Oleg's Weekly Challenge

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

1…. Bb4-c3#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Bf1-b5+ Nb8-c6

2.Qd1xh1

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Qc2xg6+ h7xg6

 2.Rh1-h8#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Bg5-d2 g3-g2

2.Bd2-a5 g2-g1Q

3.b2-b4 Stalemate.

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

1…. Qa5-c7#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Qf8-h8+ Kf6-e7

 2.Qh8xd4

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Nd4-b5+ c6xb5

2.Nc5-b7#

Intermediate-Black to play

Correct Answer

1…. Kg4-f4

2.Kf6xf7 Kf4-e5

3.Kf7-g7 Ke6-e6

4.Kg7xh7 Ke6-f7 Draw

Beginner-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Rg5-h5#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Re7xd7

Sr. Novice-Black to play

Correct Answer

1. … Bf5-h3

2.Bg2xh3 Nd3-f2#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Kc8 Kc6

2.Kb8 Kb5

3.Kb7 Kxa5

4.Kc6 h5

 5.Kd5 White King in Big Square of pawn h5. Draw.

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

1. … g6-g5#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Qe3xc5 d6xc5

2.Rb6xf6

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Rg3-h3+ Be6xh3

 2.g2-g3#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Kh8 Kf5

2.Kh7 Ke4

3.Kg6 Kd3

4.Kf5 Kc2

5.Ke4 Kb2

6.Kd3 Kxa2

7.Kc2 Theoretical Draw

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

 1. … g2-g1Q#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.g2-g4+ Kf5xg4 

2.Rh2xa2

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Qg4-g5+ Bf6xg5

2.h4xg5#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

 1.Kb3 Kf2

 2.Kc2 Ke3

 3.Ke1 Kf4

4.Kf2 Kg5

5.Kg3 Kxg6

 6.Kg4 Opposition, Theoretical Draw

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

1. … Nd1-f2#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Re2-h2+ Kh8-g8

2.Qd1xf3

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer 

1.Nf3-g5+ h6xg5

2.Qd1-h5#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Kg7 h4 

2.Kf6 h3 

3.Ke6 h2 

4.c7 Kb7 

5.Kd7 h1Q 

6.c8Q+ Draw

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

1…Bb4-c3#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Qd1-h5+ g7-g6 

2.Qh5xa5

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Bc5-b6+ a7xb6 

2.Re1-e8#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Kg2-f2 Kd1-d2

2.c4-c5 Kd2-d3

3.Kf2-e1 Kd3-c4

4.Ke1-d2 Kc4xc5

5.Kd2-c3 (Theoretical draw – opposition)

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

1….Qg6-g2#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

2: 1.Qd1-a4+ Bc8-d7 

2.Qa4xe4

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Rg2-a2+ Bc4xa2 

2.Nb4-c2#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

1.a5 b5 

2.a6 Kd5 

3.Kb4 Kc6 

4. Ka5 Kc5

Stalemate. Draw

Beginner-Black to play

Correct Answer

1….Rf1-h1#

Junior Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Qc6-c7+ Ke7-e6 

2.Qc7xh2

Sr. Novice-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Qe4xh7+ Kh8xh7 

2.Rg5xh5#

Intermediate-White to play

Correct Answer

1.Kb7 a5 

2.Kc7 Kc5 

3.Kd7 Kd5 

4.Ke7-Ke4 

5.Ke6 Kxf4 

6.Kd5. White King in a Big Square of pawn a5. Draw