breyer

And a nice "Bristol" mate in two, also a composition by Gyula Breyer:

Being a hypermodernist, Breyer once annotated a game with tongue in cheek, saying: "1.P-K4..... with this premature bid for control of the center, white's game is in it's death throes"

Or something like that. Too bad he died so young.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
SG: looks like you will have to show us (and then show us an easy retro).

OK, now for an easy one.

SwissGambit, RHP 2007
dedicated to K. Fabel

White to move and NOT mate

Originally posted by SwissGambit
OK, now for an easy one.

SwissGambit, RHP 2007
dedicated to K. Fabel
[fen]4Bb2/p1pRRPp1/P1k1P1P1/KpP5/1PP5/8/6N1/7B w - - 0 1[/fen]
White to move and NOT mate

cxb6 en passant? Black couldn't have had any other last moves other than moving that pawn and it had to come from b7 because from b6 would mean white was left in check.

Originally posted by jockmcgee
cxb6 en passant? Black couldn't have had any other last moves other than moving that pawn and it had to come from b7 because from b6 would mean white was left in check.

Correct.

Nice Problem SG. and an original.
Also the piece about the Bryer Study i found very interesting.
When I forst asked for it I never knew it was 90 odd moves.

Will use in a future Corner, definitely.

Was looking at a study at work today by N.Kralin 1966.

I got the first move and then thought "that was easy."
So I looked deeper and found a cunning Black reply.
Tthen I saw it, the whole idea behind the study - very nice.



White to Play and Win

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Nice Problem SG. and an original.
Also the piece about the Bryer Study i found very interesting.
When I forst asked for it I never knew it was 90 odd moves.

Will use in a future Corner, definitely.

Was looking at a study at work today by N.Kralin 1966.

I got the first move and then thought "that was easy."
So I looked deeper and found a cunn ...[text shortened]... the study - very nice.

[fen]q7/8/6p1/6Pp/7K/8/7k/4R2B[/fen]

[b]White to Play and Win[/b]

Be4

Correct 1.Be4 - But 1...Q?? and then 2???!

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Correct 1.Be4 - But 1...Q?? and then 2???!

1. Be4 Qa1 (else is mate next move)
2. Rb1 Qxb1
3. BxQ end of story :-)

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Correct 1.Be4 - But 1...Q?? and then 2???!

If queen does not take on e4 or does not go to b1 then 2.Rh1X

if 1.....Qa1 then 2.Qb1

Yeah correct - you mean 2.Rb1.

I like these ones that have a bit of humour in them