[net.puzzle] Chess Problem #2

pmn@magic.UUCP (Paul M. Nauman) (09/03/85)

This one is a bit tougher than the last:

      Black to play and win.

        BLACK (lower case)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |	
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+	
|   |   |   | N |   |   |   |   |	
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+       
|   | P |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
|   |   |   |   |   |   | k |   |      
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
|   |   |   |   |   |   | N |   |    
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     
|   |   |   |   |   | p |   | K |      
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
|   |   |   | b | b |   |   |   |    
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
        WHITE (upper case)

			Paul Nauman	magic!pmn
			Bell Communications Research
			Morristown, NJ

dday@gymble.UUCP (Dennis Doubleday) (09/04/85)

>      Black to play and win.
>
>        BLACK (lower case)
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |	
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+	
>|   |   |   | N |   |   |   |   |	
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+       
>|   | P |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
>|   |   |   |   |   |   | k |   |      
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
>|   |   |   |   |   |   | N |   |    
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     
>|   |   |   |   |   | p |   | K |      
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
>|   |   |   | b | b |   |   |   |    
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     
>|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
>+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      
>        WHITE (upper case)
>
  -    Bf4   (threatens Bf1 mate)
 Nh2         (the only response)
       Bxh2  
 Kxh2        (nothing better)
       f7
 b7    f8(Q)
 b8(Q) Qf7ch (white resigns, mate next move)
 
                          Dennis Doubleday