Rook and Knight Pairs
By Jeff Coakley
This column presents seven puzzles of various types, all involving rooks and knights. The grand finale is a very challenging “eight pair loop”.
1. Triple Loyd 43
[FEN “8/8/2R5/8/7R/5N2/N7/2K5”]
Place the black king on the board so that:
A. Black is in checkmate.
B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has mate in one.
2. Inverted Loyd 16
[FEN “8/8/8/3b1p2/5n2/3p4/4bk2/2K5”]
Add two white rooks
and two white knights
so that White has mate in one.
3. Inverted Loy...
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