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Subject: Re: Neat Mate in 12 Problem ...

Author: Art Basham

Date: 14:15:09 04/11/02

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On April 11, 2002 at 15:50:59, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On April 11, 2002 at 15:35:06, Art Basham wrote:
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>>White plays 1. Nd8 and mates in 12...!
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>>[D]6n1/1N4p1/6Pp/1B1NpP2/P2kP3/1p3PpK/2P4P/rb2b3 w - -
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>Where do you find these things?
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>This one is very, very nice (as usual).

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Thanks! This one is from a book by John Rice...
"An ABC of Chess Problems"...
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>1.Nd8 Kc5 2.Ne6+ Kd6 3.Nb6! Ke7 4.Nc8+
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>   [4.hxg3 Bb4 wins for White but does not mate in the required number
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>4...Kf6 5.Nf8! Kg5 6.hxg3 Bxg3
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>   [6...Kh5 7.f4
>      (or 7.Be2 Nf6 8.f4+ Ng4 9.Bxg4#)
>    7...exf4 8.g4+ Kg5 9.Nh7#]
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>   [6...h5 7.Nh7+ Kh6 8.Nd6 h4 9.Nf7+ Kh5 10.g4#]
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>7.Ne6+ Kf6 8.Nb6! Ke7 9.Nd5+ Kd6 10.Nd8 Kc5 11.Nb7+ Kd4 12.c3#

• Re: Neat Mate in 12 Problem ... Heiner Marxen 14:28:08 04/11/02
  • Re: Neat Mate in 12 Problem ... Art Basham 06:58:02 04/12/02
    • Re: Neat Mate in 12 Problem ... Thanks (NT) Heiner Marxen 10:41:17 04/12/02

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