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Michigan |
July
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2001
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Chess
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Chess Quiz Solutions
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by Tony Palmer
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QUIZ SOLUTIONS
THEME = MATE BY QUEEN SACRIFICE
1) 1...Qxh2+! 2.Kxh2 Rh5#.
2) 1.Qxh7+! Kxh7 2.hg#.
3) Anastasia’s Mate: 1...Ne2+ 2.Kh1 Qxh2+! 3.Kxh2 Rh8#.
Incorrect is 1...Qxh2+?? 2.Kxh2 Rh8+ 3.Kg3, or 2...Ne2 3.g3.
4) Smothered Mate: 1.Qb3+ Kh8 (1...Kf8 2.Qf7++) 2.Nf7+ Kg8
3.Nh6+! (the key move – Double Check) 3...Kh8 4.Qg8+! Rxg8 5.Nf7#.
Philidor’s Legacy.
5) 1...Qxf2+!! 2.Rxf2 Rb1+ 3.Rf1 Rbxf1# or 3...Rfxf1#.
6) 1.Qxh6+!! gxh6 2.g7+ Kh7 3.gxf8N+! Kh8 4.Rg8#. |
| Thanks to Dan Utroske for his help with the diagrams and computer support.
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