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MACA Chess Horizons Magazine Article
 Solution to Larry C.’s Chess Challenges
 GM Larry Christiansen
  December 2015
 

CORRECTION: In problem (1) in the previous issue, there was a typo in the solution. The correct solution was

1… Rxg2! 2. Kxg2 (2. Rxg2 Qe1+ 3. Rg1 Qxe4+ 4. Rg2 Qe1+ 5. Rg1 Bd5#) Qxe4+ 3. Kh3 Bd6+ 4. g4 Qf3+ 5. Rg3 Qf3 6. Rg3 (6. Kh4 g5+ 7. Kh5 Qh3+ 8. Kxg5 Qh6#) Qf1+ 7. Rg2 (7. Kh4 g5+ 8. Kh5 Qf6) Bxg4+ -+ 

1. Fuchs – Korchnoi, Yerevan, 1965 1… Bd3! 2. Bxd3 (2. Rxd3 Re1) Qxd6

2. Internet Chess Club, 2014 1… Qxc1! (2. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 3. Kh2 Ng4+ 4. hxg4 Nxg4+ 5. Kh3 Nxf2+ 6. Kh2 Rh1# 

3. Internet Chess Club, 2014 1. Qh8+! Kxh8 2. Rh4+ Kg8 3. Rh8#

4. Internet Chess Club, 2013 1. Qg4! Qc6 (1… Qxg4 2. Rxe8+ Kg7 3. Bf8+ Kg8 4. Bh6#) 2. Qc8

5. Internet Chess Club, 2007 1. Bxg7+! Rxg7 2. Qxh7+ Rxh7 3. Rg8#

6. Internet Chess Club, 2007 1. Rc6!! 1… Bxc6 2. Qe6# 1… Rxc6 2. Qd5+ Re6 3. Qxe6# 1… Qxc6 2. e8=Q+ Qxe8 3. Qxe8#

 

Answers to Chess Trivia

1. g

2. d

3. i

4. h

5. a

6. j

7. c

8. b

9. f

10. e