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  • 11001Brilliant Waysto Checkmate

    2014Russell Enterprises, Inc.

    Milford, CT USA

    byFred Reinfeld

    21st-Century Edition

    Fred Reinfeld Chess ClassicsBruce Alberston, General Editor

  • 21001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmateby Fred Reinfeld

    21st-Century Edition

    Fred Reinfeld Chess ClassicsBruce Alberston, General Editor

    ISBN: 978-1-936490-82-0

    Copyright 2014Don Reinfeld, Judith Reinfeld and Bruce Alberston

    All Rights Reserved

    No part of this book may be used, reproduced, stored in a retrieval systemor transmitted in any manner or form whatsoever or by any means, elec-tronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or otherwise,without the express written permission from the publisher except in thecase of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

    Published by:Russell Enterprises, Inc.

    P.O. Box 3131Milford, CT 06460 USA

    http://[email protected]

    Cover design by Janel Lowrance

    Printed in the United States of America

  • Table of Contents

    Preface by Don and Judith Reinfeld 4 Editors Introduction by Bruce Alberston 5 Chess Notation 7 1. Queen Sacrifices 9 2. Checkmate Without the Queen 56 3. Storming the Castled Position 82 4. Harrying the King 119 5. Discovered Check and Double Check 149 6. Pawn Promotion 165 7. A Variety of Motifs 167 8. Composed Problems 171 Solutions 184

  • 4

    Preface

    Many of todays players, now the grandparents of chess playing teenagers, fondly recall growing up with the Reinfeld books, which covered all aspects of chess, from the openings to the endgame, and included generous helpings of chess lore and the lives of the greatest chess masters. Reprinting chess books by our father, Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964), ended in the 1980s as descriptive notation was phased out in favor of the more popular algebraic notation. We are extremely grateful to Bruce Alberston, who has taken up the task of converting Reinfelds notations to algebraic. Thanks also to Russell Enterprises for publishing a 21st-century version of this, and, hopefully more, Reinfeld chess classics, thereby introducing Fred Reinfelds teaching genius to new generations of chess enthusiasts, especially to beginners and mid-level players eager to sharpen their skills at the chessboard.

    Don and Judith Reinfeld

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    Editors Introduction

    This is the all-time great checkmate collection. Anything that has come out post - 1955 automatically gets compared with Reinfelds masterful compilation, and usually unfavorably. These are all forced checkmate positions, culled mainly from actual play, thus the positions look game-like. Plus, Reinfelds selection is simply marvelous; he seems to have captured every conceivable theme. In fact, hes organized the chapters by theme, such as Queen Sacrifices, Double Check, Pawn Promotion, but after that no more hints. Theres no one tapping you on the shoulder telling you this one is easy, the next one is hard. You have to figure that out for yourself. The sheer number of examples, 1001, is both catchy and daunting, and you may well ask, Does anyone go through all the positions? The answer is yes, your editor for one. Back in the fall of 1978, my chess was slipping, so I took drastic measures. I quit my job (naturally Im not recommending this to everyone) and went over to a chess training program which included physical exercise, opening study, tactical exercises and tournament play. The tactical exercise book was the one you have in your hand, 1001 Ways to Checkmate (Brilliant was added in later editions). Approaching the matter seriously, I set a chess timer for a group of ten, recorded my answers on a sheet of paper, and then checked the solutions in the back of the book. Overly scrupulous, recording all variations I could think of, I even considered a problem wrong if I made a notational mistake. Results were not instantaneous but the training program eventually paid off. I became a much sharper tactician and in about nine months I was playing at master level. For whatever reason, the U.S. Chess Federation was way behind on their rating results, so the actual master rating took another year to reflect itself. So we have personal testimony: the Reinfeld Checkmate book works. And so does the companion volume 1001 Chess Sacrifices and Combinations.

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    For the present edition, all the diagrams have been set again using Linares fonts. These are clear and easy to read. Since I threw out my thirty-year old notebooks a few years back, I had to solve each position anew. This is just as well, since I had to convert to modern algebraic notation anyway. Just so the reader understands, the solutions reflect my solving the positions in the spring of 2012 and then reconciling with Reinfelds 1955 originals. There are a few corrections along the way and an additional side line here and there. But for the most part I was guided by Reinfelds formula, which was to let the main lines speak for themselves. Its not that he didnt show sidelines, it just that he didnt believe in getting tangled up in them. As for the corrections mentioned, you can certainly find more by turning your computer loose on the positions. Of course this defeats the purpose of working things out for yourself, but its always fun to catch the masters in a mistake. Hey, I was an amateur once; I still remember the feeling. In any case, Ill defer to Reinfeld for any mistakes the reader may find. Blaming your predecessor is tried a true method of getting off the hook. Of course the way to tackle this book is to pick a chapter and solve the problems, one at a time. And dont think of it as drudgery. Youll have a lot more fun if you approach the positions as mini-challenges. Also dont feel like you have to solve every single problem the first time around. You can do what I did, put the missed problems on a wrong list, come back, and do them later. Theres a group of Two-Move Composed Problems beginning with #931 and running to the end of the book. I have to admit I did not work through these back in 1978-1979. I waited some twenty years before I eventually went through them all. You might want to do something similar, but you dont have to wait twenty years. Summing up, this is an outstanding book to hone your tactical abilities: recognizing mating patterns, developing visualization skills, enhancing imagination, and improving tactical sharpness. You can probably think of other good things as well.

    Bruce Alberston Astoria NY

    January 2014

  • 1. Queen Sacrifices

    To lose your Queen is one of the worst catastrophes that can happen in a game of chess. But to sacrifice the Queen in a brilliant combination-that's something else again. And yet, in sacrificing the Queen, you're playing for high stakes. You need a goal that's worthy of such a sacrifice, or if you please, such an investment. As far as this chapter is concerned, nothing less than checkmate will serve as the goal. But how can we tell when the position is ripe for such a sacrifice? There are telltale indications, and you will see them repeatedly as you study these positions. These indications are just as clear to the practiced observer as slight marks and prints were tb the Indian stalking his enemy in the trackless forest. For example: in Diagram 1 White is able to sacrifice his Queen successfully because Black is weak on his back rank. And the same kind of weakness turns up in Diagrams 4, 14, 16, and many other instances. Consider, also, the exposed position of Black's King in Diagrams 6, 7, 8, 13. No wonder Black's King comes to a violent end in these positions! No wonder a brilliant Queen sacrifice is possible in each case. And so it goes. Time and again you will find very similar patterns leading to very similar refutations. When you have reached the point where a set-up in one diagram reminds you irresistibly of a similar pattern in an earlier diagram, you will have made progress. For that will mean that the pattern is firmly fixed in your mind, and that you can apply it with devastating effect in your own games.

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  • 2. Checkmate without the Queen Most of us are reluctant to exchange Queens, and not without reason. For we think of the Queen as the heart and soul of the attack. How can you attack without the Queen? The question is a little on the rhetorical side, for you can attack without the Queen. True, attacking play without the Queen requires a lightness of touch and a feeling for cooperation of the pieces that comes only with experience. Attacking without the Queen also requires more alertness to our opportunities. Actually there is plenty of power in these "weaker" pieces - if we only remember to apply it. How many of us, for example, might pass over the position of Diagram 282 without realizing the glorious opportunity presented to White? Who would dream that a sly Rook sacrifice enables White to force checkmate immediately? And yet the combination of the unfortunate Black King's position and White's superior mobility tells the story. Superior mobility! If only we exploited it to the utmost when sublime opportunities presented themselves! Take the position of Diagram 281. How many players can see at a glance that White has a forced checkmate in three moves? Yet White's pieces have enormous superiority in mobility, and Black's King seems unfortunately hemmed in. From these slender hints, the irresistible force of the human brain weaves a mating net that cannot be surpassed by the most glamorous of Queen sacrifices. And so, in position after position, we see the chess player's imagination at work, constructing phenomenally effective patterns with the simplest of materials. That is perhaps the most valuable lesson you can learn from this section - how to operate with startling economy of means.

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

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    277

    XXWXXWXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    278 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    279

    XXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    280 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    281

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    282

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 58

    XXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    283

    XXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    284 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    285

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    286 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    287

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    288

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 59

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    289

    XWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    290 XXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    291

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    292 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    293

    XXXXXXXXXVXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    294

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 60

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    295

    XXWXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    296 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    297

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    298 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    299

    XWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    300

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 61

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVXuXX

    301

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    302 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVXXuXX

    303

    XXXXWXXXWXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    304 XWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXuXX

    305

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    306

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 62

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    307

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    308 XXXWWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    309

    XXXXWXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    310 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXXXXXXWXXXXuXX

    311

    XXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    312

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 63

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXuXX

    313

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    314 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    315

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    316 XXXWXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    317

    XXVXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXuXX

    318

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 64

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    319

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    320 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXuXX

    321

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    322 XXXXWXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    323

    XXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    324

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 65

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    325

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVVXXuXX

    326 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXuXX

    327

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    328 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    329

    XWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    330

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 66

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    331

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    332 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    333

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    334 XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    335

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    336

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 67

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    337

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    338 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXuXX

    339

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    340 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    341

    XXWXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    342

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 68

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXuXX

    343

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    344 XXWXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    345

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    346 XXXWXWXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    347

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    348

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 69

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    349

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    350 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    351

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    352 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    353

    XXWXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    354

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 70

    XXXWXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    355

    XXXXWXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    356 XXXWXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    357

    XXWXXXWXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    358 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    359

    XXXWXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    360

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 71

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    361

    XXXWXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    362 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    363

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    364 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXuXX

    365

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXuXX

    366

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 72

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    367

    XXXVXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    368 XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    369

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    370 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    371

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    372

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 73

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    373

    XXXXXVXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    374 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    375

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    376 XXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    377

    XXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    378

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 74

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    379

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    380 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    381

    XXWXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    382 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXWXvXX

    383

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    384

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 75

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    385

    XXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXvXX

    386 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXWXvXX

    387

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    388 XXXXXXXVXXXXXXXWXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXvXX

    389

    XXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    390

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 76

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXWXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    391

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    392 XXXXVXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXvXX

    393

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    394 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    395

    XXXVXXVXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    396

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 77

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    397

    XVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    398 XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    399

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    400 XXWXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    401

    XXVXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXWXXvXX

    402

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 78

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    403

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    404 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    405

    XXXXVXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    406 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXvXX

    407

    XXXVXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXvXX

    408

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 79

    XXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    409

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    410 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    411

    XVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    412 XXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    413

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    414

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 80

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    415

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    416 XXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    417

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXWXvXX

    418 XXXVXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    419

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    420

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Checkmate without the Queen = 81

    XXXXVXVXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    421

    XVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    422 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    423

    XXXVXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    424 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    425

    XXXX

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    426

  • 3. Storming the Castled Position

    While it is true that the King is much safer after castling than he is in his original position, it is important to remember that castling does not automatically insure the King's safety. This word of caution is amply justified by the many brilliant examples in this section. To put it very cold-bloodedly, the castled position is a logical objective for hostile attacks. It is fashionable to speak of the castled position as a "bastion" and a "bulwark." But if any of the Pawns in the neighborhood of the King are advanced or exchanged, that fortress is immensely weakened. The infiltration of enemy pieces - sometimes uneventful, sometimes violent and startling - breaches the defenses that have grown flimsy. Diagram 429 shows us such a situation. Black has weakened his castled position by advancing his King Knight Pawn and King Rook Pawn. White has three pieces trained on the enemy King-side, and he has an ominous Pawn wedge planted on King Bishop 6. "So what?" the uninitiated may ask. But the expert knows better. A striking Queen sacrifice, followed by an almost equally spectacular Rook sacrifice, brutally highlights the errors of Black's ways. On the other hand, the set-up in Diagram 430 falls into a different category. Black has sacrificed two pieces, but he is just about to win a White Rook. Does White have any counterattack? Black's King-side Pawn position is impeccable-not a Pawn moved from its original position. And yet disaster is about to strike, for White has a forced two-move mate! And why? Because Black's Queen has wandered too far afield, and can offer no assistance to the hard-pressed King. In following up his own attack, Black has missed the fact that three White pieces are eager to menace the Black King - in this case, successfully. And so Black's King, isolated from first aid, falls a victim to an over - ambitious policy. Even more vulnerable is the castled position which has been weakened by Pawn moves and the absence of the defender's Queen. This is the situation in Diagram 576, where Black is consequently able to win by a neat Queen sacrifice. These then, are the two chief clues to mating attacks that succeed in storming the hostile castled position: weakening Pawn moves, and absence of the defender's Queen. These flues will guide you to many an impressive victory.

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 83

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    427

    XXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    428 XXXWXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    429

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVXXuXX

    430 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    431

    XXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    432

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 84

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    433

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    434 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    435

    XXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    436 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    437

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    438

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 85

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    439

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    440 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    441

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    442 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    443

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    444

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 86

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXuXX

    445

    XXXWXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    446 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    447

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXVuXX

    448 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    449

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    450

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 87

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    451

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    452 XXWXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXuXX

    453

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    454 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    455

    XXWXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    456

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 88

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    457

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    458 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    459

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXVXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    460 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    461

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    462

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 89

    XXXWXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    463

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    464 XXXWXWXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    465

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    466 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    467

    XXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    468

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 90

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    469

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVuXX

    470 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    471

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    472 XXXXXVXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    473

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    474

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 91

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    475

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    476 XXXWXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    477

    XXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    478 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    479

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXuXX

    480

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 92

    XXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    481

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXuXX

    482 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    483

    XXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXuXX

    484 XXXWXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    485

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    486

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 93

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVuXX

    487

    XXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXWXXXVXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    488 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    489

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVXXuXX

    490 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    491

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    492

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 94

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    493

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    494 XXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    495

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    496 XXXXWXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    497

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    498

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 95

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    499

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    500 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    501

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    502 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    503

    XXXVXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    504

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 96

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    505

    XXXWXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    506 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    507

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    508 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    509

    XXXWXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    510

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 97

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    511

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    512 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    513

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    514 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    515

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    516

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 98

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    517

    XXXXWXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    518 XXWXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    519

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    520 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    521

    XXXXWXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    522

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 99

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    523

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXuXX

    524 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    525

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    526 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    527

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    528

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 100

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    529

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    530 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    531

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    532 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    533

    XXXWXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXuXX

    534

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 101

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    535

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    536 XXWXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    537

    XXXWXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    538 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    539

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    540

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 102

    XXWXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    541

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    542 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    543

    XXXXWXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    544 XXWXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    545

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    546

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 103

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXuXX

    547

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    548 XXXXWXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    549

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXVXuXX

    550 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    551

    XXXWXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    552

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 104

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    553

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXVXXXuXX

    554 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    555

    XXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    556 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXuXX

    557

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    558

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 105

    XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    559

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXVXuXX

    560 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    561

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    562 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    563

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    564

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 106

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    565

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    566 XXVXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXWXXvXX

    567

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    568 XXXVXXXXXWXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    569

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    570

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 107

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    571

    XXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXvXX

    572 XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    573

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXvXX

    574 XXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    575

    XVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXWXXXvXX

    576

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 108

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    577

    XXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    578 XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    579

    XXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    580 XVXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    581

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    582

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 109

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    583

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    584 XXVXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    585

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    586 XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    587

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXvXX

    588

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 110

    XVXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    589

    XVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    590 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    591

    XXXWXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    592 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXvXX

    593

    XXWXXXWXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    594

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 111

    XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    595

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    596 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    597

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    598 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    599

    XXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    600

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 112

    XXWXVXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    601

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    602 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    603

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    604 XXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXvXX

    605

    XVXXXXXXXXVXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    606

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 113

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    607

    XXVXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    608 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    609

    XXVXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    610 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    611

    XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    612

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 114

    XXVXXXXXXVWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    613

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    614 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    615

    XXVXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    616 XXXVXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    617

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    618

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 115

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    619

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

    620 XXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXvXX

    621

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXvXX

    622 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    623

    XXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

    624

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 116

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    625

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    626 XXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXvXX

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  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 117

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    636

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Storming the castled Position = 118

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    642

  • 4. Harrying the King

    If it is often true that a King may become exposed to attack even after castling, how much more strongly does this apply when the King has been deprived of the castling privilege, or has not had a chance to make use of it. Once the King is in a seriously exposed position the attacker may take all sorts of risks, and sacrifice material with abandon. The likelihood of achieving checkmate is a blank check for all sorts of risk-taking. The fact is, though, that often enough an exposed King is in such deadly danger that no risks need be incurred to checkmate him. In Diagram 656, for example, White has forced the Black King way out on a limb. This required the sacrifice of a piece, to be sure, but it now pays off handsomely as White checkmates on the move with a pretty double check. In Diagram 659 White has already sacrificed two pieces, and even proceeds to sacrifice his Queen-and all very well justified, you see, with the Black King so far from home. One look at the diagram and you know there must be some radical way of putting an end to the Black King's sufferings. Generally speaking, Black is less likely to be in a position to hound the White King into an early checkmate. This stands to reason, as White usually has a faster development and consequently the initiative. However, there are times when Black counterattacks swiftly and drives the White King pitilessly. Diagram 764 shows such a position, and the consequence is a fantastic two-Knight mate. What the examples in this section indicate, then, is that a King deprived of the castling privilege, or otherwise unfortunately located on open lines, is a proper target for sacrificial attack.

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 120

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    643

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    645

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    648

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 121

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    649

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    650 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXVXXuXX

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    652 XXXWXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    653

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    654

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 122

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    655

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    656 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

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    658 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    659

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    660

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 123

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    661

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    662 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    663

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    664 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    665

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    666

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 124

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    667

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    668 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    669

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    670 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    671

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    672

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 125

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    673

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    674 XXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    675

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    676 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    677

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    678

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 126

    XXXWXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    679

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    680 XXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

    681

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    682 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    683

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    684

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 127

    XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    685

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    686 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    687

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    688 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    689

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    690

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 128

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    691

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    692 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXuXX

    693

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    694 XXXXXVXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    695

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    696

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 129

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    697

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    698 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXuXX

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    700 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    701

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    702

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 130

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    703

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    704 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    705

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    706 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    707

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    708

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 131

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    709

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    710 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

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    712 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    713

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    714

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 132

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    715

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    718 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVXXuXX

    719

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    720

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 133

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    721

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    722 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    723

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    724 XXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    725

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    726

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 134

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    727

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    728 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    729

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    730 XXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    731

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    732

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 135

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    733

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    734 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXuXX

    735

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    736 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    737

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    738

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 136

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    739

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    740 XXXXWXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    741

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    742 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

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    744

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 137

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    745

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    746 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVuXX

    747

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    748 XWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    749

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    750

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 138

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    752 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

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    756

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 139

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    759

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    761

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    762

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 140

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    763

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    765

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    766 XXVXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXWXXvXX

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    768

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 141

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    769

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    774

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 142

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    775

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    780

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 143

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    781

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    782 XXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXvXX

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    784 XXVXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXvXX

    785

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    786

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 144

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    787

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    791

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    792

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 145

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    798

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 146

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    804

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 147

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    810

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Harrying the King = 148

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    816

  • 5. Discovered Check and Double Check

    Every double check includes a discovered check. How can two pieces give check at one and the same time? The answer is that one piece moves, "discovering" or rather uncovering a check by another piece. And, as the screening piece moves off, it also gives check. Thus in Diagram 820 when White plays 1 Nh6 ++, his Knight moves to "discover" a check by the White Queen. At the same time, however, the Knight himself is giving check. Such a double check may come right at the beginning of the mating attack, as in Diagram 821, when the impact of the double check crushes all further resistance on Black's part. In other cases, the double check may come at the very end of the combination. In that case, the opening moves may seem shadowy and inconsequential; it is the ferocious thrust of the final double check that gives them their true power. We see such an attack in Diagram 822, which illustrates the point that such a murderous double check may often be fatal for the defender. The best advice on discovered checks is: avoid them! This is even more important in the case of double checks, which often, as you will see, wind up in checkmates.

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 150

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    821

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    822

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 151

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    823

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    825

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    827

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    828

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 152

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    829

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    833

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    834

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 153

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    835

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    837

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    839

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    840

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 154

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    842 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

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    845

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    846

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 155

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    847

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    849

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    852

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 156

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    853

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    855

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    857

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    858

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 157

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    859

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    860 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXuXX

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    864

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 158

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    865

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    867

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    869

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    870

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 159

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    871

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    873

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    876

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 160

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    879

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    882

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 161

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    888

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 162

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    894

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 163

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    895

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  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Discovered Check and Double Check = 164

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    906

  • 6. Pawn Promotion

    Nothing is sweeter in chess than a victory achieved by Pawn promotion. When the lowly Pawn triumphs by becoming a major piece, the transformation is as thrilling as the hero's rise from rags to riches in a Horatio Alger story. In the endgame, Pawn promotion is an end in itself. An extra Pawn is transformed, little by little, into an extra Queen. But in the middle game, Pawn promotion may often be a means to an end. In Diagram 909, for example, the Pawn promotion is a valuable link in the chain of mating moves. But the Pawn promotion really becomes incidental to the mating process and serves only to fix the Black King's head on the chopping block. On the other hand, the Pawn promotion may become the important part of the mating process - more important, for example, than an already existing Queen. This is beautifully illustrated in Diagram 910, when White's electrifying sacrifice turns out to be the curtain - raiser for a second sacrifice, which in turn ensures the queening of a Pawn that promptly gives mate! A charming motif of Pawn promotion is "under-promotion"- promotion to less than a Queen. There are often good, hard, practical reasons for such a seemingly quixotic choice - and Diagram 907 shows a situation in which underpromotion is startlingly efficient. However, in all but exceptional cases, promote to a Queen. The exceptions are rare indeed.

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Pawn Promotion = 166

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    912

  • 7. A Variety of Motifs

    So far you have been given some hint of the basic idea or technique that applies to solving each of the diagrammed tasks in this book. Sometimes the hint was very broad, sometimes it left you with plenty of digging to do. But in this section you're on your own. Of course you know who makes the first move; consequently you know who will engineer the checkmate. But as far as the method is concerned, it's up to you to discover how victory is to be achieved. If you have studied the earlier positions attentively, you should have no trouble with the diagrams in this section. The ideas are merely in the nature of a review. For example, in Diagram 913 the problem is one of promotion-sure. But what kind of promotion? That's your problem. And in Diagram 914 we see a furious King-hunt in progress. As you know, this type of position often allows of brilliant sacrifices, immediate or prepared. Such as? And so you see that the patterns found in the earlier problems of the book are merely being repeated here for your enjoyment.

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = A Variety of Motifs = 168

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  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = A Variety of Motifs = 169

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    924

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = A Variety of Motifs = 170

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    925

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    930

  • 8. Composed Problems

    Problems have been called the poetry of chess. That is a good description, for the fancy of the problem composer can be dedicated strictly toward constructing as beautiful a problem as he is capable of. He need not worry about the grimly practical task of defeating an opponent who is ready to defeat him. All the problems start with White moving first, and forcing checkmate on his second move. If you find the right first move for White-known as the "key"-the rest follows by force. As a rule this first move threatens a specific checkmate on the following move. Black may try various ways of warding off this checkmate, but then he succumbs in a different manner. The "key" is rarely a capture, and even more rarely a check. However, one or two of the following problems do start off in these ways, so you may be prepared for a surprise. To esthetes in the composed problem field, these are serious artistic flaws, but they have been included here to add the zest of surprise to your search for the one and only solution. To the eye of the practical player, most problem positions look outlandish, for they could hardly ever have arisen in practical play. That is largely true, but there is still a lot of enjoyment to be obtained from trying to solve these problems. They give you a vivid insight into the power of the pieces, and show you what beautiful effects can be obtained from economy of force and the most efficient maneuvers of the chess pieces.

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 172

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    936

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 173

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    937

    XXXXWXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    938 XXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    939

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    940 XXXXXVXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    941

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    942

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 174

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    943

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    944 XXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXuXX

    945

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    946 XXVXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    947

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    948

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 175

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    949

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    950 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    951

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    952 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    953

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    954

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 176

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    955

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    956 XXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXuXX

    957

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    958 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    959

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    960

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 177

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    961

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    962 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    963

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    964 XXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    965

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    966

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 178

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    967

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    968 XXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    969

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    970 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXuXX

    971

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    972

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 179

    XXVXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXVXXuXX

    973

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    974 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXuXX

    975

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    976 XXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    977

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    978

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 180

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    979

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    980 XXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXuXX

    981

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    982 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    983

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    984

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 181

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    985

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    986 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    987

    XXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    988 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXuXX

    989

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXVXXuXX

    990

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 182

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    991

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    992 XXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    993

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    994 XXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    995

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    996

  • Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

    = Composed Problems = 183

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    997

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    998 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    999

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    1000 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXuXX

    1001

  • Solutions

    184

    BWTC.0001

    1.xf7+ xf7 [ 1... xf7 2. e8+ ] 2. e8+ f8 3. xf8+ xf8 4. e8#1-0

    BWTC.0002

    1.xf6+ "xf6 [ 1..."xf6 2.!xf6# ] 2.!xf6#1-0

    BWTC.0003

    1.xh5+ xh5 [ 1... xh5 2.!g6# ] 2.!g6#1-0

    BWTC.0004

    1."c7+ f8 2.d8+ !xd8 [ 2...!xd8 3. e8# ] 3. e8#1-0

    BWTC.0005

    1. c8 xc8 [ 1...!xc8 2.xd8#; 1... xc8 2. xc8 !xc8 ( 2...xc8 3.e7# ) 3.xd8#; 1...xc8 2.e7#; 1...-- 2.xd8# ] 2. xc8 d7 3. xd8+ xd8 4.xd8+ c61-0

    BWTC.0006

    1.xg4+ xg4 [ 1...xg4 2.!e2# ] 2.!e2#1-0

    BWTC.0007

    1.xd6+ xd6 [ 1...xd6 2.!f4+ ] 2.!f4+ d7 3.!e6#1-0

    BWTC.0008

    1.e1+ f2 [ 1... xe1 2.g3# ] 2.xf2#1-0

    BWTC.0009

    1. c8+ xc8 [ 1...xc8 2.xg7+ ] 2.xg7+ xg7

    [ 2... xg7 3. xg7# ] 3. xg7#1-0

    BWTC.0010

    1.h6+ xh6 [ 1... xh6 2.!xh6+ ] 2.!xh6+ h8 3.!f8#1-0

    BWTC.0011

    1.xh7+ xh7 [ 1...xh7 2. h4+ ] 2. h4+ g8 3. e8#1-0

    BWTC.0012

    1.xa7+ xa7 [ 1...xa7 2. a2+ ] 2. a2+ a4 3. xa4#1-0

    BWTC.0013

    1.xe4+ xe4 [ 1...xe4 2."c3+ ] 2."c3+ f5 3. f1#1-0

    BWTC.0014

    1.d6+ "ce7 [ 1..."ge7 2.d8+ "xd8 3. xd8# ] 2.d8#1-0

    BWTC.0015

    1.xd7+ xd7 [ 1...xd7 2. d1+ ] 2. d1+ c8 3. f8+ e8 4. xe8+ !d8 5. dxd8# [ 5. exd8# ]1-0

    BWTC.0016

    1.e8+ "xe8 [ 1..."xe8 2. f8# ] 2. f8#1-0

    BWTC.0017

    1.g4+ !xg4 [ 1...!xg4 2.!f7# ] 2.!f7#1-0

  • Solutions

    185

    BWTC.0018

    1.xg7+ xg7 [ 1...xg7 2.h8+ ] 2.h8+ xh8 [ 2... xh8 3. g5+ ] 3. g5+ f8 4. xh8+ "g8 5. hxg8#1-0

    BWTC.0019

    1.xh7+ xh7 [ 1... xh7 2. g8# ] 2. g8#1-0

    BWTC.0020

    1.!f8+ !h5 2.xh5+ gxh5 [ 2...gxh5 3. h6# ] 3. h6#1-0

    BWTC.0021

    1.xd8+ xd8 [ 1... xd8 2.gxf7+ ] 2.gxf7+ e7 3.!c5#1-0

    BWTC.0022

    1."e6 xf7 2.g5+ xg5+ 3.xg5#1-0

    BWTC.0023

    1.xh6+ xh6 [ 1...xh6 2. h4# ] 2. h4#1-0

    BWTC.0024

    1.h8+ xh8 [ 1...xh8 2. f8+ ] 2. f8+ h7 3."g5+ h6 4."f7+ h7 5. h8#1-0

    BWTC.0025

    1.xh6+ gxh6 [ 1...gxh6 2.!e5+ ] 2.!e5+ f6 3.!xf6#1-0

    BWTC.0026

    1.e7+ xe7 [ 1... xe7 2."f6# ] 2."f6#1-0

    BWTC.0027

    1.d8+ !xd8 [ 1...!xd8 2. e8# ] 2. e8#1-0

    BWTC.0028

    1.e7+ h6 2.xh7+ xh7 [ 2...xh7 3. e7+ ] 3. e7+ h6 4. h8#1-0

    BWTC.0029

    1.xh7+ xh7 [ 1...xh7 2. h5+ ] 2. h5+ g7 3.!h6+ h8 4.!f8#1-0

    BWTC.0030

    1.xh6+ gxh6 [ 1...gxh6 2. xh6+ ] 2. xh6+ h7 3.!xf6#1-0

    BWTC.0031

    1.h5+ "xh5 [ 1..."xh5 2.fxe6+ ] 2.fxe6+ g6 3.!c2+ g5 4. f5+ g6 5. f6+ g5 6. g6+ h4 7. e4+ "f4 8. xf4+ h5 9. g3 xe6 [ 9..."e7 10.!d1# ] 10.!d1#1-0

    BWTC.0032

    1.xh5 gxh5 [ 1...gxh5 2.!h7# ] 2.!h7#1-0

    BWTC.0033

    1.f7+ "xf7 [ 1..."xf7 2."e6# ] 2."e6#1-0

    BWTC.0034

    1.f5+ "xf5 [ 1..."xf5 2.e6# ] 2.e6#1-0

    BWTC.0035

    1.xg7+ xg7 [ 1...xg7 2. g4+ ] 2. g3+ h8

  • Solutions

    186

    [ 2...h6 3. h4# ] 3.!f6#1-0

    BWTC.0036

    1.xe8+ "xe8 2. xe8#1-0

    BWTC.0037

    1.g5 hxg5 [ 1...hxg5 2. h3# ] 2. h3#1-0

    BWTC.0038

    1."f6 h6 [ 1... xf6 2.xh7#; 1...gxf6 2.xh7# ] 2.h7#1-0

    BWTC.0039

    1.b6+ axb6 [ 1...axb6 2.!xb6+ ] 2.!xb6+ c8 3. c7+ d8 4. f7+ c8 5. xf8+ e8 6. xe8+ d7 7. d8#1-0

    BWTC.0040

    1.g8+ xg8 [ 1... xg8 2."f7# ] 2."f7#1-0

    BWTC.0041

    1."f8 xf8 [ 1...g7 2. xg7 xf8 3.h6 xf5 4.xh7# ] 2. g8+ xg8 [ 2...xg8 3.f6+ ] 3.f6+ g7 4.xg7#1-0

    BWTC.0042

    1.xh6+ gxh6 [ 1...gxh6 2.!d4+ ] 2.!d4+ f6 [ 2...!e5 3.!xe5+ g7 4. xf8# ] 3.!xf6#1-0

    BWTC.0043

    1.xh7+ xh7 [ 1...xh7 2. h4+ ] 2. h4+ g8 3. h8#1-0

    BWTC.0044

    1. h8+ f7 2.xg7+ xg7 [ 2...xg7 3. 1h7# ] 3. 1h7#1-0

    BWTC.0045

    1.!xf6 !xf6 [ 1..."b3+ 2.axb3 b7 3.h8+ !xh8 4. xh8# ] 2.f7#1-0

    BWTC.0046

    1.xh7+ "xh7 [ 1..."xh7 2. d8+ ] 2. d8+ e8 3. xe8+ "f8 4. h8+ xh8 [ 4...xh8 5. xf8# ] 5. xf8#1-0

    BWTC.0047

    1.xh8+ xh8 [ 1...xh8 2.!f6+ ] 2.!f6+ g8 3. e8#1-0

    BWTC.0048

    1.e6+ "xe6 2."c5+ e8 [ 2..."xc5 3.f7+; 2...xc5 3.xe6+ ] 3. xe6+ [ 3."xe6 d5 4.!xd5 !xd6 5.!xc6+ e7 6. xd6 "f8 7."d8+ xd6 8.f4+ c5 9.d4# ] 3...xe6 [ 3...f7 4.!e4 xe4 5. xf6+ xf6 6.xe4 e8 7.xe8 !e7 8. f1+ g5 9."e6+ h6 10.xh8 !g5+ 11."xg5 h4 12."xh7 hxg3 13."f6+ g6 14.h5# ] 4.xe6+ !e7 5.xe7#1-0

    BWTC.0049

    1.xe5+ dxe5 [ 1...dxe5 2. e6# ] 2. e6#1-0

    BWTC.0050

    1.xh7+ xh7 [ 1...xh7 2. h5# ] 2. h5#1-0

    BWTC.0051

    1."xc7+ xc7 [ 1... xc7 2.xc6+ ] 2.xc6+ bxc6

  • Solutions

    187

    [ 2...bxc6 3. d8#; 2... xc6 3. d8# ] 3. d8#1-0

    BWTC.0052

    1."f7+ xf7 [ 1...g8 2."xh6+ h8 3.g8+ xg8 4."f7# ] 2.c8+ !xc8 [ 2...!xc8 3. xc8+ ] 3. xc8+ f8 4. xf8#1-0

    BWTC.0053

    1.xe8+ xe8 [ 1...xe8 2. d8# ] 2. d8#1-0

    BWTC.0054

    1.d8+ xd8 [ 1...xd8 2. f8# ] 2. f8#1-0

    BWTC.0055

    1.e7+ !xe7 [ 1...!xe7 2. d4# ] 2. d4#1-0

    BWTC.0056

    1.e8+ "xe8 [ 1..."xe8 2.!d5+ ] 2.!d5+ h8 [ 2...!e6 3.!xe6+ h8 4. f8# ] 3. f8#1-0

    BWTC.0057

    1.xb7+ xb7 2. fb1+ c8 [ 2...b4 3. xb4+ c8 4.!xc6 d8 ] 3.!xc6 xd2 [ 3...a3 4. b8+ xb8 5. xa3 xd2 6. a8# ] 4. a8#1-0

    BWTC.0058

    1.xf8+ xf8 [ 1...xf8 2. b8# ] 2. b8#1-0

    BWTC.0059

    1.xf7+ xf7 [ 1...xf7 2."h6+ ] 2."h6+ f8 3. g8+ e7 4. g7+ f8 5. f7#1-0

    BWTC.0060

    1.xf8+ xf8 [ 1...xf8 2. xh7# ] 2. xh7#1-0

    BWTC.0061

    1.xf6+ xf6 [ 1... xf6 2. d8+ ] 2. d8+ e8 3. xe8+ f8 4. xf8#1-0

    BWTC.0062

    1.xh7+ xh7 [ 1...xh7 2.f6+ ] 2.f6+ g8 3.!h7+ xh7 [ 3...xh7 4. h3+ ] 4.g8+ xg8 5. h3#1-0

    BWTC.0063

    1.xh7+ xh7 [ 1... xh7 2."g6# ] 2."g6#1-0

    BWTC.0064

    1.xc6+ !xc6 [ 1...!xc6 2."xe6# ] 2."xe6#1-0

    BWTC.0065

    1.b8+ "xb8 [ 1..."xb8 2. d8# ] 2. d8#1-0

    BWTC.0066

    1.g6 xg6 [ 1...fxg6 2."e7+; 1...xg6 2."e7+; 1...hxg6 2."e7# ] 2."e7+ h8 3."xg6+ fxg6 [ 3...g8 4."e7+ h8 5. xh7+ xh7 6. h3+ h4 7. xh4# ] 4. xf8#1-0

    BWTC.0067

    1.xb7+ xb7 [ 1...xb7 2. a7+ ] 2. a7+ c8 3. c7#1-0

  • Solutions

    188

    BWTC.0068

    1. xd5 xd5 [ 1..."xd5 2.xf7#; 1...xd5 2.xf7+ ] 2.xf7+ xf7 [ 2...xf7 3."d7# ] 3."d7#1-0

    BWTC.0069

    1.c7+ "xc7 [ 1..."xc7 2."b6# ] 2."b6#1-0

    BWTC.0070

    1.xg7+ xg7 [ 1...xg7 2. h7+ ] 2. h7+ g8 [ 2...f8 3. h8+ g7 4. 1h7# ] 3. h8+ f7 [ 3...g7 4. 1h7# ] 4. 1h7#1-0

    BWTC.0071

    1.xf7+ "xf7 [ 1..."xf7 2.!xf7+ ] 2.!xf7+ d8 3."e6#1-0

    BWTC.0072

    1.h8+ !xh8 [ 1...!xh8 2. xh8# ] 2. xh8#1-0

    BWTC.0073

    1.xe6+ xe6 [ 1...xe6 2.!c4+ ] 2.!c4+ f6 3. 1d6+ !xd6 [ 3...!xd6 4. f7# ] 4. f7#1-0

    BWTC.0074

    1.d8+ f8 2. xh6+ !xh6 3.f6+ g7 4. h1 !h3 [ 4...xf6 5.exf6 !h3 6. xh3 "d2+ 7.c1 "b3+ 8.axb3 g8 9. xh6# ] 5. xh3 xf6 [ 5..."d2+ 6.c1 xf6 7.exf6 "b3+ 8.axb3 g8 9. xh6# ] 6.exf6 "d2+ 7.c1 "b3+ 8.axb3 a6 [ 8... g8 9. xh6# ] 9. xh6#1-0

    BWTC.0075

    1.a