tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1267313241751368982..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: The twelve puzzles of XmasTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-40003462132004229232012-01-02T20:55:25.990+00:002012-01-02T20:55:25.990+00:00It appeared, by the way, in Hobbies.It appeared, by the way, in Hobbies.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-81007786309187002582011-12-31T13:52:16.168+00:002011-12-31T13:52:16.168+00:00Quite right. Another one from Barnes (see last Tue...Quite right. Another one from Barnes (see <a href="http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/2011/12/twelve-puzzles-of-xmas_27.html" rel="nofollow">last Tuesday</a>) though p.27 this time.<br /><br />Barnes, who misses Jack's dual, notes that Chandler was 17 when he composed this one.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-85604874977777493262011-12-31T09:59:03.108+00:002011-12-31T09:59:03.108+00:00That Q+N battery looks very nice. We must exploit ...That Q+N battery looks very nice. We must exploit it by... destroying it!<br /><br />1.Qf8! Zugzwang<br /><br />1...Kxe5 2.d4#<br />1...Rxe5 2.Qb4#<br />1...Rd5 2.Nf3#<br />1...Rc5 2.Qf4#<br />1...Rb5 2.Nxc6#<br />1...R other 2.Qd6#<br />1...Bb5 2.Qd6#<br />1...B other 2.Nxc6#<br />1...c5 2.Qd6# or 2.Qf4#<br /><br />The dual is a little unfortunate, but other than that, nice problem.Jack Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433574267085964238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-73422756778216279122011-12-31T09:53:14.098+00:002011-12-31T09:53:14.098+00:001. Qf8 (have to do something about the c5 bolthole...1. Qf8 (have to do something about the c5 bolthole) and another nice zugzwang if I haven't screwed up?<br /><br />I'd actually missed some of the lines and went off to check other 1st moves before returning to my first choice.Campionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714430541733701863noreply@blogger.com