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Hintless Puzzle #11

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kco
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Jan 23, 2011
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Hi, I will be posting puzzle weekly especially for those who don't like the
dailypuzzle much or find the hints and title annoying cause you don't have clues while playing OTB do ya ? Of course not ! So please don't give answers here straight away. I wil give the answer till Wednesday and a new puzzle next Sunday. Please don't say is 'easy'  or 'first' or if you don't like it cause is too hard (Good !) go to 'here'
p.s. anyone who use an engine before the answer I will never speak to you again. Tongue out
Today puzzle,  is White to move.
Hintless Puzzle #10                                   Hintless puzzle #12      
heinzie
heinzie
Jan 23, 2011
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#2

first&easy

gambit13
gambit13
Jan 23, 2011
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#3

Are there any hints for this puzzle? Tongue out

kco
kco
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Jan 23, 2011
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#4

Tongue out

nqi
nqi
Jan 23, 2011
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#5

This was in NZ Listener the other week...

kco
kco
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Jan 23, 2011
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#6

really ...? cool !

kco
kco
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Jan 23, 2011
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#7

Hey ! no clues for the Kiwis please  Laughing

nqi
nqi
Jan 23, 2011
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#8

They still have to work out which week

kco
kco
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Jan 23, 2011
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#9

I think the 'Listener' that has inspired me to look at chess.

nwav
nwav
Jan 23, 2011
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#10

The chess puzzles are the reason I wish I read the Listener - nothing else seems to have them. You'd think they could find space with the other puzzles in the paper, wouldn't you?

kco
kco
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Jan 23, 2011
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everything is about money, I heard that chess columns in newspapers is dying because of budget and cost saving ?!  blah that is crap !

kco
kco
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Jan 23, 2011
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#12

is much better than using the f word

-X-
-X-
Jan 23, 2011
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#13

LOL  It's good you fixed it anyway, but I agree with your opinion.

nqi
nqi
Jan 24, 2011
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#14

Am I the only one whose local paper features a fairly regular chess puzzle and game?

kco
kco
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Jan 24, 2011
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#15

no, I have the weekly chess columns by David Ellis (Friday) "The West Australia" and I get the "Sunday Times" which supply the daily puzzles by Leonard Barden.

boymaster
boymaster
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Jan 24, 2011
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#16

Knew it was easy.

3 moves to

Dr.AWilson

kco
kco
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Jan 27, 2011
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Spoiler Alert ! solution will be given down below.

Stanislav Novikov vs Dmitry Jakovenko,
Moscow Aerofloat 2007.

  Just a simple rook endgame, but trickier than it appears
  White (to move) seems to have Black's advanced pawns under control because g2+/Kh2 push will leave the pawn doubly attacked by White's rook and king.
  Examine more closely, and Black has the vicious threat Rf8 ! intending Rh8+ Kg4 g2 when the pawn will queen and cost White his rook, leaving a routine novice checkmate with king and rook against king.
    Novikov knew his endgames. he chose the only white play to counter Black's Rf8+ -h8 threat, and forced a draw.

  Can you find White's saving resource ?

  Solution: 1.Rg4 ! Rf8  2.Rf4+ ! Rxf4, draw by stalemate. 

 

This article appear in the West Australia's 'Sunday Times'  by Leonard Barden.

kco
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Jan 28, 2011
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