© Dec 2003 H. van Haeringen
| Group 1 : Elementary exercises |
| Group 2 : Simple questions |
| Group 3 : Advanced problems |
| Group 5 : More difficult questions |
| Group 6 : Intricate problems |
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Group 4: Complex combinations
White: K e2, Es h1, Ps h4, R c1, R g1, B b3, B f4, a5, b5,
d3, e4, f3 (7+5 pieces)
Black: K h8, Q e6, Ps h5, R c8, B a7, a6, b7, d4, d5, f7, g6 (5+6 pieces)
4.1 W: White to move and mate in 7
4.1 B1: Black to move and mate in 12
4.1 B2: Move the white pawn from d3 to e5 and move the black Queen from e6 to b8. In this
new position black to move mates in 10
Solution 4.1
White: K g1, Ps e8, R a7, R g6, Kt c8, Kt g3, f2, g2, h5 (6+3 pieces)
Black: K h8, Ps d4, R b8, R g5, B g7, c4, h6 (5+2 pieces)
4.2 W: White to move and mate in 8
4.2 B: Black to move and mate in 6
Solution 4.2
White: K g1, Q a1, Es e2, Ps g3, R h3, B h1, a2, d2, d3,
f2, h2 (6+5 pieces)
Black: K g8, Q a8, Es a4, Ps d4, R b5, R f8, a7, c5, g7, h6 (6+4 pieces)
4.3 W: White to move and mate in 8
4.3 B: Black to move and mate in 3
Solution 4.3
White: K g1, Es f4, Ps b2, R e1, B f1, b5, c4, f2, g3, h2 (
5+5 pieces)
Black: K e8, Es a4, Ps a8, R c7, R c8, Kt e6, a5, b6, e7, f7, g7 (6+5 pieces)
4.4 W: White to move and mate in 11
Solution 4.4
White: K g1, Q c3, Es e8, Ps f3, R d1, R h2, Kt d4, a2, b2,
b6, g2, h4 (7+5 pieces)
Black: K h5, Q e5, Ps g4, R a5, R g8, B a6, Kt d3, Kt f8, c4, e6, f7, g6 (8+4 pieces)
4.5 W: White to move can easily win
4.5 B: Black to move can quickly mate in two different ways. After omitting the pawn on
g6, Black has a third option of quickly mating
Solution 4.5
White: K g1, Q a2, Es a7, R d1, B g3, Kt b4, d2, e3, g2, h2
(6+4 pieces)
Black: K g8, Q f5, Es c5, Ps c4, B b5, c6, d7, e5, f6, f7, h7 (5+6 pieces)
4.6 W: White to move and mate in 13
4.6 B: Black to move and mate in 7
Solution 4.6
Solutions
Hereafter we give solutions (not yet completed) to the problems formulated above. Next to the main variants most, but not always all, variants are given. A (small) part of the solution complex is sometimes left to the reader as an exercise.
| Solution 4.1 W Position 4.2 |
Solution 4.2 W Position 4.3 |
| Solution 4.3 W Position 4.4 |
Solution 4.4 W Position 4.5 |
| Solution 4.5 W Position 4.6 |
Solution 4.6 W |
With thanks to the webmaster Marion van den Bol for her dedication and to Wim Vriend for the diagrams and his assistance in analysing these problems.
S.E. et O.