tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post4168730419888913411..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: The twelve puzzles of ChristmasTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-25738687127920867432010-01-03T17:58:09.522+00:002010-01-03T17:58:09.522+00:00Good effort.
That is indeed correct and the keymo...Good effort.<br /><br />That is indeed correct and the keymove as suggested is 1.a7!<br /><br />As it happens my source wasn't Krabbé, but Morgan Daniels of this very blog, who in turn sourced it from Rice, Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems (Batsford, 1996).ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-38917702978071278832010-01-03T15:54:10.577+00:002010-01-03T15:54:10.577+00:00Attempt 2<a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/babs.html" rel="nofollow">Attempt 2</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-87624225299324677192010-01-03T15:27:46.066+00:002010-01-03T15:27:46.066+00:00That link's not been done properly....That link's not been done properly....ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-83649405980665967682010-01-03T15:22:21.190+00:002010-01-03T15:22:21.190+00:00Ah, that's where I've seen it, thanks PG.
...Ah, <a rel="nofollow">that's</a> where I've seen it, thanks PG.<br /><br />I don't think we can do much better than Tim Krabbé's insightful explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-86416807249413147972010-01-03T04:30:29.931+00:002010-01-03T04:30:29.931+00:00I have such a strong prejudice for game-like setti...I have such a strong prejudice for game-like settings that I can't even look at this diagram. Just as well, I would never solve it anyway.an ordinary chessplayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-64317002089647194582010-01-02T22:59:49.187+00:002010-01-02T22:59:49.187+00:00This is in the excellent 'Chess Curosities'...This is in the excellent 'Chess Curosities' by Tim Krabbe (how do you do accents again?). The type of book that has sadly gone out of fashion.<br /><br />PGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-7265116943822697522010-01-02T17:10:19.677+00:002010-01-02T17:10:19.677+00:00I'm afraid you may have to do a little better ...I'm afraid you may have to do a little better than that (and it's not from Nunn).ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-81981265794416358862010-01-02T10:32:01.583+00:002010-01-02T10:32:01.583+00:00Aha. I recognise this one, I think it's from N...Aha. I recognise this one, I think it's from Nunn's Solving In Style. As I recall the key is 1. a7 and the four main lines are promotions on b8 in reply to 1. ... axb1. Brilliantly, the composer arranges it such that White's promotion piece matches Black's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com