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Chess Quiz Solutions
by Tony Palmer
THEME = MATING NET


1.g4+ 1-0 (1...Kxg4 2.Qh3++). Yowza.


1...Bxf2+! 2.Kxf2 Qxh2++, or 2.Rxf2 Re1+ mates, or 2.Kh1 Qxf1++.


Quickest is 1.Rh8+ Rf8 2.Qf6+! Ke8 3.Qe6+ Ne7 (3...Qe7 4.Qxc8+) 4.Rxf8+ Kxf8 5.Qf7++.


1.Nf6+! gxf6 2.Bxf6 Qd7 3.Bxh7+! Kxh7 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Qh8++. A famous miniature.


1.Qe5! Rf6 2.Qg5+! 1-0 (2...hxg5 3.Rh8+ mates). On 1...Qf6 2.Qg3+ Kh5 3.Qxg4++, or 1...g3+ 2.Rxg3 Qf6/Rf6 3.Rh3+ Kg4 4.Qh5+ Kf4 5.Rf3+ wins.


1...Rf3+ 2.Kxg4 (2.Kg2 Rf2+ wins the queen; 2.Kh4 Rh3+ 3.Kxg4 Be6++) 2...Be3! 3.Qg2 R8f4+ 4.Kh5 Bf7+ 5.Kxh6 Rg4+ 0-1.

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