4 Responses to Thursday Quiz

  1. bumpaguv says:
    September 19, 2013 at 18:48

    1…Rh4

    2.Kf3 Qf6+ 3. Kxg3 Qg5+ 4. Kf3 Qxg1 -+
    2. fxg3 Qe4+ 3. Kf1 Qf3+ Ke1 Rh2 -+
    2. Rf1 gxf2+ 3. Kf3 [3. Kxf2 Rh2+ 4. Kf3 (4. Ke1 Qb1#) 4…Qg2+ 5. Kf4 Rh4+ 6. Kf5 Qxd5#] 3…Qe4+ Ke2 Rf4 -+

    Another “needs board and pieces to work out” quiz! 🙂

  2. Yuichi Sato says:
    September 19, 2013 at 22:29

    (a) 1. …Rh4 2.fxg3 Qe4+ 3.Kf1 ( or 3.Kf2 Rh2+ 4.Rg2 [ or 4.Ke1 or Kf1 Qb1# ] Qxg2+ 5.Ke1 Qe2# or Rh1# ) Rh2 ( threatening checkmate with 4. …Qb1# ) 4.Rg2 ( , 4.Qxf7+ Kxf7 －＋, 4.Qf5 Qxf5+ －＋, 4.Qg4+ Qxg4 －＋, 4.Qh3 Rxh3 －＋ or 4.Rh1 Qxh1# ) Qxg2+ 5.Ke1 Qxe2# or Rh1#
    (b) 1. …Rh4 2.Kf3 Qe4+ 3.Ke2 Qc2+ 4.Ke1 ( 4.Kf1?? or Kf3?? Qxf2# ) Qxf2+ 5.Kd1 Qxg1+ －＋
    (c) 1. …Rh4 2.Kf1 g2+ 3.Rxg2 ( , 3.Ke2 Rh1 4.Rxg2 [ or 4.Rxh1 gxh1=Q ] Qxg2, or 3.Ke1 Qb1+ 4.Kd2 or Ke2 Qxg1 ) Rh1+ 4.Rg1 ( or 4.Ke2 Qxg2 ) Rxg1+ or Qxg1+ －＋
    (d) 1. …Rh4 2.f4 Rh2+ 3.Kf1 ( or 3.Kf3?? Rf2# ) Rf2+ 4.Ke1 Qb1#
    (e) 1. …Rh4 2.Rh1 gxf2+ 3.Kxf2 Rxh1 －＋
    (f ) 1. …Rh4 2.Qh3 Rxh3 3.Kxh3 －＋
    The 55th World Congress of Chess Composition was held in Kobe, Japan last year. According to the Japanese newspaper’s photograph, players solved chess problems with a board and pieces.

  3. yelenadembo says:
    September 20, 2013 at 11:17

    Very good!

  4. yelenadembo says:
    September 20, 2013 at 11:17

    Well done!

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