Chess Problem #3
The recently concluded 9th World Chess Composition Tournament (2012-2013) held by WFCC* was a marathon event. 257 composers from 37 countries participated and as many as 553 entries in 7 individual sections were submitted for prize selection. Russia was first, followed by Ukraine and Israel in this prestigious tournament.
The following award winner is for your delectation.
Two-mover Section: First Prize
Pavel Murashev
Anatoly Slerashenko
Aleksandr Feoktistov
White to play and mate in two moves
*World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC)
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Dear reader,
Glad to see your interest.
Yes, we hope to put up a new problem soon.
Is a new problem coming out anytime soon? Want to check my tactics skills again 🙂
[quote name=”aNNe”]This is way too hard! Grand-master level chess![/quote]
Chess isn’t easy! Practice makes perfect!
This is way too hard! Grand-master level chess!
Dear friend,
A nice try.
It’s met by 1…fxe3.
1. Ng4 then depending on what black does, Qb1, d3 or Rxd4