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Solutions

CHESS TO ENJOY( page 15)

Problem I. Fastest is 26. Qg7 +! Rxg7 27. e7 + Rf7 28. e8 = Q + Qf8 29. Bxf7 mate.

Problem II. 25.... Rxd3 +! 26. Kxd3 Rd8 + and the game ended with 27. Ke3 Qxc2 28. Qe1 Rd3 mate.

Problem III. 35.... d4! and 36.... Bxc5 +( or 36. Qxd4 Qxb3 mate).

Problem IV. 21. Bxf5! gxf5( 21.... Rxf5 22. Nh6 + or 21.... exf5 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nf6 +) 22. Nh6 + Kg7 23. Qg3 +! Kh8( 23.... Kxh6 24. Qg5 mate) 24. Qc3 + e5 25. Rxe5 and wins.

Problem V. Black won after 27.... Be4 28. Qc3 Be1 29. Rxe1 Bxf3 + 30. Kg1 Rg4 + but faster was 27.... Bxh2!, threatening... Rh3xf3. For example, 28. Rg2 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Qc1 + 30. Qf1 Bf4 + 31. Kg1 Be3 +.

Problem VI. White stops the mate threat on g2 and wins with 39. Qe7 +! Ka6! 40. Ra1 + Kb5 41. Qe2 + c4 42. Qb2 + Kc5 43. Qa3 + Kd4 44. Qe3 mate.

SOLITAIRE CHESS ABCs of Chess( page 17)

Problem I. Fork: The simple capture 1.... dxe4 wins a piece.

Problem II. Pin / fork: The fork 1.... Ne4 + exploits the pin on the f-pawn.

Problem III. Discovery: After 1.... Qxe4 +! 2. Nxe4 Ne3 + Black regains the queen with interest.

Problem IV. Mating net: It’ s over after 1.... Qh4 +. If 2. Kg1, then 2.... Qxe1 mate. And if 2. g3, then 2.... Qxh2 mate.

Problem V. Discovery: Black wins White’ s queen with 1.... Rxf1 +.

Problem VI. Mating net: After 1.... Qc5 +, Black mates shortly after.

ENDGAME LAB Benko’ s Bafflers( page 47)

Problem I. 1. Bd7 + Ka3 2. Bc6 Ka2 3. Kc2 a6 4. Bh1 A solo bishop draws against eight pawns.

Problem II. 1. c3 + Kc5 2. Na4 + Kb5 3. c4 + Ka6 4. Bc6 and Black is helpless against the white king walking through g2 to c8 followed by Bb7 mate.

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