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TRAPPING BEES 8Kiril’s Klass Trapping Pieces Part 2

DID YOU KNOW ... ? 23Chess Trivia With Your Host Biff the B

PAWNS ON THE RUN 34Kiri l's KornerThe Invisible Pawn Part 3


It's easy. The board has 8 filesand 8 ranks. Files are the rowsof squares that go up and down.Each one is named by a smallletter. Ranks are rows that gosideways. Each one is namedby a number.Every square also has a name.

The first part is its file and thesecond part is its rank. In thisdiagram, a white pawn movedto e4 and a black pawn to e5.

When moves are written down,the first capital letter shows thepiece which moves. Q is queen.B is bishop. R is rook. N is usedfor knight because the king is K.If there is no capital letter, thatmeans a pawn moves.

Next is the square that thepiece moves to. Bc4 says that abishop moves to the square c4.When a piece is captured, an xis put before the square. Qxf7means a queen takes on f7.

If a pawn captures, the letterof the file it starts on is givenfirst, then an x followed by thesquare it takes on. exd5 says apawn on the e-file captures onthe square d5.

When two pieces of the samekind can go to the same spot,another letter is put after thepiece to show what file it camefrom. Rae1 tells us that a rookon the a-file moves to e1.

If the pieces that can move tothe same spot are on the samefile, then their rank number isadded. N6e4 means the knighton the 6th rank moves to e4.

Here are some special symbols:

+ check# checkmate

e. p. en passantO - O castles kingside

O - O - O castles queenside1 - 0 white wins0 - 1 black wins

½ - ½ draw! excellent move? mistake!? cool move?! weird (weak) move

The game below is written inalgebraic notation. Kiril wasnew to chess and fell into anold trap called Scholar’s Mate !

WHITE KIRIL1. e4 e52. Qh5 d63. Bc4 Nf6?4. Qxf7 #

Oh no! Kiril got mated in justfour moves. That was no fun!

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This lesson continues ourseries on ways to trap pieces.

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Grandmaster Tarrasch oncesaid, “No piece can be soeasily shut in by pawns, andeven won, as a bishop.” Thatis our topic for today.

In diagram #1, white nabs thebee with 1.g4! Bg6 2.f5. Thereis no escape.

Winning a bishop this way isknown as the Noah’s Ark trap.The white pawns on h3 - g4 - f5are supposed to look like thefront of a big boat!

The position in #2 is from theAdvance Variation of the Caro-Kann Defence. 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d53.e5 Bf5 4.h4!? e6? (Correct is4...h5.)

Black’s bishop is lost after5.g4! Be4 6.f3 Bg6 7.h5.

The move 4.h4 was madepopular by world championMikhail Tal in his 1961 matchagainst Mikhail Botvinnik.

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Example #3 shows an old trapin the Spanish Opening. 1.e4e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4d6 5.d4 b5 6.Bb3 Nxd4 7.Nxd4exd4 8.Qxd4?

Black scores with 8...c5!,planning to push ...c4 next.After 9.Qd5, white threatensboth Qxa8 and Qxf7#.

But black can defend and stillgrab the bee. 9...Be6! 10.Qc6+Bd7 11.Qd5 c4.

Our fourth position is from theOrangutan Opening! 1.b4 d52.Bb2 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Nf65.c4 Bxb4?! 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.Nd4Qd6? (Black should’ve played7...Rb8! when the game is abouteven: 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qxc6+Qd7.)

White wins by 8.Nxc6! bxc69.a3 Bc5 10.d4 Bb6 11.c5.

Diagram #5 shows anotherway that pawns can trap abishop. 1.Bxa7? is a major goofbecause 1...b6! cuts off thebishop’s retreat. Black’s kingwil l make the capture after2.Kd3 Kb7.

Bishops are oftenreferred to as ‘B’s.But I always like tocall them bees!


Be careful. This trap does notalways work. Sometimes thebishop can escape.

Things are a little different in#6 (pawns h2 a4, king d8).1.Bxa7! b6 2.a5 bxa5 3.Kb3.The bee is free and white has abetter pawn structure. (2...Kc8?3.axb6 Kb7 4.bxc7)

Other problems can happenwith this trap. In example #7,after 1.Bxa7! b6?, white canblast open the black king with2.Bxb6! cxb6 3.Qxb6.

White has three pawns for the bee and 4.Rac1+ will bedeadly. (A much weaker line for white is 2.Qa4 Bc53.Rf1 Kb7 4.h3 Nxf2 5.Rxf2 Ra8!)If you are black in position #8, you should really avoid

1.Bxa7! b6?? 2.Ba6# Youch! That hurts.

Diagram #9 shows how a kingcan sometimes catch a greedybee. 1...Bb1 2.Kd2! (White loseson 2.a3? Ba2!)

Now the goof is 2...Bxa2?3.Kc2! Ke7 4.Kb2 and blackmust give up the bishop foranother pawn with 4...Bxb35.Kxb3. White is winning.

In our last example (#10), it’sthe rook’s turn to trap thebishop. 1.Rb7!

Bye-bye, Mister B! And solong, friends. C U next time!

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WHITE TO MOVEWin Material

BLACK TO MOVEWin Materialsolutions page 51

Many combinations are based on pins. A piece is pinnedwhen it is attacked and can not move because anothervaluable piece is behind it. It’s like a pin sticking a pieceof paper to the wall!

In this diagram, Black to play wins with 1...Rxe3! Ifwhite takes back, the queen is lost to a pin. 2.Qxe3 Bd4!

White to move pins the queen by 1.Rc8! and is up abishop after 1...Qxc8 2.Qxf6+ Kg8 3.Qxe5.

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The queen was once theweakest piece on the board.When chess was invented inIndia 1500 years ago, shemoved diagonally one square.From e4, she could only go tod3, d5, f3, or f5. Slow like aking, restricted to one colour like a bishop!

But after chess came to Europe in the 14thcentury, some rules were changed to speed thegame up. The biggest change was to give thequeen new powers. It’s been 500 years now, andshe’s still going strong.

The queen has not always been called a “queen”. In thebeginning, the piece was called a “counsellor”, and it wasmasculine. Only the European languages have changedthe name to “queen” or “dame”. Throughout Asia, the pieceis still a “counsellor” or a “general”. And he’s still a guy!

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IN ONE MOVE.solutions page 51

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IN TWO MOVES.solutions page 51

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IN THREE MOVES.solutions page 51

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LLIILLYY''SS PPUUZZZZLLEERR

HI BOYS AND GIRLS!!Usually we try to beat our

opponent in chess. But inthese puzzlers, we actuallytry to help them!

Black goes first and playsa move that lets white givemate.Don’t you wish that playerswere this nice in yourtournament games?

Good luck!

H E L P M AH E L P M A T E S I N 1T E S I N 1BLACK TO PLAY. FIND THE MOVE THAT

LETS WHITE MATE IN 1. solutions page 51

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CANADA AND WORLD NEWSCHESS CHALLENGEThe Canadian Chess Challengeis in full gear once again, withchampionships coming up in allten provinces. The dates, fromeast to west, are:

Newfoundland March 20Nova Scotia March 7Prince Edward Is. February 28New Brunswick April 10Quebec April 25Ontario April 18Manitoba March 14,21Saskatchewan March 27Alberta April 17British Columbia April 11

Each province will send a 12player team, with one studentfrom each grade, to the nationalfinals on Victoria Day weekend.This year’s finals are in Montreal.As always, Scholar’s Mate willbe there to report on all thehappenings.

LONDON JUNIORThe 2010 London, Ontario Junior

Chess Championship took placeon December 11th. The winnerof the nine player event, with aperfect 5 of 5, was Kevin Gibson.The runner-up was Emilio Hong.

NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Chess’n Math Association is proud to announce that

the 2010 North American Youth Chess Championship willbe held August 16-18 in Montreal. The FIDE sanctionedevent is part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversaryof Chess’n Math.

The tournament is open to anyone from Canada, theUnited States, Mexico, or the rest of North America. Itshould be a great opportunity to meet people from othercountries and make some new friends.

The competition will be a 6 round Swiss System, with two games perday. There are 6 sections by age, with separate groups for boys andgirls: under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16, under 18. Entry fee is $75 if paid in advance. The venue is the University of

Quebec, with special rates for accommodation at Lord Berri Hotel.See you there!!

CANADIAN UNIVERSITIESThe Canadian Post-Secondary

Team Championship was heldJanuary 15-17 at Hart House onthe campus of the University ofToronto. Nineteen teams fromeight different schools took part.First place went to the hometeam, U of T, followed by Ottawain second, and Waterloo in third.

ALBERTA YOUTHThe 2010 Alberta Youth Chess

Championship was contested by33 players on February 13-14 inCalgary. The winners were:

< 8 Patrick Tolentino<10 Jamil Kassam<12 Richard Wang<14 YueKai Wang<16 David Zhang<18 Eric Hansen

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBECAUGUST 16-18

Organized by the CHESS’N MATH ASSOCIATION

2010NORTH

AMERICANYOUTHCHESS

CHAMPIONSHIP

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Hey there, chess brainers! Somebody messed up here.In each of the diagrams below, there is something wrong.The positions are illegal. Can you find the goof? solutions

page 51

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We received 4 correct solutions to December’s contest.1 Mate in 1 1.Qd5#2 Mate in 2 1.Qd6 Kg4 2.Qg6# (1...Ke4 2.Bd3#) 3 Maze Rf1-e1-e3-d3-d2-c2-c1-a1-a3-b3-b4-

-h4-h3-g3-g5-c5-c7-a7-a6-b6-b8xg84 Loyd A.Kd5 B.Ka8 C.Kf3 (Be2#)

The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is :Yinshi Li of Toronto

WELCOMEWELCOME TOTO MYMY CONTEST !CONTEST !Can you solve the 4 puzzles on the nextpage? Mail me your answers if you do.One lucky person will win a Kiril T-shirt.White moves first in the mate problems.In case you never saw a “maze” or “loyd”before, here are some examples:

In a CHESSMAZECHESSMAZE only one whitepiece moves. In this maze, it’sthe white bishop. The object isto capture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the bishop can be taken.Draw a line to show the path ofthe bishop. This is a Maze in 10.That means you should get theking in ten moves or less.

The TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD was inventedby Sam Loyd, a famous chesscomposer. They are called triplebecause there are three parts. Inpart A, you place the black kingon the board so that he is incheckmate. In part B, place him instalemate. For part C, put theblack king down so that Whitehas a mate in 1. solutions page 51

KIRIL'S KONTESTKIRIL'S KONTESTMail entries to: 3423 St. Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2or e-mail to: [email protected] Deadline : March 15

Only the white BISHOP moves.Capture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the bishop can be taken.

MAMATE IN 1TE IN 1

CHESSMAZE IN 1CHESSMAZE IN 111 TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD

MAMATE IN 2TE IN 2

PLACE THE BLACK KING IN :A CheckmateB StalemateC Mate in 1


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Elvis was an expert at quick getaways. He had a carwaiting for them in the parking lot. By the time the prisonalarm went off, Kiril and his friends were already cruisingdown the highway, free as birds.

When Kiril’s nerves stopped shaking, he said, “Gee,Elvis, that was scary. What’s our plan now?”

“Well, we need to lay low for a while. Let’s go toMexico! We can play music to make some cash.”

It was a great idea. And a very long ride!The next day they got to Windsor. Elvis was afraid the

customs guard might spot him so he hid in the trunk asthey crossed the bridge into the United States.

The last thing that the king said was, “Kiril, if we getseparated for any reason, I’ll meet you in Mexico.”

Kiril laughed. “Sure thing, Elvis.” He never could haveguessed how soon they would be apart.

When Moe drove up to the border, the guard said,“Good morning, do you have anything to declare?”

Moe grinned. “Yes sir, I do.” Then he stood up andshouted, “Hello, America! Moe Pawn is here!”

The guard just shook his head and continued hisquestioning. “What is the purpose of your visit?”

Larry answered this time. “Hey, we came to playrock’n’roll. We’re gonna be rich and famous!”

“I see. Well, where are your instruments?”Kiril had his brain turned off. Before anyone could

stop him, he blurted out, “They’re in the trunk!”“All right, fellows, please open it up so I can see.”Kiril held his breath as Moe turned the key and lifted

the lid. Everyone was surprised when they saw a trunkfulof musical equipment. And no Elvis!

The guard smiled and said, “Okay, have a nice day.”

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RRRR UUUU NNNNThe Invisible PawnPART 3

K I R I L’ SORNER


In case you missed our last issue, here’swhat happened in the first two episodes: Kirilwas walking down the street one day whensomeone gave him a bag with the Blue LunarChess Set inside. The police arrested Kiril forstealing it. At his trial, Judge Mudd found himguilty and sentenced our hero to ten years inchess prison.

That’s where he met Elvis Pawnsley andmade friends with Moe and Larry. Together,the four pawns planned a daring escape. Afterforming a band, they convinced the guardJumbo Pawn to let them play at a jailhouseparty. When the lights went out after the lastsong, they climbed over the wall.


The pawns didn’t know what to do. They could go toMexico without Elvis. But who would be the singer?

Then Kiril had an idea. “I’ve got it. We’ll call Lily. Shehas a great voice. Maybe she’ll come with us.”

Can you believe it? She agreed to go along. Andwhen they met her at the train station that evening,Frizoon was with her too. This band was ready to rock!They played in Toledo, Ohio the first night. And thenCincinnati.

At Memphis (that’s where Elvis is from) they finallychose a name for the group:

THE INVISIBLE PAWNSNow you see them,

now you don’t!

By the time they got to Texas, the pawns were beat.Life on the road was fun, but they didn’t eat or sleepvery well. And they were short of money too. Theybarely had enough for gasoline.

When they arrived in Laredo, they pulled up at a placecalled MA PEARL’S CHESS SALOON. Kiril went insideto ask about work.

THEINVISIBLEPAWNS


Slim made the first move.His knights were blazing.

1. Nc3 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d4 exd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Bg5

White TEXAS SLIMBlack KIRIL the PAWN

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5. . . . Be7 ?! Kiril always likes to unpinhimself. This time it landshim smack-dab in trouble.

6. Nf5 !Slim goes for the gusto!

6. . . . Nh5 This doesn’t look too good,but at least it guards g7.Kiril could see castling wasbad. (6...O - O ? 7. Nxe7+!Qxe7 8.Nd5 and then Bxf6)

7. Nxe7 Nxe7 8. e4

Opening lines and taking ashot at the knight on h5.

8. . . . Nf6 The pawn dodges a bullet.Not 8...g6? 9.Nd5!

9. e5 !The Texan doesn’t botherdoubling the f-pawns with9.Bxf6. He has anothertarget in his sights.

9. . . . Nfg8 10. Bc4

Slim squints an eye andaims at the weak spot f7.10. . . . h6

11. Qf3 !Ignoring the threat to hisbishop and going for mate( 11...hxg5? 12.Qxf7# )11. . . . d5

The showdown had thewhole place in an uproar.Lily and the others heardthe commotion from thecar and came in to seewhat was happening. Shedidn’t like what she saw.Kiril was getting roughedup ... Texas style!

Just then, in walked a tall darkstranger. His name was TexasSlim. He sat down at the bar nextto Kiril and ordered a root beer.

Kiril decided to have the same.But when he got his wallet out topay, all he had was 15 Canadiandollars.

Slim leaned over and looked himin the eye. “Hey, partner, wheredid you get that funny money?”

Kiril gulped. “Canada, sir.”That got Slim riled. “You ain’t one

of those Canadian pawns, are ya?”“Well, yes sir, I am.” Texas Slim had heard enough.

“We don’t take too kindly to yourkind around here. I’m calling youout. This town ain’t big enough forthe two of us.”

Kiril had never seen thisopening before. He wascaught in a Texas ambush!

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12. Nxd5 hxg5 13. Nxc7+!

Slim sacks his knight toclear the bishop’s path.

13. . . . Qxc714. Qxf7+ Kd7

This is going to hurt. Kirilmakes a run for it out inthe open. Less painful was14...Kd8 15.O-O-O+ Bd716.Qf8#.

15. O-O-O+ Kc6 16. Qf3+! Kc5

After 16...Kb6, there is amate in 2. Do you see it?

17. Rd5+! Kxc4 It’s all over for the pawn.

17...Kc6 allows mate in 4,starting with 18. Rd6+ Kc519. b4+!

17...Nxd5 is a mate in 2.Our hero picks mate in 1!

18. Qb3 # Kiril was prepared for the

worst. Who knows whatthe stranger had plannedfor him now.

That’s when Ma Pearlcame out of the kitchenand saw what was goingon. She said, “Slim, leavethat little pawn alone.”

“Shucks, Pearl, I was justfunning with him.”

“You sure got a funny wayof having fun, Slim!”


It was their best offer indays! And Lily knew justwhat to say. “You’ve got adeal, Ma. Let’s play!”

Lily’s four hungry palsgathered round the tableto watch the big game.Frizoon cheered her on.“C’mon, Lil, I can alreadytaste those burgers!”

1. e4 e52. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 Ma Pearl’s Italian Game

gets countered by Lily’sTwo Knights Defence.

4. Nc3 ?! A safe way to guard the

e-pawn is 4.d3. Braver is 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5

hoping for the Fried LiverAttack (5...Nxd5? 6.Nxf7!)Instead, black can sacka pawn for active pieceswith 5...Na5!? 6.Bb5+ c67.dxc6 bxc6.

White MMAA PPEEAARRLLBlack LLIILLYY PPAAWWNN

“I’m sorry, Pearl. Let me pay for hisroot beer. All he’s got is funny moneyanyhow. Hey, what’s your name, son?”

“It’s Kiril, sir. Thanks for the drink. Andthe game too. You played great.”

“Thank you, partner.”Ma Pearl made Kiril feel right at home. After they

talked a spell, she smiled and said, “You know, Kiril,Slim‘s right. We don’t take no blue or purple moneyhere. But I tell you what. I’m gonna have a game ofchess with your friend Lily. And if she beats me, I’llserve you all a big dinner, on the house! If I winthough, your band has to play at my saloon tonightfor free. Okay?”

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4. . . . Nxe4 !Lily is not a shy and sitquietly by sort of pawn.This girl is a whirl! Shelikes to stir things up.

5. Bxf7+ !? Ma Pearl didn’t like thelooks of 5.Nxe4 d5, so shefigured it was time for alittle king thumping.

5. . . . Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Neg5+

Material is even and theblack king seems to be indanger, but the position isactually very good for Lily.She has a strong centreand can develop quickly.

7. . . . Kg8 Lily is in the driver’s seatnow. Her king is safe andshe can push the whitepieces back with a seriesof threats. The first threatis 8...e4, winning a knight.

8. d3 h6 9. Nh3 Bg4 !

Even better than 9...Bxh3. 42 Scholar’s Mate 101 Scholar’s Mate 101 43

10. Nhg1 Pearl retreats her knightto avoid doubled pawns.(10.0-0? Bxh3 or 10...Qd7!)10. . . . e4!

The pinned knight on f3makes an excellent target.11. dxe4 dxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8

Ma Pearl gets rid of theannoying pin but helps Lilydevelop her rook. 13. Nd2

13.Nh4? Rd1# is an instantcheckmate. And 13.h3 exf314.hxg4 fxg2 15.Rh2 Nd4is no fun either.

Larry got worried whenhe saw that the knightwas attacking the blacke-pawn. “Hey, Lily, whydon’t you move your pawnback to e5?”

“Be quiet, silly! Pawnscan’t go backwards. Andbesides, if she takes mypawn, I checkmate her!”

Moe was not so polite.He bonked Larry on top ofthe head and said, “Shutup, you idiot! Do you wantLily to forfeit the game?”

A not too merry Larrysat back muttering. “Well,we should be allowed tomove backwards.”

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Black stands well after thefork trick 5.Nxe4 d5!

* 6.Bd3 dxe4 7.Bxe4 Bd6 * 6.Bb5 dxe4 7.Nxe5 Qg5!* 6.Bxd5 Qxd5 7.Nc3 Qa5

Black is also better after7.Ng3 e4! 8.Ng1 Bc5 or 7.Nfg5+ Ke8 8.Qf3 Qe7


13. . . . Nd4 !

Lily has her eagle eye ona new weak spot: c2.

14. Rb1 Pearl can see it too. Butwhat can she do? Savingher rook from the fork isthe only chance.

14. . . . Nxc2+

15. Kf1 Bb4 !

Now Lily wins a piece. Ifthe knight leaves d2, then16...Rd1# is mate.

16. h3 Be6 A new problem for white.17...Bxa2 will trap her rook.17. b3

Ma still gets mated if herknight moves. It’s doubletrouble after 17.Nb3. Blackhas two mate in 2’s then!Can you find them both?

17. . . . Bxd2 18. Bxd2

Since she lost material, itwould be better to avoidthe trade with 18.Bb2.18. . . . Rxd2 19. Ne2 Kh7 !

Stepping out of the rook’sway so he can play a partin the game too. 20. Nf4 Rf8 !

Lily Pawn sets her sightson the king. This girl is notwirl and curl! She comesstraight at you. 21. Nxe6

Ma Pearl can’t resist thefree bishop. But the priceis high. She’s about to befinished off ... Lily style!

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21. . . . Rfxf2+ 22. Kg1 Rxg2+23. Kf1 Rdf2#“Sakes alive, Lily. You

sure play a fine game ofchess!”“Gee, thanks, Ma.”

Pearl took a look around ather new friends and smiled.“Y’all look hungry Seems tome it’s just about suppertime. Does anyone want toeat?”

That was a silly question!Can you believe it? The

cook already had the foodready to serve! Ma Pearlwas planning to feed themno matter who won. Beforeyou could say “Holy Cow”,they were having the Texasfeast of their lives!

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BLACK TO MOVE MATE IN 3


While they ate, Lily was reading a magazine aboutElvis Pawnsley. “Hey, guys, listen to this. It says herethat Elvis loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches.”

Frizoon said, “Well, you know what I think? I thinkElvis is the invisible pawn! The same one who stole theBlue Lunar chess set. How about you, Kiril?”

Kiril didn’t want to believe it, but Frizzy was right. Allthe clues pointed at Elvis. And how did he get out of thattrunk anyways? The whole thing made Kiril feel emptyinside. But at least his stomach was full.Lily Pawn was the star of the day! The neon sign on the

front of Ma Pearl’s Chess Saloon that night read: Now Appearing:

LILY and the INVISIBLE PAWNS

It was their best gig ever. Ma paid them $100 for theshow. They even got their pictures in the newspaper.The highlight of the evening was when Lily sang “TheYellow Rose of Texas”. It brought a tear to Pearl’s eye. The next morning, several reporters and a policeman

came around looking for them. But nobody knew wherethey were. The pawns had vanished.

TO BE CONTINUED . . .

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* SSOOLLUUTTIIOONNSS *MAMATE IN 1TE IN 11 1.Qg8#2 1.Bd8#3 1.Bb6#4 1.Qb6#

TRIPLETRIPLE LOYDLOYDA. Kf5 B. Kh3 C. Kf1 (Rgf4# )

TTACTICSACTICS 1011011 1.Rc7 (2.Rxd7+)2 1.Bg5 (2.Bxf6 or 2.Nxf6)3 1.Qa2 (2.Qxd5+)4 1.Rxe6 (pins & wins black Q,

f7-pawn is pinned.)

MAMATETE IN 2IN 21 1. Qf5+ g6 2.Qf7#2 1. Qxh5+ gxh5 2.Rh7# 3 1. Qf4+ Kg6 2.Bd3# 4. 1. Be2 g6 2.Qf4#

1. . . . Rh6 2.Qg3# 1. . . . other 2.Qxh5#

MAMATETE IN 3IN 31 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7 3.Qxg7#2 1. Rg7+ Kh8 2.Rxh7+ Kg8 3.Rdg7# 3 1. Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8# 4 1. Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Nxf7+ Kg8 3.Nh6#

LILLILY'SY'S PUZZLERPUZZLER1 1...d1=B 2.Qdg5# 2 1...O-O-O 2.Ncxb6#WHO’SWHO’S THETHE GOOF?GOOF?1. Both white bishops are on light squares.2. Black is in an impossible double check.3. There is no black king.4. The white bishop could not get to f3 (from f1)

because there are unmoved pawns on e2 and g2.

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(3.gxf5 Qxg1+)

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