Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site magic.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!magic!pmn From: pmn@magic.UUCP (Paul M. Nauman) Newsgroups: net.games.chess Subject: Chess Problem #9 and #8 solution Message-ID: <647@magic.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Nov-85 13:43:55 EST Article-I.D.: magic.647 Posted: Wed Nov 27 13:43:55 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 28-Nov-85 07:53:15 EST Distribution: net Organization: Bell Communications Research Lines: 30 Aha! Finally got some of you on problem #8 ! Most people thought that 1.Q-Q5+ or 1.Q-R5+ was the move, but they both lead to mate in three moves, not two (because of 1. ... N-K4). The correct move is 1.Q-R7!. Then if: 1. ... P-N4 2.QxN++ 1. ... N-R3 2.N-B6++ 1. ... N-N4 2.N-B4++ 1. ... N-?? 2.Q-R7++ #9: White to play and win: BLACK (lower case) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | r | k | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | R | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | N | | P | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | p | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | p | | | | | | K | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ WHITE (upper case)