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Introducing
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Some of the penalty square instructions.
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Order today to avoid disappointment.

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Some positions to test your look ahead skills.

1) Black to play

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  • 1
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Find Black’s killer 5th move.

2) (White to play)

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  • 7
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  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
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  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
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Pick you way out of that one.

3) (White to play)

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And easier one, but you have to spot the shot for it to be easy. (solutions below)
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Some sketches containing the Outside Passed A-Pawn.

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We start with a basic example.

reboot - Massimiliano Perna RHP 2017

  • 8
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  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h
1.Kxg6b4
2.Kxh6b3
3.g5b2
4.g6b1=Q
5.g7Qh1
6.Kg6Qg2
7.Kh7Qxf3
8.g8=QQh5
9.Kg7Qg5
10.Kf8Qxg8
11.Kxg8Kb4

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Next a no nonsense approach from Black showing how it should be done.

stephen001 - tazforky RHP 2018

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  • a
  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
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  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
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1.g4hxg4
2.Kxg4Bxh4
3.Kxh4Kb5
4.Kg3Kxa5
5.Kf3Kb4
6.Ke3Kb3
7.Kd3a5
8.Kd2Kb2

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Now in typical RHP blog fashion this ending screwed up.
It’s not uncommon to see this ending misplayed on here.

Ruprecht - imetfischer, 2018

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  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h
1.Rf1Rxf1
2.Kxf1Ke6
3.Kf2Kd6
4.Kg3Kc5
5.Kxg4Kxc4
6.Kf4Kxc3
7.Ke5Kb4
8.Kd5Kxa4
9.Kc6a5
10.Kc5Kb3
11.Kb5a4
12.Kc5Kb2
13.Kc4Ka3
14.Kc3Ka2
15.Kc2Ka3
16.Kc3Ka2
17.Kc2a3
18.Kc1Kb3
19.Kb1a2
20.Ka1Ka3

+1

Another example of the no messing about way. Black takes it into a risk free ending.

Robert Matheson - MurphMikej RHP 2016

  • 8
  • a
  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h
1.Kc3Rb5
2.Nc4Kf6
3.Na3Rb8
4.Kc4Ke5
5.Kc5Ke4
6.Nc4Kd3
7.Ne5Kc3
8.Nc6Rc8
9.Kb6Rxc6
10.Kxc6Kb4
11.Kd5a5
12.Kd4Kb3
13.Kd3Kb2
14.Kc4a4
15.Kb4a3

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Now a complete typical RHP game full of missed tactical chances.

Mitchapolooza (1410) - bdh191 (1393) RHP 2018

  • 8
  • a
  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h
1.e4e5
2.f4Bc5
3.Nf3d6
4.Bc4Nc6
5.d4Nxd4
6.fxe5Bg4
7.Bxf7Kf8
8.a3Nxf3
9.gxf3Qh4
10.Kd2dxe5
11.fxg4Rd8
12.Bd5c6
13.Qf3Nf6
14.c4cxd5
15.exd5Qf2
16.Qxf2Bxf2
17.g5Ne4
18.Ke2Bd4
19.Rf1Ke7
20.Kd3Nc5
21.Kc2Rhf8
22.Rxf8Rxf8
23.Bd2Rf1
24.Ra2Ne4
25.Bb4Kd7
26.Nd2Rf2
27.Kd3Nxd2
28.Bxd2Rxh2
29.Bf4Rh3
30.Ke4exf4
31.Kxd4Rh2
32.Ke4Rc2
33.Kd3Rh2
34.Ke4f3
35.Kxf3Rc2
36.Ke3Rxc4
37.b4Rg4
38.Rf2Ke7
39.Rf5Rg3
40.Rf3Rxf3
41.Kxf3Kd6
42.Ke4h6
43.gxh6gxh6
44.a4h5
45.a5h4
46.b5h3
47.Kf3Kxd5
48.a6bxa6
49.bxa6Kc6
50.Kg3Kb6
51.Kxh3Kxa6
52.Kg2Kb5
53.Kf2Kb4
54.Ke2Kb3
55.Kd2Kb2
56.Kd3a5
57.Kc4a4
58.Kb4a3

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      1) M. Fuller - L. Evans, Haifa Olympiad 1976

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      • 7
      • b
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      • c
      • 5
      • d
      • 4
      • e
      • 3
      • f
      • 2
      • g
      • 1
      • h
      1.Qg3Qxg3
      2.hxg3Ne2
      3.Rxd5Kc7
      4.g4Rh8
      5.Rh5Ng3

      -1


      2) M. Tal - D. Ciric, Sarajevo, 1966

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      • 7
      • b
      • 6
      • c
      • 5
      • d
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      • e
      • 3
      • f
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      • g
      • 1
      • h
      1.Rh8a1=Q
      2.Qd6Kg7
      3.Qh6

      +1


      3) H. Mecking - A. Rocha, Mar del Plata, 1969

      • 8
      • a
      • 7
      • b
      • 6
      • c
      • 5
      • d
      • 4
      • e
      • 3
      • f
      • 2
      • g
      • 1
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      1.Rb1Ka7
      2.Qd4Qxd4
      3.Nxc6

      -2

      The thread accompanying this blog is Thread 180622

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