KIRIL’S FIRST CLASS CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP...Tarrasch Variation. After 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5,...

KIRIL’S FIRST CLASS

CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

FRENCH DEFENCE Part 4

CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDSFEBRUARY 2012 number 111

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If you’re like me, then you’re always ready forchess. But of course, I’m a pawn! What else amI supposed to do?

Good luck to everybody who is taking part inthe Canadian Chess Challenge. The regionaltournaments have already begun. Maybe wewill see you at the national finals in Halifax.

Congratulations to David Zhang on winningthe 2012 Canadian Junior Championship. Wehave a report from Calgary on page 26.

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Kiril

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Mate in 1 22Mate in 2 23Mate in 3 24Lily’s Puzzler 25News 26Kiril’s Kontest 28March Camps 38Who’s The Goof? 41Tournaments 40Ratings 42Solutions 43

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FRENCH DEFENCE Part 4 7Kiril’s Klass Tarrasch Variation 3.Nd2

CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 26Report From Calgary Canada And World News

KIRIL’S FIRST CLASS 30Kiri l's KornerThe Pawn Becomes A Teacher


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. It was thefirst game Kiril ever won. It’s anold trap called Scholar’s Mate !

white: Kiril black: Monkey’s Uncle

1. e4 e52. Qh5 Nc63. Bc4 Nf6?4. Qxf7 #

Wow! Kiril got a checkmate injust four moves. That was fun!

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In this lesson we look at theline 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2.

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Our final lesson on the French Defence covers theTarrasch Variation. After 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5, White plays3.Nd2, protecting the e-pawn. See diagram #1.

It is named for the German master Siegbert Tarrasch,who recommended this line over a hundred years ago.

At first glance, 3.Nd2 seemslike a bad idea. The knightblocks the bishop on c1 and thed-pawn is no longer defendedby the queen. However, thereis one good thing about thismove. The c-pawn is free toadvance to c3, giving White astrong central pawn structure.

Black has two main choicesnow: 3...Nf6 and 3...c5.

Another move that has beentried is 3...Nc6 (diagram #2).Blocking the c7-pawn this waygives Black a passive positionafter 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7.Black will attack the centre with...f6, but White always has thefreer game.

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The move 3...Nf6 (diagram #3)threatens the e4-pawn. If Whiteavoids pushing the pawn to e5and defends it by 4.Bd3, Blackplays 4...c5! The game is equalafter 5.dxc5 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nxe47.Bxe4 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Bxc5 or5.c3 cxd4 6.cxd4 dxe4 7.Nxe4Be7. Normally White advances 4.e5.

Black has an okay position after4...Ne4 5.Bd3 Nxd2 6.Bxd2 c5,but the most common reply is4...Nfd7, planning ...c5, ...Nc6,and ...Qb6. See diagram #4.

Here White has two plans tochoose from, one with pawn tof4 and one without.

After 5.f4, the game usuallygoes 5...c5 6.c3 Nc6. (6...cxd47.cxd4 Nc6 is also playable.) Following 7.Ndf3 (betterthan 7.Ngf3) 7...Qb6, a complex position is reached withchances for both sides.

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The other white plan starts with5.Bd3 (diagram #5). As usual,play continues 5...c5 6.c3 Nc6.After 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4, Blackwill attack the centre by ...f6.One line is 8...Qb6 9.Nf3 f6,

but best is the immediate 8...f6!(diagram #6). Black wants tobreak down the white centreas soon as possible.

The gambit 9.f4 fxe5 10.fxe5Nxd4 is better for Black after11.0-0 Qb6 (or 11.Nxd4? Qh4+).

So White should take on f6.After 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Nf3 Bd611.0-0 0-0, the position is even. Black’s other option on move 3

against “the Tarrasch” is 3...c5(diagram #7).

The exchange 4.dxc5?! Bxc5gives Black a very easy game.

A better try for White is 4.Ngf3but Black equalizes by 4...cxd45.Nxd4 Nf6 or 5...Nc6.

The main line is 4.exd5, whenBlack can take back with thee-pawn or the queen.

The capture 4...exd5 usuallyleads to an isolated d5-pawn,which may be weak in the endgame, but in the opening,Black gets active piece development. A sample line is5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0-0 Nge7 9.Nb3Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.Bg5 Bg4.

Trickier for Black is 5.Bb5+ Nc6 6.Qe2+!? Be7 7.dxc5when accurate play is required to win back the pawn.

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Alec, I thought you told me to turn left. Yea, dude. But I meant your other left!

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Black’s most popular reply to4.exd5 is 4...Qxd5 (diagram #8).White will gain a tempo later byattacking the queen, but Blackachieves a solid position withno pawn weaknesses.

Both 5.dxc5 Bxc5 and 5.Bc4?Qxg2 are good for Black. So thenext moves are almost always5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6.Now White wins back the pawn

on d4 by 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc69.Nbxd4.

After 9...Nxd4 10.Nxd4, Blackshould play 10...a6 (diagram #9),an excellent defensive movewhich keeps the white piecesoff the b5 square.

Well, friends, that’s it for theFrench Defence. BON CHANCEand AU REVOIR!

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Five matches for the world chesschampionship have ended in ties,with no playoff to decide the victor.For over a hundred years, the match rules stated

that the reigning champ would keep his title if thescore was equal after the final game. Some peoplethink that gave the champion an unfair advantage. YEAR CHAMPION CHALLENGER SCORE

1910 Emanuel Lasker - Carl Schlechter (+1 -1 =8)Germany Austria

1951 Mikhail Botvinnik - David Bronstein (+5 -5 =14)Russia Ukraine

1954 Mikhail Botvinnik - Vasily Smyslov (+7 -7 =10)Russia Russia

1987 Garry Kasparov - Anatoly Karpov (+4 -4 =16)Azerbaijan Russia

2004 Vladimir Kramnik - Peter Leko (+2 -2 =10)Russia Hungary

In three cases (1910, 1987, 2004), the champion wonthe final game to even the score and save his title.

Smyslov later became champion in 1957. Karpovhad been champion before from 1975 to 1985.

In 2006, Kramnik and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)tied their 12 game match (+3 -3 =6), but the ruleshad changed by then, and a playoff was held, whichKramnik won (+2 -1 =1).


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CCOOMMBBOO MMOOMMBBOO !!!!

WHITE TO MOVEWin Material

BLACK TO MOVEWin Materialsolutions page 43

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to move a piece off a square so that another piececan go there. In a clearance combination, the piecethat moves away sacrifices itself.

White to play mates in 3 with a knight sack thatclears the d7 square for the queen. 1.Nxb6+! axb62.Qd7+ Kb8 3.Qb7# (1...Kc7 2.Qd6#)

Black to move sets up a winning knight fork by1...Qxe1+!, clearing f2. 2.Rxe1 Nf2+ 3.Kg1 Nxd3

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IN ONE MOVE.solutions page 43

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IN TWO MOVES.solutions page 43

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IN THREE MOVES.solutions page 43

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HI BOYS AND GIRLS!In a double whammy, White makes two moves

in a row to checkmate the black king. The firstmove may not be a check. Either move may be acapture. Black does not get a turn. Wham, bam!

solutions page 43

DOUBLE WHAMMIESWHITE PLAYS TWO MOVES IN A ROW TO MATE BLACK.

The first move may not be check.

A B


CANADA AND WORLD NEWSCANADIAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2012 Canadian Junior Championship was held in Calgary,Alberta on January 5-8. There were twelve players in the 7 roundevent, which qualifies the winner to the World Junior (under 20) inGreece later this year.The new champion is David Zhang

of Calgary. The 11th grader wentundefeated in the tournament,drawing just one game.

Richard Wang (Edmonton) placedsecond with 6 points, followed byShiyam Thavandiran (Toronto) at 5½in third. Kevin Li (Winnipeg) andKeith MacKinnon (North BattlefordSK) each scored 4 points and tiedfor fourth place.

The Girls Under 20 Championshiptook place at the same time, butonly attracted 6 players. Top rankedNicka Kalaydina from Calgary wasthe victor. The runners-up wereJill Ding (Victoria) and Melissa Lee(Windsor).

Congratulations to the CalgaryJunior Chess Club on a very wellorganized event.

DAVID ZHANG

CANADIAN JUNIORCHAMPIONS SINCE 2000

2000 Pascal Charbonneau QC2001 Yaaqov Vaingorten ON2002 Stephen Glinert ON2003 Hao Yuan Wang ON2004 Zhe Quan ON2005 Shiyam Thavandiran ON2006 Bindi Cheng BC2007 Leonid Gerzhoy ON2008 Artiom Samsonkin ON2009 Raja Panjwani ON2010 Shiyam Thavandiran ON2011 Roman Sapozhnikov ON2012 David Zhang AB

QUEBEC JUNIORThe 2012 Quebec Junior ChessChampionship, sponsored byPepsiCo, was played February10-12 in Montreal at CollègeJean-de-Brébeuf.

There were 18 players in the5 round tournament which hada prize fund of $2500.

For the second year in a row,the champion is grandmasterAnton Kovalyov, followed byLouie Jiang in second place.

Five players tied for third:Nikita Kraiouchkine, Chang Yun,Oscar Sprumont, HongRui Zhu,and Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratté.

Eddie Yang won the reservesection, which had 29 players.

PLAYER OF THE YEARMark Bluvshtein (Toronto) has

been named the 2011 CanadianChess Player of the Year. It isthe fourth time he has won theaward, which is decided by avote of chess journalists.

The 23 year old grandmasterhad several excellent resultsat international tournaments in2011, and he also representedCanada last summer at theWorld Cup in Russia.

Canadian champion GM BatorSambuev (Montreal) receivedthe second most votes, andMichael Song (Toronto), bronzemedalist at the World YouthChampionship, was third.

Unfortunately, this may be thelast time we have any chessnews about Mark Bluvshtein. InOctober, he said, “It’s time forme to leave chess and pursueother goals.” Good luck, Mark, with whateveryou do. We hope to see youback at the board someday.

CANADIAN UNIVERSITIESThe 2012 Canadian University

Team Championship was heldon January 14-15 at WesternUniversity in London, Ontario.Nineteen teams took part.

First place went to the hostschool. The Western team wasa real powerhouse, with threeplayers rated over 2400: RajaPanjwani, Shiyam Thavandiran,and Aman Hambleton.

University of Toronto camesecond, and McGill University(Montreal) was third.


We received 1 correct solution to December’s contest.

1 Mate in 1 1.Qf6# 2 Mate in 2 1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Rd8# (1...Kh7 2.Qg7#)3 Maze Qd1-a1-g7-g1-a7-a6-b5-b4xh44 Loyd A.Kd5 B.Kh1 C.Kf4 (Rf3#)

The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is :Andrei Vlad Lefter of Toronto

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 bishop. The object is tocapture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the bishop can be taken.Draw a line to show the path ofthe bishop. 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 43

KIRIL'S KONTESTKIRIL'S KONTESTMail entries to: 3423 St. Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2or e-mail to: [email protected] Deadline : March 21

Only the white BISHOP moves.Capture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the bishop can be taken.

MAMATE IN 1TE IN 1

CHESSMAZE IN 17CHESSMAZE IN 17 TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD

MAMATE IN 2TE IN 2

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


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Somehow the potato convinced him to do it. So afterlunch, Kiril went down to the library on Maple Street,and got ready to teach his first class.

He was setting up a position on the demonstrationboard when the pawns arrived.

Kiril felt a bit nervous as he introduced himself to theclass. “Hello, everybody. My name is Kiril. I’ll be fillingin for the grandmaster today. He couldn’t make it.”

One of the pawns (Merv) shouted, “He must be sick inthe head again! He wasn’t here last week either.”

That made the others laugh, and the next thing youknow, they were all running around the room singingsome funny potato song.

Kiril tried to take attendance but the situation was outof control. Now he knew why Spud had a headache!

Poor Kiril wasn’t sure what else to do, so he finishedputting the pieces on the board. That was a smart idea.

A student came over and said, “Hiya, Kiril. My name isMinnie. I’m Frizoon’s sister. Is this puzzle for us?”

“Yea, it’s for our lesson. I have a prize for whoeversolves it.”

It was like a miracle. As soon as the pawns heard that,they all ran back to their seats and sat down quietly.Merv was the first to say something. ”C’mon, Kiril, teachus some chess!”


K I R I L’ SORNER

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One Saturday morning long ago,Kiril the Pawn was sitting at home onthe couch watching cartoons. It wasjust about his favourite thing to do.Except for playing chess, of course!

When the phone rang, he tried toignore it. But after a few rings, hismother shouted, “Kiril, can you getthat, please?”

As you probably know, it’s not soeasy to ignore a mom!

It was Grandmaster Potatowoski. He’s the guy whotaught Kiril how to play chess. “Hello, Kiril!”

“Oh, hi Spud! (That’s what the potato’s friends calledhim.) How are you doing?”

“Well, not so great, Kiril. I have an awful headache.”“Gee, that’s too bad. I hope it gets better. I guess you

don’t want a game of chess, do you?”“Not today, pal. I really feel like a

vegetable. I was just calling to see ifyou could do a favour for me.”

“Sure, Spud. I’m busy right now, butI’ll have time later. What is it?”

“Well, I need somebody to teach mychess class this afternoon.”

“Gee, Spud. I never gave a chesslesson before.”

“Don’t worry, it’s simple. There areonly six little pawns in the class.”

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WHITE TO MOVEMATE IN 2

Everything went well after that. Norman figured out themate in 2 puzzle, with a few hints from Kiril. The solutionis 1.Qg8! and then checkmate by 2.d5 #. Did you noticethat the pieces spell the word ‘hi’?

Norman’s prize was an autographed copy of Spud’snew book, called Play Like A Potato. (It may become aclassic someday, if anyone ever reads it !?)

Kiril’s topic for the lesson was discovered check. Heshowed them several cool positions, including one thatended with a pawn promotion. That was their favourite!Maybe you’ll like it too. It’s white to move, mate in 2.

After the final example, Kirilasked, “Does anyone have anyquestions?”

Merv raised his hand up high.“Yes, Merv. What is it?”“Kiril, how come you wear that

silly hat all the time?”Everybody laughed and Kiril’s

face started turning red. In allthe years he wore a scholar’scap, he never imagined that itmight look silly.

Kiril paused for a fewmoments and then adjustedhis cap. “Gee, Merv, that’san interesting question. Letme tell you the story abouthow I got this hat.”

So Kiril showed the classthe first game of chess heever won: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5Nc6 3.Bc4 Nc6? 4.Qxf7#.

Can you believe it? Theyhad never seen a scholar’smate before!

Kiril’s opponent (who will remain nameless) was soimpressed by Kiril’s play, he gave his scholar’s cap tohim after the game. The silly pawn has been wearing itever since!

He was a teacher now, so Kiril explained that scholar’smate was a beginner’s trap and that good players nevertried it. “You know that bringing your queen out earlylike this is a bad idea, right?”

They all nodded their heads to agree. Kiril looked at the clock and smiled. (He thought the

lesson was going pretty well!) “Okay, kids, it’s practicetime now. Everyone find a partner. Let’s play chess!”

Merv shouted, “Kiril, can I have a game with you?”“Sure thing, Merv, that will be fun!”


1. e4 e5

2. Qh5 ?!Merv has nerve! He goes

for scholar’s mate againstthe teacher!

2. . . . Nc6 Kiril chooses the trusty

Potatowoski Defence. Noway is he going to fall for2...Nf6? 3.Qxe5+!

3. Bc4 The bishop takes aim at

the weak pawn on f7. It isonly protected by the king.

3. . . . g6 !A monkey’s uncle once

tried 3...Nf6 against Kiril.Our hero played 4.Qxf7# !

4. Qf3 Nf6The white queen is still

attacking f7, so any movelike 4...Bg7? would allowcheckmate. (5.Qxf7#)

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1.d7+ Kf7 2.d8=Q#


This is a page right out ofSpud’s book. Now white’squeen has to give up herprotection of the bishop.

8. Qc5+ Kxf7

Kiril captures the bishopand uncovers an attack onthe queen from f8.

9. Qc3

Merv was about to play9.Qxe5? when he noticed9...Nxc2+! 10.Kd1 Nxa1.

Minnie sat down besidethem to watch the game.She said, “Hey, Kiril, can Iplay you next?”

“Yea, sure, Minnie.”“Great, I’m going to try

scholar’s mate on you. It’sthe best opening ever!”

(Did somebody say thatteaching was simple?!)

9. . . . Bb4 !?

Sneaky Kiril sets a trap.

10. Qd3

“No thanks, buddy. Youcan’t trick me!” (10.Qxb4Nxc2+ 11.Kf1 Nxb4)

10. . . . d5!

Black opens a diagonalfor the bishop at c8 andthreatens to take on e4.

11. exd5 Bf5 Kiril’s minor pieces are

chasing the white queenall over the place.

If white tries to drive theknight from f6 with 5.g4?(and 6.g5), black can getthe advantage by 5...Nd4!6.Qd3 d5! 7.exd5 Bxg4.

At this point, white’s bestline is 5.Ne2! d6 6.h3 Bg7and the position is equal.

5. Qb3?! Little Merv has his mind

set on taking the f-pawn.

5. . . . Nd4!Forking the bishop and

queen with 5...Na5? would lose a pawn after 6.Bxf7+Ke7 7.Qa3+! Kxf7 8.Qxa5(8...Nxe4? 9.Qd5+!)

Kiril knows a better plan.

6. Bxf7+Merv was one big smile

when he said “Check!” Hethought he had Kiril beat.

6. . . . Ke7 7. Qc4 b5!

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Kiril was all set to takethe rook on a1, when hisbrain light flashed!

He imagined a mate one1 with his rook. Wow!

15. . . . Nc3+!

Planning 16.Nxc3 Re1#

16. dxc3 Re1+

16...Qxd5+ works too.

17. Kd2 Qxd5+

18. Qd4 Qxd4#

“You’re a genius, Kiril! Howdid you get so good?”“Thanks, Merv. I’m not really

so smart though. I just try tolearn from my mistakes.”“You mean like bringing your

queen out early?”“You got it, Merv!”“Hey, Kiril, are you going to

be here next week?”

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12. Qg3 Nxc2+

13. Kd1 Ne4

Kiril saw 13...Nxa1, buthe wanted to teach Merva lesson, so he attackedthe queen again.

He used to lose lots ofgames himself by gettinghis queen out too soon.

14. Qxe5 Re8The chase continues! It

was also possible to winwhite’s queen by 14...Bd6or 14...Nxf2+ 15.Ke2 Re8.15. Qf4The only safe square for

the queen (as she movesfor the 10th time).

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1... Kh7 2.Rh8# (2.Qh8#)3 1.Rxf7+ Kxf7 2.Qg6#

1... Kg8 2.Qh7# 4. 1.Qxc6+ bxc6 2.Ba6#

MAMATETE IN 3IN 31 1.Rg2+ Kh3 2.Rfg1 Kh4 3.Rh1#2 1.Qg1+ Kd2 2.Qc1+ Kd3 3.Qc3#3 1.Rxb5+ axb5 2.Qa8+ Kb6 3.Qa7#

1...Ka7 2.Qb8#4 1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh2+ Kg8 3.Qh7#

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CHESSMAZECHESSMAZEBf1-c4-a2-b1-h7-g8-f7xh5TRIPLETRIPLE LOYDLOYDA. Ke3 B. Ka8 C. Ke8 (Bh5#)

LILLILY'SY'S PUZZLERPUZZLERA. 1.Ra8 2.Qxc6#B. 1.Qe1 2.Qa5#TTACTICSACTICS 1011011 1.Nf6+ 4 1.Qb5+2 1.Rc7 1.Nc7+ 3 1.Qd5+ 1.d4

1.Qh3

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pieces, but white still has 7 pawns. Black is in doublecheck, which could only happen if the last move wasdxe8=R+. The bishop that started on f1 could never have gotten past the unmoved pawns on e2 and g2.

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