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Test
your skills with our puzzles & teasers
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White pawn promotes to queen by capturing the rook. Black
to move and force an unlikely victory.
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annotated board for the answer |
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It looks like a disaster for black. But it isn't. Black
to move and win on the second move.
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annotated board for the answer |
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Here, white is poised to strike a killing blow. However,
black is to move...and mate in two.
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annotated board for the answer |
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White wins on wt.Q-c3, but what can black do to turn the
tables? Black to move.
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annotated board for the answer |
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Black wins on bk.Q x wt.N, then bk.Q x (blocking) wt.B
(a7). White to move and win.
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annotated board for the answer |
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Black wins on bk.K-c3, then bk.Q-b3. White to move and
deprive black of a victory.
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annotated board for the answer |
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It's a straight race to the promotion line. Black to move
and get a pawn through .
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annotated board for the answer |
Acknowledgement: Puzzles reproduced by permission of John Beasley,
Rob Stevens & Neil McInnes.
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