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Category Archives: Puzzles
‘Fighting like Kilkenny cats’
An Irish game had the distinction of featuring as one of the ChessBase puzzles this week, with fanciful title to match: the reader had to determine the consequences of 27. … Bxg2 in the diagrammed position. See Oliver Reeh’s article … Continue reading
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A neat ending
From Kriebel-Collins, Teplice Open 2011: how did Sam Collins (Black, to play) save the game? [Click for solution.] [Click to replay the full game.]
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Equal first in an Irish championship, but never Irish champion
The answer to Thursday’s trivia question, what do William Edward Thrift P.J. McMahon W.J. Allen Oscar Aidan Quigley William Richard Dunphy Alex Montwill Matt O’Leary Tom Clarke have in common, is as in the title: all finished equal first in … Continue reading
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Trivial pursuit (Irish chess edition)
Here’s a puzzle: what do the following players have in common? William Edward Thrift P.J. McMahon W.J. Allen Oscar Aidan Quigley William Richard Dunphy Alex Montwill Matt O’Leary Tom Clarke Answer in a couple of days. The players all have … Continue reading
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What if queens could jump as knights do?
“Hey Dad,” said my 9-year-old a couple of days ago, “I’ve figured out why queens don’t move like knights.” Then he showed me the reason he had come up with. And very persuasive it was too! So here’s the puzzle: … Continue reading
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From the 2011 Irish championship
Administrative note: post reformatted, 20 August 2012.
The 2011 Irish championship was hugely enjoyable and a credit to the players and organisers. Is it a trick of the imagination, due to the presence of live games and almost instant availability of game scores, or was the chess really more entertaining than usual? Perhaps a mixture of both?
Here is a finish with a timeless appeal:
Black now played 49 … h3. How do you evaluate this move and the resulting position with best play? Was there anything better?
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To take or not to take?
Administrative note: reformatted, 6th August 2012. The previous version had become corrupted, and apart from that was hard to maintain and not compatible with all browsers.
A puzzle from the 2009 Irish championship:
Black now played 21 … Nxe4!? How do you evaluate this move and the resulting position with best play?
A. Black wins back a pawn with equality;
B. White regains the pawn and simplifies to a better ending;
C. Black’s concept is flawed and White has a quick forced win.
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