Solutions

CHESS TO ENJOY Problem VI. C. Although a pawn down, Black has a likely draw
(page 13) Mating net: There is no answer to 1. ... Nb1 mate. in an opposite color bishop ending by 1. ... Qf5!
Solution: 1. Bc4 Ke5 2. Qd5+ Kf6 3. Qg5 mate or 1. ... 2. Qxf5+ exf5 3. a3 Rc8.
Kf5 2. Qh5+ Ke4 3. Qd5 mate. WHAT’S THE BEST MOVE? 4. B. Tarrasch-Gruenfeld.
Problem I. Buenos Aires, 1948 (page 43) A. Black resigned after 1. ... Ne6?? 2. Nb4! Qd7 3.
1. d7 Rf1+ 2. Qg1! Rxg1+ 3. Kxg1 and the 1. C. König-Reti. Bxe5 (if 3. ... a5 4. Nd5 dxe5 5. Nf6+ gxf6 6. Qxd7).
d-pawn queens. A. After 1. Kxg5?? f6+ 2. Kh5 Rxh2+ White resigned B. Chances are equal after 1. ... a5 (or ... b6).
because a rook falls. C. On 1. ... Re6? 2. f4 Ne4 3. Qd1 Ng6 4. g4 bags
Problem II. Saltsjobaden, 1948
B. Also bad is 1. h4? Rg1! 2. hxg5 f5+!! 3. gxf6+ the bishop.
White wins with 1. g5!, threatening Qxh5+.
e.p. (or 3. Kh3 Rh1 mate) 3. ... Kxh6 again snaring
Problem III. Amsterdam, 1954
1. Qh7 g6 2. Ne7! Bxe7 (else 3. Qg8 mate) a rook. ENDGAME LAB
3. Qh8 mate. C. It’s an easy draw on 1. Rhc6 Rxc6 2. Rxc6 Rxh2 Benko’s Bafflers (page 47)
3. Kxg5.
Problem IV. Warsaw, 1936 Study I.
1. ... Bxg3+! 2. Kxg3 (2. Kg1 f2+ 3. K-moves d4+) 2. B. Saemisch-Wolf. 1. Qd4+ Kg8 2. Qd8+ Kg7 3. Qf8+ Kh7 4. Kd7
Qd6+ 3. Kf2 (3. Kg4 Bc8+ 4. Kxg5 Qg3+ 5. Kh5 A. After 1. Rxd3?? Ne2+ snaring the queen, White If 4. Kxf7 then 4. ... Rf6+! 5. Kxf6 stalemate!
Rf5+ 6. Kh6 Qh4 mate) 3. ... Qh2+ 4. Ke1 Qg3+ 5. resigned. 4. ... Rg5 (g4)!, Draw
Kd2 Qf2+ 6. Kd3 Ba6+. B. A draw seems inevitable after 1. g3 Ne2+ 2. 4. ... Rf6 5. Kd8! wins.
Rxe2 Qxf3 3. Re1.
Problem V. Venice, 1948 Study II.
C. Black develops some nasty threats after 1. e5 Qf5.
1. Bd5! threatens mate after either 2. Qe8 or 2. Black draws by stalemating idea.
Bg8+! Kxg8 3. Qe8+ Kh7 4. Qg6+! Rxg6 5. hxg6+ 3. C. Rubinstein-Alekhine.
1. ... Re6+
Kg8 6. Re8 mate. On 1. ... Rd8 White has 2. Qe8! A. Black succumbed quickly after 1. ... Qg4? 2. f3!
1. ... Rg7 loses to 2. Kf5.
Rxe8 3. Rxe8 and wins, e.g. 3. ... g5 4. hxg6+ e.p. Bxf3? (2. ... Qg5 is more resistant) 3. Rf1 e5 4. e4
2. Kf5 Rf6+! 3. Kg5 Rg6+ 4. Kh5 Rf6!
Kg7 5. Nh5+ Kxg6 6. Rg8+! Kxh5 7. Bf3 mate. Kg7 5. Qf2 Bxe4 6. Bf8+! It was Rubinstein’s last
4. ... Rg7? 5. Qe8.
Problem VI. Amsterdam, 1950 victory over Alekhine, who took 4½ from their
5. Qe7 Rh6+ 6. Kg5 Rg6+ 7. Kf5 Kg7, Draw.
1. Nxf6! wins after 1. ... Bxf4 2. Nh7+ Kg8 3. Bf7+! next 5 games.
Black reached a basic drawing fortress.
and Qg6 mate, or 1. ... Qxf6 2. Bxe5, or 1. ... Bxf6 2. B. On 1. ... Qh5 2. e4 repels the invasion.
Bxc7 Rc8 (2. ... Qh4 3. Qxh4 Bxh4 4. g3 or 4. Re6) 3.
Bd6+ and 4. Bf7+!.

SOLITAIRE CHESS
ABCs of Chess (page 15)
Problem I.
Unpin: With 1. ... Bd7+ undoes the pin and wins
the knight.
Problem II.
Mating net: After 1. ... Bxc6+ 2. Qxc6, the game
ends with 2. ... Qh4 mate.
Problem III.
Mating net: White goes down by 1. ... Qa1+ 2.
Nb1 Qxb1 mate.
Problem IV.
Removing the guard: Black wins White’s rook
with 1. ... Bxc3+.
Problem V.
Discovery: Black will win White’s rook, starting
with 1. ... Bd2+.

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