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Chess by Cliff Sherwood Sunday, March 2, 1930 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 153...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, November 15, 2020
L.A. Times Problem No. 153 by J.C.J. Wainwright, Les Tours de Force. White mates in two.
FEN 1R3B2/1NN1RB2/P3q3/p5n1/Pk6/3K4/1P5Q/1n6 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-QB2/Qc2. Black Q had 12 checks.
End game by Dr. Emanuel Lasker. White to play and win. A neat idea by the former world's champion. Worth knowing.
FEN 8/8/k1r1NPK1/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. P-B7, RxNch; (see note a) 2. K-N5 (b) R-K4ch (c) 3. K-N4, R-K5ch; 4. K-N3 R-K6ch; 5. K-B2 wins.
(a) If instead of R-B; 2. N-B7ch, R-N2; 3. N-K8 wins.
(b) If K-B5 R-K7 or 8 draws.
(c) If R-K8; 3. P queens, R-N8ch; 4. K-R4, R-R8ch; 5. K-N3, etc. wins. Above position moved one file to the right is a draw; 1. P-N7; RxNch; 2. K any, R-B8 draws.
