Smorgasbord VIII: Mother's Day By Jeff Coakley Welcome to the Chess Cafe. Please sit wherever you like. A waiter will be right with you. This week's menu features triple loyd 44, inverted loyd 18, proof game 45, and goof 30. Free refills on all puzzles! The types of problems presented here have appeared before on The Puzzling Side of Chess. If you are unfamiliar with them, examples with more detailed explanations are available in the archives. 1. Triple Loyd 44 [FEN "8/8/R7/4B3/8/4N3/8/K6R"] 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. In an inverted loyd, the black king is already on the board, and … [Read more...]
Rook and Knight Pairs
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...]
Smorgasbord VII: The Ides of March
Smorgasbord VII: The Ides of March By Jeff Coakley Our mid-March smorgasbord features the usual assortment of chess puzzles. The special side dish this week is a collection of quotes that begin with the word I’d. The types of problems presented here have appeared previously on The Puzzling Side of Chess. If you are unfamiliar with them, examples with more detailed explanations are available in the archives. 1. Triple Loyd 42 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. The contraction I’d is short for either ‘I would’ or ‘I had’. Its most quotable usage is the former, normally followed by the … [Read more...]