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 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 Add two white rooks and two white knights so that White has mate in one. 3. Inverted Loyd 17 Add two white rooks and two white knights so that White has mate in one. 4. Construction Task 08 Construct a position with a white king, two rooks, and two knights against a lone black king so that White has the most … [Read more...]