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1. Qh7, and now ...1. ... a2 2. Qb1 Ka7 3. Rxa2#1. ... Kb8 2. Rxa3 Kc8 3. Ra8#Is queenside castling a red herring?
Easier yes, but I still failed to solve it despite spotting 1 Qh7 and that castling didn't work.PG
Never mind, eh. I never solve any of them - and I set them.This one was taken from Chessville: The Nabokovian Problem by Robert T Tuohey.
Neat..1. Qa7 a2 2. Qb1! Ka7 3. Ra2# or 1. Qa7 Kb8 2. Ra3 Kc8 3. Ra8#
1. Qh7, and now ...
ReplyDelete1. ... a2 2. Qb1 Ka7 3. Rxa2#
1. ... Kb8 2. Rxa3 Kc8 3. Ra8#
Is queenside castling a red herring?
Easier yes, but I still failed to solve it despite spotting 1 Qh7 and that castling didn't work.
ReplyDeletePG
Never mind, eh. I never solve any of them - and I set them.
ReplyDeleteThis one was taken from Chessville: The Nabokovian Problem by Robert T Tuohey.
Neat..1. Qa7 a2 2. Qb1! Ka7 3. Ra2# or 1. Qa7 Kb8 2. Ra3 Kc8 3. Ra8#
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