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�d5 � × b2 20 � × b2 � × d5 21 e × d5 b5 22 c × b5 � × b5 23 �e3 �e8 24 �de1 �b7 25 �d2 �b5 26 �f1 �b6 27 �c4 f5 28 �3e2 �h7 29 �d3 �d8 30 � × f5!( 30 … e5) 30 … g × f5?? 31 �e6 � × e6 32 � × e6 �h8 33 �h6 +( 33 �g5! is quicker) 33 … �g7 34 �g5 + �f7 35 �g6 + �f8 36 � × h8 # 1 – 0
Challengers: 1st N Burrows, C Costello, BW Hewson and M Waddington all 5.5 / 7.
Intermediate: 1st = DR Rogers and A Wiggins both 5 / 7. Minor: 1st JR MacDonald 5.5 / 7. Morning U180: 1st = P Isherwood and R
Sanders both 4.5 / 5.
Spot the Continuation Solutions( see p. 530) I. 1 … �g1 +! 2 �e2 �e1 +! 0 – 1( 3 � × e1 � × f3 + 4 � × f3 � × d4 is disastrous.) II. 1 � × f6! �d8( 1 … � × a1 2 �d7 + �g8 3 � × b6 a × b6 4 � × a1 +–) 2 �e5! and Black resigned in view of 2 … � × f6 3 �d7 +! � × d7 4 � × f6 � × e1 5 �c6 +– III. 1 … �d3 +! 2 �f1( 2 e × d3 � × d3 3 �e3 �c3 + 4 �e2 � × a3) 2 … �e5( 2 … �f4! was more crushing: 3 �b3( 3 g × f4 �d1 #) 3 … �d4 4 f3 � × c4 5 � × c4 �a8 –+) 3 �e3 �d6 4 �b2 �b8 5 �a1 � × a3! 0 – 1 IV. 1 … �fc8! 2 �h2 � × b3! 3 a × b3 a2 4 �a5 a1� + 5 � × a1 � × a1 and White resigned a few moves later V. 1 … �d5! 2 e × d5 b × c2 + 3 � × c2 � × a2 + 4 �b1 �a1 +!( the point!) 5 � × a1 � × c3 + saving the day: 6 �b1 �b3 + 7 �c1 �c3 + 8 �b1 �b3 + 9 �a1 �c3 + ½ – ½ VI. 1 � × h6! �d5( if 1 … g × h6 then 2 �ad1 �d5 3 � × d3 �a5 4 �d1 �fe8 5 �g3 + �f8 6 �c1! �e6 7 �c5 �ae8 8 �e4 with a winning attack) 2 �c3 �a4 3 �d2 f5 4 � × g7! f × e4
5 �h6 � × f2 6 e6 � × g2 + 7 � × g2 �f4 + 8 � × f4 � × g7 9 � × e4 �e8 10 � × d5 c × d5 and White won VII. 1 … � × b3! 2 c × b3 a4 3 �c4 a × b3 4 � × b3 � × a2 5 � × a2 b3 6 � × b3 �a3 7 �c2 �b2 + 8 �d3 �a5 9 �c4 � × c4! 10 �e2( 10 � × c4 �c2 + forces mate) 10 … �c2 + 11 �e3 �b6 + 0 – 1 VIII. 1 � × c6! � × c6 2 � × c6 b × c6 3 �d4 �g6 4 � × c6 �b1 + 5 �h2 �d6 + 6 � × d6! � × h4 + 7 �g3 �g8 + 8 �f3 �h3 + 9 � × h3 �h1 + 10 �e2 �c7 11 � × f7 �b8 12 � × c7 1 – 0 IX. 1 … � × a2 + 2 �c1 �a1 + 3 �d2 � × d1 +! 4 � × d1 �f3 + 5 �c1 �d1 # X. 1 … c × b3! 2 � × c5 b × a2 3 �a5 �c8 + 4 �b2 �c4 + 5 � × a2 � × a5 and Black went on to win the ending 0 – 1 XI. 1 �g6 +! f × g6 2 � × g6 + �h7 3 � × g5 + �h6 4 �g6 + �h7 5 �g4 + �h6 6 �f6 + �h5 7 �h4 +( 7 … �h4 + �g5 8 �g6 #) 1 – 0 XII. 1 �f5!!( clearing the way for the queen to go to the h-file) 1 … e × f5 2 �h3 1 – 0 If 2 … �f6 3 �h8 + �f7 4 �h7 �f8 5 � × f6 � × f6 6 � × f8 + �f7 7 �d8 winning
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