The solution to the Mate in Six position (Friday 11 January) is:
1. Qxg7+ Kd8
2. Nf7+ Ke7
3. Nxh6+ Kd8
4. Qg5+ Re7 (if Qe7 then Nf7#)
5. Nf7+ Ke8
6. Qg8#
No one provided an answer to this one.
The solution to the Four-move poser (Monday 14 January) is:
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. Ne5 d5 (Black's first two moves can be transposed)
3. Nc6 Nfd7
4. Nxb8 Nxb8
Congratulations to Silas Peck and Ian Wallis who both emailed correcr answers!
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In the Games section, you'll be able to play through an excellent win by Ian Wallis in the recent 4NCL match.
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The 'impossible' problem:
"From the starting position, construct a game where Black checkmates White on the 5th move by taking a rook." your answer to me (Bob Jones).
After six hours I finally solved it! Email sent.
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