Puzzles for week 19

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This week's puzzles feature two puzzles which display the beautiful art of pinning, and believe me when I say it sure can hurt! The Normal puzzle is a battle between six pawns to promote into a Queen. Of course, some pawns will have to live up to their name (my condolences). The Hard and Very Hard puzzles are submitted by dinkylad, and are both stalemate puzzles. A change of puzzles is good, and hopefully, you can learn the correct way to stalemate in case it is required in your games.

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PUZZLES FOR WEEK 19:

Very Easy

Aim: Material advantage

Easy

Aim: Material advantage

Normal

Aim: Material advantage

When I say "Material advantage", I actually mean promotion, and by no means an underpromotion. Here, White must strive to promote a pawn into Queen first. It's a battle of who gets the crown first. Meanwhile, the Kings will stay behind and watch the ensuing battle between six hot-blooded women who vie to win the men's hearts. Of course, brawn simply will not work; what you need are brains, and a strategy is needed. Can White win this?

Hard

Aim: Stalemate

Once again, another puzzle by dinkylad. And once again, a stalemate puzzle. Black is at the brink of destruction and about to lose any hopes of returning home with even a commendable prize (hey, it's a true story, check the game details.) However, White plays a silly move, which allows Black to go home with a hamper after all.

Have fun!