Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Solutions to Chess Problems, Set 2

If you feel you’ve stared at chess problem set 2 as much as you can stand, the answers are here.


 
1

[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “4r3/1p1br3/p1p1p3/2PpRp2/3P1PkP/6P1/PP4K1/7R w – – 0 1”]
[CBBWhiteId “*”]
[CBBBlackId “*”]
[Result “1-0”]
1. h5 Rh8 2. Rh4++

2 (if black doesn’t move the queen)

[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “2q5/Q7/n1p5/1p1p2p1/kP1Pp1P1/2P1P3/2K1B3/8 w – – 0 1”]
[CBBWhiteId “*”]
[CBBBlackId “*”]
[Result “1-0”]
1. Kb2 c5 2. Bd1++

2 (if Black moves the queen)

[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “2q5/Q7/n1p5/1p1p2p1/kP1Pp1P1/2P1P3/2K1B3/8 w – – 0 1”]
[CBBWhiteId “*”]
[CBBBlackId “*”]
[Result “1-0”]
1. Kb2 Qxg4 2. Qxa6++

3

[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “8/5P1k/5K2/8/8/8/8/8 w – – 0 1”]
[CBBWhiteId “*”]
[CBBBlackId “*”]
[Result “1-0”]
1. f8=R Kh6 2. Rh8++

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