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BARRIE CATS - ON THE ROAD

WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

F-PAWN TRAPS Part 2

CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDSDECEMBER 2010 number 105

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Hello, pals. We hope you have a great chess yearin 2011.

Congratulations to the new world under 10 yearsold champion: JASON CAO of Victoria, BC. WoW!Way to go, Jason.

See page 29 for a full report on the recent WorldYouth tournament in Greece.

Does your school have a chess team? It’s lotsof fun to play against other schools. In this issue,the story is about a team called the Barrie Cats!

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You Are Here! 5How To Read Chess 6Letters To Kiril 7Ed & Alec 13Canada Top Ten 14Did You Know? 15Tactics 101 17Regional Top 10’s 18Top Girls 22Combo Mombo 23Mate in 1 24Mate in 2 25

Mate in 3 26Lily’s Puzzler 27News 28Chess Challenge 30Kiril’s Kontest 32E-mail Address 34Who’s The Goof? 35Chess Camps 44WYCC Results 45Tournaments 46Ratings 48Solutions 49

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F-PAWN TRAPS Part 2 8Kiril’s Klass Be Careful With That Pawn!

WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 29Report From Greece Canada And World News

BARRIE CATS - ON THE ROAD 36Kiri l's KornerKopy Kat And Her Friends Are Back


It's easy. The board has 8 filesand 8 ranks. Files are the rowsof squares that go up and down.Each one is named by a smallletter. Ranks are rows that gosideways. Each one is namedby a number.Every square also has a name.

The first part is its file and thesecond part is its rank. In thisdiagram, a white pawn movedto e4 and a black pawn to e5.

When moves are written down,the first capital letter shows thepiece which moves. Q is queen.B is bishop. R is rook. N is usedfor knight because the king is K.If there is no capital letter, thatmeans a pawn moves.

Next is the square that thepiece moves to. Bc4 says that abishop moves to the square c4.When a piece is captured, an xis put before the square. Qxf7means a queen takes on f7.

If a pawn captures, the letterof the file it starts on is givenfirst, then an x followed by thesquare it takes on. exd5 says apawn on the e-file captures onthe square d5.

When two pieces of the samekind can go to the same spot,another letter is put after thepiece to show what file it camefrom. Rae1 tells us that a rookon the a-file moves to e1.

If the pieces that can move tothe same spot are on the samefile, then their rank number isadded. N6e4 means the knighton the 6th rank moves to e4.

Here are some special symbols:

+ check# checkmate

e. p. en passantO - O castles kingside

O - O - O castles queenside1 - 0 white wins0 - 1 black wins

½ - ½ draw! excellent move? mistake!? cool move?! weird (weak) move

The game below is written inalgebraic notation. Kiril wasnew to chess and fell into anold trap called Scholar’s Mate !

ROCKY KIRIL1. e4 e52. Qh5 d63. Bc4 Nf6?4. Qxf7 #

Oh no! Kiril got mated in justfour moves. That was no fun!

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Hi Kiril!It’s Darren sending my answers in for the contest but

also I think I might have tied another world record!Here is the record (I think):

Eight pieces vs. lone king, nodiscovered checks: 22 mates.Rf5# Re6# Ra5# Re8# Nf7#Ng4# Ng6# Nf3# Bb8# Bd4#Qb2# Qc3# Qd4# Qe4# Qf4#Qa5# Qb5# Qc5# Qb8# Qd6#Qe7# Qe1#

Darren CheungPeterborough ON

Hiya Darren,You did it again! Another

world record has been tied.Guess what else? You wonmy contest too!

Have you ever tried doingthis puzzle with discoveredchecks allowed? The record(in a legal position) is 38.

Good luck! Kiril

LETTERSTTOO

KIRIL

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Using these pieces, make up a position

with as many MATE IN 1’s as possible.

Bishops must be on opposite colours and no discovered checks

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Sometimes white mates on f7with a bishop, like in example#3, a Scotch Opening. 1.e4 e52.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 h6?!5.Bc4 Bg4 6.dxe5 Nxe5? Nowwhite can score the point witha fancy queen sacrifice. 7.Nxe5!Bxd1 8.Bxf7+ Ke7 9.Nd5#.

White also wins if black plays7...Be6 8.Bxe6 dxe5 9.Qh5! or7...dxe5 8.Qxg4. This trap isknown as Legall’s Mate.

There are many traps wherewhite sacks a bishop on f7, andthen captures a black bishop ong4. Diagram #4 is typical.

It comes from a Rat Defence!1.e4 g6!? 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d64.Bc4 Nc6 5.c3 Bg4? Do yousee the combo?

6.Bxf7+! Kxf7 7.Ng5+ Kg8 8.Qxg4. White is up a pawnand the black king can no longer castle.

This lesson shows how weakthe f7-pawn is in the opening.

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In part 1 of this lesson, welooked at how dangerous it canbe to move your f-pawn in theopening. This time we covervarious traps where white winsby taking on f7.

The pawn on f7 is the weakpoint in black’s position. Thatis because it’s only defendedby the black king.

Almost everybody knows theworld famous Scholar’s Mate.Diagram #1 was reached by1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6?Uh-oh! 4.Qxf7#!

Position #2 is a little trickier.It’s from the Philidor Defence.1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd74.Bc4 Be7? White can win apawn here with 5.dxe5! as black cannot guard f7 after5...dxe5? 6.Qd5! (6...Nh6 7.Bxh6 gxh6 8.Qxf7#).

If black takes with the knight instead, the e-pawn islost. 5...Nxe5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5!, forking f7 and e5.

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In position #5, do you thinkNe5 or Bxf7+ is better?

It arises from a ScandinavianDefence. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd53.Nc3 Qd8?! 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nf3Bg4?

Both of the moves are good,but 6.Bxf7+! Kxf7 7.Ne5+ Kg88.Nxg4 is better than 6.Ne5 Be6(6...Bxd1? 7.Bxf7#) 7.Bxe6 fxe6.

Another common tactic ischecking on f7 to deflect theblack king from his protectionof the queen on d8.

Diagram #6 shows the basicidea. 1.Bxf7+! Kxf7 2.Qxd8. Nohelp is 1...Ke7 on account of2.Bg5+.

But you must be careful withthis trap. IF white’s bishop at e3were on c1 instead, then 1.Bf7+? Kxf7 2.Qxd8 wouldlose to 2...Bc5+ 3.Kh1 Rxd8. (White could win a pawnwith 1.Qxd8+ Kxd8 2.Bxf7.)

Let’s switch now to knightsacrifices on f7. Position #7 isfrom a Caro-Kann Defence.

1.Nxf7! forks the black queenand rook, and it’s mate after1...Kxf7 2.Qxe6+ Kf8 3.Qf7# or2...Kg6 3.Bc2+ Kh5 4.Qh3#.

Probably the best known sackon f7 is the Fried Liver Attackin the Italian Opening. 1.e4 e52.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d55.exd5 Nxd5? (Better is 5...Na5)which is shown in diagram #8.

The fun begins with 6.Nxf7!?Kxf7 7.Qf3+.

Retreating the king gives whitea big advantage after 7...Ke88.Bxd5 or 7...Kg8? 8.Bxd5+, soblack has to play 7...Ke6 whenwhite gets a monster attack by8.Nc3 Nb4 9.Qe4 c6 10.a3 Na611.d4. But black does hold onoccasionally.

Some players prefer not togive up a knight so soon andplay 6.d4 instead. After 6...exd5(6...Nxd4? 7.c3!) 7.0 - 0 Be7, wereach example #9.

Now the f7 sack is even morepowerful. 8.Nxf7! Kxf7 9.Qf3+.A game played in 1858 by American master Paul Morphycontinued 9...Ke6 10.Nc3! dxc3 11.Re1+ Ne5 12.Bf4 Bf613.Bxe5 Bxe5 14.Rxe5+! Kxe5 15.Re1+ Kd4 (15...Kd616.Qxd5#) 16.Bxd5 Re8 (15...Qxd5 16.Qxc3#) 17.Qd3+ Kc518.b4+! WoW! 18...Kxb4 19.Qd4+ 1-0 White mates in 4.

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Example #10 is a game thatwas played in 1900 by Joseph“the Black Death” Blackburne.(From diagram #8, the moveswere 6.d4 exd5 7.0-0 Be6 8.Re1Qd7.)

The spectacular finish was9. Nxf7! Kxf7 (9...Qxf7 10.Bxd5)

10.Qf3+ Kg8 (10...Ke8 11.Bxd5)11.Rxe6! Rd8 (11...Qxe6 11.Qxd5)12.Re4 Na5? 13.Re8! 1-0

(13...Qxe8 14.Bxd5+ Rxd5 15.Qxd5+ Qf7 16.Qxa5)

(13...Rxe8 14.Qxd5+)

Our final position (#11) featuresmore dynamite action on f7.

Ignore black’s threat to mateon g2. It is white’s turn, and youprobably already guessed whatthe first move is.

1.Bxf7+! forks the black kingand queen. Black can take thebishop two ways, but they bothlose the queen to a knight fork.1...Qxf7 2.Nd6+ Kf8 3.Nxf7 or1...Kxf7 2.Nxe5+ Kg8 3.Nxg8

So, friends, I hope that you enjoyed our class. Pleaseremember what Grandmaster Potatowoski always says:

Be careful with that f-pawn!

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SPECIALSPECIAL ED aand SSMARTED aand SSMART ALECALEC

Hey, Alec, it looks really cold out there today.

You’re right, dude. I guess it’s a good day tostay inside and play chess.

Right, dude, except for one thing. I left thechess set on my bike. And my bike is underthat big pile of snow.

Nice move, Ed. I guess it’s a good day to gooutside and play.

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WHITE TO MOVEWin Material

BLACK TO MOVEWin Materialsolutions page 49

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Any piece can fork, even the king. These exercisesfeature the famous R & B combo: Rocky and Biff. They are not as good at forking as knights and

queens, but rooks and bishops, with their long rangepowers, also know how to take care of business.

In this position, White to play gains a piece witha bishop fork. 1.Rxc3! Rxc3 2.Be5+ f6 3.Bxc3

Black to play has a rook fork. 1...Bd2! 2.Re7 Rc1+3.Kh2 Rxb1 (2.Bd3 Bxe3 3.Bxa6 Rc1+ 4.Kh2 Bc5)

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HI BOYS AND GIRLS!On the first rank, the white

pieces attack 41 squares.There are 23 squares thatare not attacked, includinga1 and h1. In this fourpart puzzler, your goal isto maximize and minimizethese numbers.

Good luck! solutions page 49

A. Move each piece once so that the mostsquares are attacked.

B. Move each piece once so that thefewest squares are attacked.

C. Rearrange the pieces on the first rankso that the most squares are attacked.

D. Rearrange the pieces on the first rankso that the fewest squares are attacked.A PIECE DOES NOT ATTACK THE SQUARE IT STANDS ON.


CANADA AND WORLD NEWSWORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2010 World Youth Chess Championships took place inHalkidiki, Greece on October 20-30. 1374 kids from 87 differentcountries participated this year, including 23 Canadians (12 boysand 11 girls).

The highlight for Team Canada wasthe first place finish of Jason Cao inthe under 10 section. The fifth gradestudent from Victoria scored 9 pointsout of 11 to become world champion!His victory also earned him the FM title(F.I.D.E. Master).

As an added bonus, in recognition ofhis outstanding achievement, Jasonhas received a $1000 gift certificatefrom the Chess’n Math Association.Congratulations, FM Jason Cao!

Jason is only the second Canadian towin a world youth championship. Theother was Jeff Sarwer (Montreal) in thevery first WYCC in 1986.

Other players with a plus score (6 ormore points) in the open sections wereJoshua Doknjas (Surrey), Terry Song(Guelph), Roman Sapozhnikov (Toronto), Jerry Xiong (Ottawa),and Joseph Bellissimo (Toronto). Well done, guys!Our top scorer in the girls competition was Jackie Peng (Toronto),

who had an excellent tournament, placing 12th in the under 12section with 7 points. Other girls with a plus score were NickaKalaydina (Calgary), Janet Peng (Toronto), Kelly Wang (Montreal),and Andrea Botez (Vancouver). Minya Bai (Windsor) and NicoleBirarov (Toronto) each made even scores with 5½ points.

See page 45 for all the Canadian results and the top threeplayers in each section.

Next year’s WYCC will be held in Rio De Janiero, Brazil.

MARITIME SCHOLASTIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

The first annual Maritime Scholastic Chess Team Championshipwas held in Moncton on November 13 between teams from NewBrunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Each provincefielded 24 players for the four round match, which was divided intofour groups by grade.

The overall winner was Team New Brunswick (pictured above),with 63 points out of 96. Nova Scotia was second with 51 points,placing first in the grade 7-9 group. PEI had 30 points, but did winthe K-3 group, scoring over 75%.

Individual champions were Ian Kerr (PE K-3), Bob Feng (NB 7-9),and Jason Manley (NB 10-12). Lucas Dorrance (NS) came firstin the grade 4-6 section, after winning a playoff against NathanielSchrader (NB).

Other players deserving mention, with perfect 4-0 scores, were:NB Simon Latour, Thomas Allen, Yannick Castonguay-Page, LoganLaPlace; NS Ivanseth Ong, Steven Tsai, Jeremy Peters; and PEIKarla Lynn McCallum.

Halifax will host the tournament in 2011. Thanks to LawtonsDrugs for sponsoring scholastic chess in Atlantic Canada.

JASON CAO


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The Chess'n Math Association, Canada’s nationalscholastic chess organization, is proud to announcethe 23rd annual Canadian Chess Challenge. We hopethat you and your friends can take part this year.

The competition is in four stages: school, regional,provincial, and national. The finals will take place onVictoria Day weekend in Victoria, BC.

For information on how to enter your school in theChess Challenge, contact your provincial coordinator.

C A N A D I A NC A N A D I A NC H E S SC H E S SC H A L L E N G EC H A L L E N G E

B.C. JUNIORThe British Columbia JuniorChampionship was played onNovember 14 in Vancouver with11 participants. The winner ofthe tournament was 9th graderTanraj Sohal (Surrey), with aperfect score of 5 points. John Doknjas (Surrey) finished

second at 3½. Tying for thirdwere Ryan Lo and Alice Xiao(both Vancouver).

MANITOBA JUNIORThe Manitoba Junior was held

November 21 in Winnipeg. Thenew champion, with 4½ pointsout of 5, is 11th grader AaronGreen. The runner-up was LeorWasserman and Igal Raihmanplaced third.

For those people who may notknow, in chess “junior” refers tocompetitions for players under20 years old.

ALBERTA JUNIOR18 players took part in the

Alberta Junior Championshipon November 6-7 in Edmonton.First place went to 11th graderDavid Miller (Grande Prairie)with 4½ points out of 5 games.There was a tie for secondplace between Richard Wangand Chenxi Zhao.

QUEBEC YOUTHThe 2010 Quebec Youth ChessChampionship, sponsored byPepsiCo, took place November26 to 28 at College Brebeuf inMontreal, with 53 players. Thewinners were:


We received 2 correct solutions to October’s contest.

1 Mate in 1 1.exf8=N#2 Mate in 2 1.f5+ g5 2.fxg6 e.p.# (en passant!)3 Maze Qd1-c1-a3-a2-g8-f8-h6-h3-f1-g1-a7-a6xc84 Loyd A.Kh8 B.Kg1 C.Ke4 (Qe3#)

The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is :Darren Cheung of Peterborough ON

WELCOMEWELCOME TOTO MYMY CONTEST !CONTEST !Can you solve the 4 puzzles on the nextpage? Mail me your answers if you do.One lucky person will win a Kiril T-shirt.White moves first in the mate problems.In case you never saw a “maze” or “loyd”before, here are some examples:

In a CHESSMAZECHESSMAZE only one whitepiece moves. In this maze, it isthe white rook. The object is tocapture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the rook can be taken.Draw a line to show the path ofthe rook. This is a Maze in 7.That means you should get theking in seven moves or less.

The TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD was inventedby Sam Loyd, a famous chesscomposer. They are called triplebecause there are three parts. Inpart A, you place the black kingon the board so that he is incheckmate. In part B, place him instalemate. For part C, put theblack king down so that Whitehas a mate in 1. solutions page 49

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PLACE THE BLACK KING IN :A CheckmateB StalemateC Mate in 1


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OK, all you brainologists! Somebody messed up here.In each of the diagrams below, there is something wrong.The positions are illegal. Can you find the goof? solutionspage 49

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The bus ride was a real adventure. Some of the catstried to play chess on their seats, but the road was toobumpy. So they decided to play tag instead!

They were having a ball. Until one of them jumpedthrough a window. Luckily the window was open! Andhe landed on his feet !

When the bus went back to pick him up, he shouted,"Hey, that was fun! Let's play again. I'm it this time!"

Somehow the Barrie Cats made it to the tournamentin one piece. But we're not sure about the bus driver. Helooked like he needed some counselling!

The cats walked into the playing hall in single file.All their tails were wagging proudly in the air. They wereready for some chess!


The schoolhouse was rocking. The cats were bouncingoff the walls. It sounded like a giant roar. MEOW!

When the telephone rang, Kopy Kat was the only oneto hear it. That's because she was sitting on the phone!She answered and a bus driver voice said, "Hey, thebus is going to be there in five minutes. Okay?"

Kopy said, "Okay," and hung up. Her tail was tangledin the cord. When she got it free, she screeched as loudas she could, "Hey, the bus is going to be here in fiveminutes. Okay?"

The crazy cats echoed in a chorus, "Oooo-kayyyy!"It was Friday afternoon and the Barrie Cats were

going to the championship. All the best chess teamswere playing. Kopy Kat couldn't wait to get there.

K I R I L’ SORNER

THETHE BARRIEBARRIE CATSCATS

OONN TTHHEE RROOAADD

4. Nf3 Nxe4Kopy plays perfectly. It'ssafe to capture the pawnnow. 5.Qe2 can be metby 5...Qe7.

5. d3Kiril thought, "Okay, shechased my knight, so I'llchase hers." But wait asecond. Who's copyingwho here, anyway?

5. . . . Nf6After she moved, the catsat back and purred. Sheliked the way the positionlooked. Both sides wereexactly the same again!

6. d4 Kiril places a pawn in thecentre and also opens upa diagonal for the bishopon f1.

6. . . . d5

Kopy gets the same idea!


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1. e4 e5No surprise here. After

all, her name is Kopy Kat!Kiril wondered what wouldhappen if Kopy ever hadthe white pieces!?

2. Nf3 Nf6

3. Nxe5

When he faced Kopy a fewyears ago, Kiril played thesolid 3.Nc3. This time hetakes the pawn. And setsa little cat trap!

3. . . . d6!

What’s this? No copying?Perhaps she is a smartycat!

3.. . Nxe4? is a mistake.White wins after 4.Qe2 d55.d3 Nf6 6.Nc6+!

Guess what? Their opponents in the first round werethe Stooges. That is the team Kiril plays on.

When Kopy Kat got to her board, she discovered thatshe was paired against her old friend, Kiril the Pawn.

Kiril spoke first. "Hi, Kopy. It's good to see you again."Kopy grinned. "Hi, Kiril. It's good to see you again."And so their game began . . .

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If white captures on d5now, Black could get theadvantage with 11.Nxd5?Bxh2+! 12.Kxh2 Qd6+!(13.Kg1 Nxd5 or 13.Nf4 h6!)

11. Bxf6Kiril carries out his plan.

If Black takes back with11.. .gxf6, her king positionis ruined. Otherwise shewill lose a pawn.Copycatting doesn't work.

After 11. . . Bxf3? 12.Bxd8Bxd1 13. Bxc7 Bxc2, Whitehas the desperado check14.Bxh7+! Kxh7 15.Bxd6.11. . . . Qxf6!

Hold on a minute. Isn't shecalled Kopy Kat?12. Nxd5 ?

Kiril should have smelleda rat. Instead he falls intoa sly trap. He wins a pawnand gains a tempo byattacking the black queen.How can that be bad?

12. . . . Qh6 !That's how! The threat is

13.. . Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxh2#.Kopy's whiskers startedtwitching. She has a verystrong attack.

13. h3 Our hero wasn't smiling

anymore. He knew he hadsome problems to solve.What he didn't know wasjust how many! Defending by 13.g3? Qh5!

would lose a piece after14.Be4 Rfe8 15.Re1 Rxe416.Rxe4 Bxf3 17.Qd3 Bxe4

7. Bd3 Bd68. O-O O-O

It seems the cat is up toher old tricks. WhereverKiril leads, she follows.

9. Nc3 White does the right thing.He develops his piecesand just ignores all thecopycat stuff. Besides, Black can't keep

it up forever, can she?

9. . . . Nc6This was really weird. Kirilfelt like he was playinghimself. But he knew whatto do. Sooner or later, he'dget the jump on that cat.

10. Bg5Kiril straightened up hiscap and grinned. He hada plan. "A little pin will doher in."Kopy stroked her whiskersand grinned right back. Butnot about the game. Shejust likes to grin.10. . . . Bg4

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Kopy Kat offered her paw and said, "Nice game, Kiril."Kiril smiled and answered, "Nice game, Kopy! Good

luck in the rest of your games."Kopy was one big grin. "Good luck to you too, Kiril."The Barrie Cats went on to win the championship.

The Stooges tied for third place but lost in the playoffsto the Brain Crushers.

The ride back to Barrie was another adventure. Canyou imagine a busload of happy cats wagging theirtails out the windows and singing as loud as they can?It sounded like a giant roar. "MEOW!"


16. . . . Qxh3A crowd of curious catsgathered round the chessboard. All their tails werewagging together. Theycould smell the checkmatecoming.17. Re1The only way to make anescape square for the king.

Do you see the mate in 4?

17. . . . Bh2+!The cat is purrfect till thevery end. Checking with17...Qh2+ looks good butit lets the white king runto f1. Now he is trappedlike a rat!

18. Kh1 Bg3+

19. Kg1 Qh2+

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13. . . . Nxd4 ! Yowie, meowie! This cat'splaying like a tiger!

If Kiril takes the bishop, hegets checkmated: 14. hxg4Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Qh2#.

14. Be2Unpinning his knight andthreatening to take on d4.

14 . . . Nxf3+Kopy Kat purred when shewhispered, "check".

15. Bxf3 Kiril gave a sigh of relief.It looks like he’s out oftrouble now. But you knowwhat they say: Looks canbe deceiving.

15. . . . Bxh3 !

The cat crashes through!

16. gxh3Kiril can't resist taking thebishop. Perhaps he shouldhave tried 16. Re1.

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(or 2.Qh4#)2 1. Bh7+ any 2.g8=Q#3 1. Qc8+ Ke7 2.Nd5#4. 1. Ng6 any 2.Rh8#

MAMATETE IN 3IN 31 1. Qf6+ Kd7 2.Qd6+ Kc8 3.Qc7#2 1. Rg1+ Kh8 2.Bg7+ Kg8 3.Bxf6# 3 1. Qxg7+ Nxg7 2.Rxh6+ Kg8 3.Ne7# 4 1. Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7+ Kg7 3.Bh6#

COMBOCOMBO MOMBOMOMBO1 1.Rxe5 Qxe5 2.Bd6+ Qxd6

3.Rxd6 (2...Ka8 3.Bxe5)2 1...Rxf3 2.gxf3 Rg6+

3.Qxg6 Qxg6+


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CHESSMAZECHESSMAZERh1-h3-f3-f8-c8-c7-b7xb5

TRIPLETRIPLE LOYDLOYDA. Kc1 B. Ka8 C. Kh8 (Rb8#)

LILLILY'SY'S PUZZLERPUZZLERA. Ra7 Rh8 Qd4 Bd3 Be3 Nd2 Ne2 Kf2

61 squares attacked (not c6 d1 e6)B. Bb2 Bg2 Nc3 Ne2 Kf2 Qf1 Rg1 Re1

27 squares attacked C. Ra1 Kb1 Nc1 Nd1 Be1 Rf1 Qg1 Bh1

46 squares attacked (not d1)D. Na1 Bb1 Nc1 Qd1 Be1 Kf1 Rg1 Rh1

38 squares attacked (not a1 b1 d1)Ra1 Nb1 Qc1 Nd1 Be1 Kf1 Bg1 Rh137 squares attacked (B’s on same colour)

TTACTICSACTICS 1011011 Rc5+ 2 Bd7 3 Bd6, Re5 4 Bc5, Rd8+,

Bg5

WHO’SWHO’S THETHE GOOF?GOOF?1. Queen (b8) and knight (d8) are switched. 2. Both kings are in check.3. A black bishop cannot be on a5 if there are unmoved

pawns on e7 and g7. The bishop is not a promotedpiece because black still has 8 pawns.

4. Black is in an impossible check. The white queen could only move to g6 from f6, f7, h6, or h7. On those squares, she would already be giving check.

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