Solutions 

1. 1. Rxe6! Rxe6 2. Qxg7+ Kxg7 3. Nxe6+ Kf6 4. Nxc7+–

2. 1... Qxb3! 2. axb3 a2 3. Qd1 Bxc3 -+

3. 1. Qg5+ Kh8 2. Nf7+ Qxf7 3. Qd8+ Qg8 4. Qf6+ (or 4. Qd4) Qg7 5. Qxg7#

4. 1. Qa5! Nc7 2. Qf5 g6 3. Qxf6+–

5. 1... Ng3+ 2. Kh2 Nf1+ 3. Kh1 Qg3 4. N6g4 (or N2g4) Qh2+5. Nxh2 Ng3#

6. 1. Bxh7+!! Kxh7 2. h4!! Re8+ 3. Kf1 Bf6 (3...Bxh4 4. Rxh4+ Qxh4 5.Qd3++–; 3... Kg8 4. hxg5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Qxg5 6. Rh5 Qf6 7. Qxf6 gxf6 8. Nd5 +–; 3... Bh6 4. Ng5+ Qxg5 5. hxg5 Bxd1 6. Rxd1 Nd7 7. gxh6 gxh6 8. Nd5±; 3... Bd2 4. Qxd2 Bxf3 5. Qd3+! Kg8 6. Qxf3±) 4. Ng5+ Bxg5 5. hxg5+ Kg8 6. Qxg4+–

Answers to Chess Trivia

1. Pawn Sacrifice The former Spiderman starred as Bobby Fischer in the Ed Zwick-helmed film.

2. The Luzhin Defence Based on Vladimir Nabokov’s the Defense

3. Queen to Play A French film, originally Joueuse (feminine for Player) in its native language.

4. The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman’s timeless romp through bleakness and mortality featured some truly elaborate decorative sets in its high-stakes chess.

5. Searching for Bobby Fischer The true story of chess prodigy Joshua Waitzkin, now an IM, author, and Tai Chi coach.

6. Mystery of Chessboxing Okay, it’s not Western chess. But the tale of young Ah Pao (Lee) studying at the hands of a wise old Xiangqi master to defeat the nefarious Ghost-Faced Killer (Mark Long) is an inspiration to us all.