat

In th gna vsn f ths m 63a) th ntntn was wth Bact ay ft 1 Bf32 K43 QfS

Kc4Rd8Rd4 mat

t ths had a t that was vntdy th Bac Bsh n h2

1 Bh3 Rg

2 Kf6 KdS3 BfS BS+4 BXS

Rmva f th Bac Bsh n g2whch was dn y A C ht ndd th th sh as nnssa yt th m has ftn nntd wth th n sss Bsh

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Th K8 s bs Wh o g k sod o d hrs Kd8 d K6 so or o o k Kgs rgo s k o h ss gS hS d h6

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wo ghts Mate

mag mt uct c ma a gt ut a. at Bac Kg mut ac va c at tg atur t gtu a wtty tt mat utn

Kc K4 Kc K33 K3 Kg4 K c3 K 3 mate

6a a a ma matg tn cmd y te enc et ed deMu t ny c m nwn t av een cm y m Many av at t C Pm te t ce a a

cu a t w t t amu w ac qut ag v. ut

R ( 6 mat a A. de Mut c6 ay Sou unknown.3 6 ma

3

2

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i m in wic n t sis may ay a num cnscutims w t t si mains statina w in gu in Gmany in t92s t was in 94 tat R Dawsn uis t ia t mnsty

in wic Bac mas a ss cnscuti ms t a sitin in wicit can mat im in n m . is an ay am y Dawsn imstat sti s t ngt c ms) a minimann utin

K2 K 3 Kg42 K3 8 c R 4 K33 Kg4 9 Rc2 K24 K3 K2 6 K K3 K3 R2 g3 mat6 K2 2 K3

n 66a n Ric sws a in am t cmity t wic tissim ia n cnt yas, using ngang ics witingnius King-sis an unins. Bcaus n ccs may gin in a sismat unti t t m wat wu a att in t mscms a in us t R at 2 is inn an may nt m unti it nuninn y t t R ging t 4 y m Ba6 is a Kingsi ttct t King m cc at 3 Ra2

sutin is

Ba6 2 R4 6 B33 Ra2 B4 2 8 2 RXc mat

J. ReStel Pol 7087

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5


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Queen Trnsured

n th ran qntet (a roem wh ve a) the wnnng mechanm acheved demong the Qen n rank to Rook ho Kngh and Pawnreecve. A xth ar wth demoton to Grahope wa frher added t

no known whom the oon of whch wod e1 Ka2 R3 2 Ga c mae

he oton o te net a) 1 Q6 cS ) 1 R

2 Q2 Ra4 ma 2 R3d) 1 cS c1

2 a4 R3 mate

R1Ra1 ma

e) 1 aS2 Ka4

c) c42 a2

R3cS mat

e1c2 mat

o 6a how anothr caca trangraton roem n whc a orece ndergo t ame trangraton whe remanng on ter ar andt rodcng a hemat n two mo a rea toudfo

he oton (a) 1 R3 Rc2

1

2 R ReS mat) 1 d4

2 B2Bd3B mat

c) 1 2 d2

7a M KlGalovc 197

g3d3 mate

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H Forsberg (b.194)Wolfgang Pauly Memoil Tourney 1935

Revta de Sa 936 st Prize

b) a6BlR (c) a6BlB (d a6B (e) a6BlP

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Blac d e

n ts wnwn an ant m t cms as ac a twnmat an stamat wt a Du cntn n t as usng just twuns F cnm an smcty ts s un t sus. (F t

manng f Du s 21)T sutn sBak to ay Wit to a

(a) aS Kc8 () 1 K8 Kc62 Ka6 mat 2 a8 mat

I (a) 1 Ka4 c () 1 f6 Xf6 B In I t fnastns a fctns2 c6 KXc6 2 K8 Kc6

stamat stamat

n 6a t cms us t Pa an Du t sw ts fu aatns n a mat mnatu T at an ngnut f t mats a utstanng fatus an t f tm a m mats T sutn i

St Pa(a)

2 8()

2 c

f86 mat86 mat

1 R82 g81 2 K8

X8Xg8 matSRXf8 mat

In ts tw famus ms t n a mnmann t t a mnatut cmss a us gat cnm f mata t ac t ffcut tasf mang u twns f maa auty T s ccmats a a mmat w t nta f cs n a s sca fascnatng

1

8a. U HeinonenondofJuiee u 19711t P"e

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H-H Sude ( 191 179)Feechach 1972 (FD Album

I H*. (b) dplexII H=. (b) dplex

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Fourod romoon

Ths k 68a s a Dpx pom n h fo of a hpmae wh e a whch he compose has aso managd o cde an Auwandun o QeRook shop and Kngh

h wo ack pecs, Rook and shop, copeae wh he he awn he h Kngs fed o acheve he maes The ohe fve ack men ae aaws a emaka coomca feae of he seg The compose was o7 eas od.

Th soon sSt Pay1 2 f6

Dux

8c6 ma

c82 8R RaS ma

1 Rd4 KdS

82 a7

8QQS ma

RSS ma


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Ldge (b927) Tdt Schac 9

2 (b uplx


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xed llumwdlg

Fu mtin Aumwug aci u Pawn nt a t amcu i ca mi In ti wnwn an cnmicay t matt cm a it u t ac Pawn t mt t Knigt i an

R in tat inay mting t it Pawn t Qun t gi t mat

utin 1 c2 33 4 gR

KX3

5 Rg46 Ba4

7 Kb3

8 Rb

6d7

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H*8

7

H M oer (904-80)eea 1966 FIDE Albm


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t versus t: Computer Cssic

D Re s he name gven hs cmuter y Dr Mertes the fist cmuter have wre a etited Indx of a Hpat wit K & N aaint K & N( Vicni ar Hiattaufgabn it d Mati K & ggn K & ). was ried i March 19 y Peter Kest as a fncacondrdck aseca fncac edii It gives the segs and ey mves fr ver crect rems with that materia may f whch have a chess cte f smeinerest

The nges rems i he have mves and . 1 is erhas ne fhe mst erestg f he ger rems. has a wihdrawa ey see 18y Bac Kig o e6 wth the inte f reachg a1 ! The he King has a verety tranguatin n d3e3d2 egi n hs ah t 3 The sutin is

K Kd3 Ka2 Kc32 KdS Ke3 6 Ka1 K33 Kc Kd2 1 c2 mae K3 d+

ne f D. Res rems w aticiaed y Dr. h iemann i aiaFich Tigaag i 191 The cmuter added

The sutn sJ Niemann

(a) Kc2 Ka2 Kc K33 K1 e6 Ka d

C Fhh !g

c2 mate 1 S K

2 c3+ Kc13 Ka2 c2 Ka1 K3 c2 mate

8

6

5

4An eary cerative efft y man ad machine!

2

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a b c e f g h

S (b) D Rp - t

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D Relp SchachEcho 1974

H=7

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Cuous eng

There had een ome che pule aed on the inial array t al were ony am Loyd o e nond (oale in fewer moe han intended Here heue ony the Whe men inng he oer to pace he ack Kng on e on

qare on which it can tand in order to e maed n three moe.The oluion wih lack Kng on h run1 d Kg or 1 Kh e Kh Qd3 K(h3 g3 mate 3 Qh3 mae

No. 7a y Kar ael how a poion wh ack King on a ntead of hand the compoer k he oer for he hortet game eadng to h poonThe olton how tha he potion can are after o few 16 Whe moe

The cuou game run

1 Na3(Nc3 NXS Nf63 NXa7 Ne NXc8 Nc3 NXe7 c66 NXc6 N17 NX Ra38 NXd7 gS

9 NXf810 NXh711 NXg1 NX13 NXd61 NXc1 NXa316 NX

7. K Fb

Qd6Kd7Rh(c8RcKc6KKa

Schwb

8

7

6

4

3

2

f/

u

fR ; f

f _ .

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S y ( 1841-191 1 ) Che Monhl 1858

19


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t's Wrong?

The initial array with the White Pawn ming Ye White Queen i on her owncoor and h1 i a White quare ut what wrong with lack? Hi King andQueen are tanding on each other quare o how can the poition e ega?

Ony y tuing the oard throgh 180 after which lack can move ony hi twoKnight h1 h ecome a8 and h8 h ecome a The olution i1 Nc6 Nf3 N threatening Nd3 mate Ne3 QXeS any Nd3 mate

Thi wa originally pulihed in Huert Phillip WEnd Pob oo

y the Noneuch Pre in 193 not a che prolem ook ut one containingordina popular pule and raintwiter It w not until aout 10 year aterthat rd unany ecame a contriutor to T R awon Fai Riw.

In a technical che puication uch a Fai Riw it woud not enecea to tate in the tipulation that the poition i lega ince that i awayan undertood convention unle the contra i tated o here we have omittedthe word The poition i lega that appeared eneath the original diagram


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od Dnsny 881WeekEnd Poblems ook 2

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A Pa Chn

am oyd intended with thi prolem to how the power of a ingle Bihop inontrolling the record nmer of all eight Pawn

Of ore it i common nowledge from Endgame practice tha a chain of

three or for Pawn can noally defeat a inge Bihop Bt it i with hi tongein hi chee that oyd how here that een a chain of i Pawn doe notneceariy garantee a win and that with a eight Pawn on the oard the ingeBihop may till hold them to a draw

The prolem h th taen on the natre of a in thi cae a maimm"ta with a witty etting and a definitely hmoro element in the otion forafter the th moe Bh Blac h ony a few ee moe on the a - file andthen the Bihop will eat p the Pawn one y one they moe onto the longdiagona and al Blac material adantage h come to nothing

The oltion i:

6

1 7 Ka3 Bc6 Ka3 Kc a6 Bh draw


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S. Loyd 18411911) Amea Ce Nt 1868

%- v -- - ' % V ,----

-V - V Y:J/ % "v

v Wh o play an aw

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Pwn Cou

W a eig o emice o a oic com caca achece oemigh hk a he Game o Che wih eeay e ha bee ecayee o oce hi obem" a Wee eckma woe i a ace i

he Duc Scacun i 97S He ao a a e mmoaiy o oaacie a obem o i e by he ac a a cook a eco oowa coee i 99 a ecomme ig a a obem wh wooo heeby makg i o

ikma ogiay ee i a a eaayca eece owg heoiio ae ack h moe icg ee coece ack cae o iwa o oigay ee a o 8moe hikma oo wa ao acac caig obem ! KXa7 R8 KXa6 3 R7 XaS ec o 7 R3 Ka 8 Ra3 mae

Ti oio a owegh e eoaayica iee a a mae heobem oe o he mo amo caic

The eco oio i moe comcae w wo ma ie K KXa7 Re KXa63 Re7 KXaS Re6 KXaS ReS KXa36 Kc3! KXa 7 Re Ka38 Ra mae

Kb83 Re Ka7 Kc3 KXa6 Re7 KXaS6 R KXa7 ReS KXa38 RaS mae

I i he i e ack ay6 Ka7 RcS(SSgShS Ka38 RaS mae

I i iig o ea a h obem h a caic acaio i heieeh ce M i he Caaaee Liba Rome (No 7Sa Thi e hemeaeaye iece e A oeyo he oe o gaig qae whie he key moe by he Kgh

imy ga . Oheie he ieao e oio ieica o ha ihikma ae eio b wihohe caig moe

The oio

Nb3 KXe7 Ra8 KX3 Ra7 KXeS Ra6 KXe RaS KXe36 ReS mae

7a. MS 79 n Lb Rom

8

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A ee wihi eeam Loyd ingenio originaiy i here diplayed a i e The proem i adpe win ie No. , wih efmae inead of alemae he econd parof he iplaion wih he era rricion ha he piece are e in wo concenric circl ome of he piece and mo of he Pawn are prely decoraie

and no ed in he oion Loyd eplained ha he wa aemping o how hemo ard poiion feered he condiion of prcing for proem onone diagram

Orhodo p of oday migh ojec o o mch ned maerial in anymode prolem ae change oer he cenrie and hi proem wa compoed oer a hndred year ago y a recognied geni welnown for paying noaenion o conenion ha rericed he eprion of hi hmoro piriA re claic i imele and naffeced y he changing e of paing fahionA a hmoro paring ho yd dedicaed he proem o a fellow-prolemi

named Wheeer The oion of he for par are(a 1 QXh3 KXh3 2 KgS mae ( 1 Ne7 Ke 2 RXf mae(c 1 Qg3 QXg3 2 Ng6 Q(Xg6 (d 1 Ne7 Ke 2 NgS Q(Xg

an inereing conra No 76a i an ancien Moem prolem wih Fereand Alfil caled he Waer Wheel in which he wo Whie Knigh che heac King wice rond he oard o capre he er on d and he Roo igard on cS in order o capre he Pawn on c6 for he mae. or comparionNo 76 a modern Waer Wheel wih 3 fewer moe wih a condiion ha

Whie may moe only hi Knigh o aoid a mae in 6 moe on S

7a A-Su o AAd ca 0 AD

a b d g h* F Ai c, 8Soon 1 Na K7 2 NaS Kc8 ec1 NfXd 8 NXcS NaS NX mae

7. W S. ranchChe Amateur 1919

a d e g h*33 mv y KihsSoon 1 Ng7 Kd7 2 f Kc7 ec1 Nh 1 NgXfS 31 NS32 Ng6 NXf6 mae


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