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Answer To Chess Strategy Puzzle #48

Onchessstrat — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:34:27 +0000

This mate in 3 begins with white playing Qxc8 check. Black is forced to play K-e7. White then plays B-d6 check and black is forced to play Kxd6. White then mates with Q-d7.

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Chess Strategy Puzzle #48

Onchessstrat — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:48:28 +0000

Here is an advanced chess strategy puzzle where it is white to move. There are many ways for white to win material, but we’re looking only for the mate in 3. The answer will appear in my next post. Good luck!

Answer To Online Chess Endgame Puzzle #38

Onchessstrat — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:51:41 +0000

The answer is for black to play B-d5. White is virtually forced to play Kxd5, then black queens his pawn on h1. If white queens his pawn on a8 he loses to K-f2 check. Any other move by white instead of queening the pawn and black simply picks up the lone white pawn.

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Answer To Online Chess Endgame Puzzle #37

Onchessstrat — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:41:16 +0000

The answer is for white to play R-c1 check. Black plays K-e2 and white checks again with R-c2, forcing black to take the white rook and allowing white to queen his pawn.

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Online Chess Endgame Puzzle #37

Onchessstrat — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:50:59 +0000

Here is another chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for the winning move. It’s white to play. See if you can find the correct move. The answer will appear in my next post.

Answer To Online Chess Endgame Puzzle #36

Onchessstrat — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:26:10 +0000

The answer is for black to play Q-a1 check. White has two moves, either Q-c3 or K-e3. If he plays Q-c3, then black plays Q-g1 for checkmate. If white plays, K=e3, then the same Q-g1 move now wins white’s queen.

I hope you found the answer. Look for another new chess puzzle in my next post!

Online Chess Endgame Puzzle #36

Onchessstrat — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:04:45 +0000

Here is another chess endgame puzzle where we’re looking for the winning move. It’s black to play. See if you can find the correct move. The answer will appear in my next post.