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    The document contains diagrams and exercises related to chess positions and games. It presents chess positions and asks the reader to assess the position, determine if certain moves are possible or good for either side, and name squares and pieces. It also includes short annotated games and asks the reader to analyze the games. The exercises test the reader's ability to visualize positions without a board, provide chess notation, and analyze basic tactics and positional themes.

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    HOMEWORK

    (Answers at the end)

    I. Diagrams 66–73

    66

    Black to play will pile up on the e5 pawn. Can White defend it?

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    67

    Name in order the squares marked 1 to 7. First do this with the help of the
    letters and numbers printed on the edges of the diagram, then cover up the
    rank numbers on the left edge with a piece of paper and repeat the
    exercise, and finally cover up both the rank numbers and the letters
    indicating the files and do the exercise once more.

    68

    Can White to play win the pawn on d5?

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    69

    Will Black lose his e-pawn if he plays 1. ... e6-e5?

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    70

    What is the difference between this position and Diagram 69? Is 1. ... e6-
    e5 a good move for Black in this changed position?

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    71

    Same question as for Diagram 70.

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    72

    Can White to play hinder Black from castling?

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    73

    Can White to play win material?

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    II. Exercises

    Write your answers in the space below.

    1. Change 1. bxc8N + to full notation.

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    2. The White King is on g1 and there are White pawns on g2 and f2.
    Describe two different ways for the King to get to f3 in three moves.

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    Try to answer the following questions without looking at a
    chessboard.

    3. Name all the squares in a) the h1-a8 diagonal, and b) the a1-h8
    diagonal.

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    4. Name the diagonals running through the square b2. Which squares
    make up these diagonals?

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    5. At which square does the 2nd rank cross the c1-a3 diagonal?

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    III. Games For Analysis

    Game 10

    1. e2-e4 e7-e5
    2. Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
    3. d2-d4 Nf6xe4
    4. d4xe5 c7-c6
    5. Ng1-e2 Ne4xf2
    6. 0-0!

    Black had counted on 6. Kxf2, after which 6. ... Qh4 + would win back the
    piece.

    6. ... Nf2xd1?

    6. ... Bc5! was necessary.

    7. Bc4xf7 + Ke8-e7
    8. Bc1-g5#

    See Diagram 74 for final position.


    74

    Game 11

    1. e2-e4 e7-e5
    2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
    3. Bf1-c4 Bf8-c5
    4. c2-c3 Ng8-f6
    5. d2-d4 Bc5-b6?

    5. ... exd4 was correct.

    6. d4xe5 Nf6xe4

    6. ... Ng4 was better.

    7. Qd1-d5 Ne4xf2?
    8. Qd5xf7#

    Of course, Black would have done better to give up the Knight than to get
    mated. See Diagram 75 for the final position.
    75
    Homework Answers

    I. Diagrams 66–73

    D-66 Yes, because White can match a defender for each of Black’s three
    attackers.

    D-67 a1, b3, d4, e6, g5, f7, h8.

    D-68 Yes. The pawn on d5 is attacked seven times and also defended
    seven times. However, the preliminary exchanges will open up the c-file,
    after which the Black Knight on c7 will not be able to move as it must
    shield its King against the White Queen. So the number of Black
    defenders will be reduced by one and White will win the pawn.

    D-69 No. The pawn on e5 will be attacked six times and defended six
    times as well. In addition, the defenders and attackers are of equal value.
    Thus, Black can safely play 1. ... e6-e5.

    D-70 No. This position differs from Diagram 69 in that the White Queen
    is on c2 instead of d2. This change is enough to make 1. ... e6-e5 a bad
    move, since after the preliminary exchanges on e5, White can exchange
    Queens by Qxc7. As a result, one of the defending pieces will be
    eliminated and the attackers will outnumber the defenders.

    D-71 No. This position differs from Diagram 69 in that Black’s h-pawn is
    on its home square instead of on h6. As a result of this seemingly
    insignificant change, Black cannot play 1. ... e6-e5. The sequence of
    exchanges on e5 would result in the disappearance of all the minor pieces
    and Rooks and conclude with the Black Queen capturing on e5 (7. ...
    Qxe5). At that point, however, the Black King’s fate would be sealed as
    White would play 8. Qd2-d8 + and mate next move. If the pawn were on
    h6, the King would have an escape hole and be safe.

    D-72 In this position from the game Morphy– Stanley, New York 1857,
    White played 1. Bc1-a3!, fixing the Black King in the center, and later
    worked up a strong attack.
    D-73 No. The Knight on f6 is attacked 5 times and defended 5 times as
    well (the pawn on g7 cannot be counted a defender since it shields the
    King against the White Queen). So the defense is adequate.

    II. Answers to the Exercises

    1. 1. bxc8N + , indicating a pawn promoting to a Knight, would be


    described in full algebraic notation by 1. b7xc8N + .

    2. a) Kf1-e2-f3; b) Kh2-g3-f3.

    You can check the answers to the remaining questions easily by looking at
    a chessboard.

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