Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In this first volume, Move, Attack, and Capture, the student will discover how the chess pieces move; start to get a feel for the chessboard;
fb/sachcovuahay@gmail.com Igor Sukhin Chess Camp Volume 1: Move, Attack, and Capture © 2010 Igor Sukhin All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher Publisher: Mongoose Press 1005 Boylston Street, Suite 324 Newton Highlands, MA 02461 info@mongoosepress.com www.MongoosePress.com ISBN: 9781936277070 Library of Congress Control Number: 2010932524 Distributed to the trade by National Book Network custserv@nbnbooks.com, 800-462-6420 For all other sales inquiries please contact the publisher Editor: Jorge Amador Typesetting: Frisco Del Rosario Cover Design: Al Dianov First English edition 987654321 Contents Note for Coaches, Parents, Teachers, and Trainers The Rook The Bishop 11 Rooks and Bishops 14 The Queen 26 Queens, Rooks, and Bishops 27 The Knight 36 Knights, Queens, Rooks, and Bishops 41 The Pawn 50 Pawns, Knights, Queens, Rooks, and Bishops 60 The King 75 Kings, Pawns, Knights, Queens, Rooks, and Bishops 76 Check 88 Checkmate 99 Stalemate 101 Checkmate and Stalemate 103 Perpetual Check 105 Castling 107 Capturing en passant 109 Solutions 111 fb/sachcovuahay@gmail.com Note for Coaches, Parents, Teachers, and Trainers This collection of problems opens a series of a new kind of problem books Some of the problems in it may seem absurdly simple to experienced chessplayers or coaches But that isn’t the case – the simplicity of our problems is superficial If the required attention hasn’t been paid in the past to the development of these kinds of simple problems, that highlights the fact that there are still many blank spots in the matter of how to begin teaching the game of chess This has to with the fact that, in every country in the world, these problem books are written by strong practical players, for whom certain subjects seem too simple to be worth any attention at all Such authors don’t take into account the fact that the earliest stage of instruction deserves closer attention As a result, in previously published problem collections, a large stratum of useful chess exercises has remained unrevealed The main goal of our series of problem books is to correct this omission In order for the beginning chessplayer to learn to play chess well later on, the coach should first help him or her to establish a solid foundation To this end, beginning players should first get the feel of the possibilities of each piece separately, and also familiarize themselves with the comparative strengths of the pieces Our series of thematic exercises with a small number of pieces on the board serves this purpose Problem books are written by strong practical players for whom certain subjects seem too simple, leaving many useful chess exercises unrevealed… At the same time problems from the so-called “pre-checkmate” period play a very important role in the initial stage of instruction Very often there aren’t even kings in these diagrams, such that in order to win you simply have to eliminate or immobilize all your opponent’s pawns or pieces (as in checkers – play for a wipeout) The point of these exercises isn’t to deliver mate, but to acquire various chess skills, to master the simplest methods of attacking and defending The purpose is to teach the student to see the chess board, to find hidden threats and connections between different pieces, and to understand how to coordinate the pieces to achieve one goal or another By using our problem book, in the course of initial study beginning chessplayers can: 1) familiarize themselves with the possibilities and comparative strengths of each piece; 2) learn to attack one piece with another piece; 3) learn how to restrict the mobil5 ity of their opponents’ pieces; 4) learn to see guarded and unguarded pieces on the board; 5) learn to deliver double attacks; 6) learn to find defensive moves; 7) learn to use pins for attack and defense; 8) learn to choose the best capture from several possibilities; 9) master the typical methods of fighting with the various pieces against pawns; 10) learn to see opportunities to announce check in any position; and 11) completely master the rules of the game In general, in order to achieve success in chess three stages of instruction need to be covered thoroughly: 1) the “pre-checkmate” stage – here, students should develop a feel for the “pre-checkmate” harmony of the pieces in both attack and defense; 2) the stage of giving mate in one – here students should get a feel for the harmony of the pieces when checkmating; 3) the checkmate stage – here students should get a feel for the harmony of the pieces when using a mate threat Having said that, the younger the student, the longer the first two stages should last This first problem book allows us to work through the first (“pre-checkmate”) stage, while the second and third books focus on working through the second stage (giving mate in one) Subsequent collections will help students and coaches to work through the third (mating) stage The Rook Capturing White to move: Can White take Black’s rook? w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdR4wdw]� wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w rdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwdw4w] wĂÊÂĐảw w w w4wdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� wdwdwdwd] dwdwdRdw] Ôwdwdwdrd] dwdwdwdR] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdRd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdw4] dRdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw The Rook Pieces under attack Black to move: Take one of the white rooks w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdw$wdwd] dwdw4wdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdw$wdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w °rdwdwdRd] ‡dwdwdwdw] flwdwdwdwd] fidwdwdwdw] ›wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dRdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdw$wd] dwdrdwdw] wdwdrdwd] dwdRdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w °wdwdwdw4] ‡$wdwdrdw] flwdwdwdwd] fidwdwdwdw] ›wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdw$w] wĂÊÂĐảw 10 w w wdwdwdw4] $wdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdw$wd] 4wdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w °wdRdwdwd] ‡dwdwdwdw] flwdwdwdwd] fi$wdwdw4w] ›wdwdwdwd] drdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 11 12 The Rook To take or not to take? White to move: Should White take (will Black take the white rook in reply)? w w� °wdwdwdw4]� ‡dwdwdw4w]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� ›wdwdwdwd]� ‹dwdwdwdw]� Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdR] wĂÊÂĐảw w w rdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] 4wdwdwdR] wĂÊÂĐảw 13 14 w w� °rdwdwdw4]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� ›wdwdwdwd]� ‹dwdwdwdw]� Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdrdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdrdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdRdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 15 16 w w� °w4wdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� ›wdwdwdwd]� ‹dwdwdwdw]� Ôw$wdwdwd] drdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] 4wdRdwdr] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 17 18 Checkmate Is it checkmate or not? White to move: Has White’s king been checkmated? w w� °wdwdwdwd]� dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dndwdwdw] Ôwdkdwdwd] Iwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwiw] Ôwdwdwdw4] dwdwdwdK] wĂÊÂĐảw 559 560 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] indwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] IRdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdw!] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdkdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] 4wdKdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 561 562 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdkdwdw] Ôwdwdqdwd] dwdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwgw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dkdwdwdw] Ôwdpdwdwd] Iwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 563 564 100 Stalemate Is it stalemate or not? Black to move: Is Black’s king stalemated? w w wdwdwdwi] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwI] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] ÔBdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdkdwd] dNdwdwdN] wdwdKdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 565 566 w w wdwiwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdQdKdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdpdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w kgwdRdwd] dwdwdwdw] Kdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 567 568 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdw!wdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdkdwd] dwdwdpdw] ÔwdwdwIwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwi] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdQd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdp] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdK] wĂÊÂĐảw 569 570 101 Stalemate Is it stalemate or not? White to move: Is White’s king stalemated? w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdkdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdrd] dPdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdrd] dwdwdwdK] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] w0wdwdwd] dPdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdkdwdw] Ôwdwdpdwd] dwdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 571 572 w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdbgPdw] Ôwdkdwdwd] dwdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdkdbd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dRdwdwdw] ÔKdwdwdwd] dw1wdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 573 574 w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdb]� flwdwdkdwd]� dwdw)Rdw] rdwGKdwd] dwdwdw1w] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w kdwdwdw4] dbdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] ÔwdwdwdRH] 4wdwdwGK] wĂÊÂĐảw 575 576 102 Checkmate and Stalemate Is it checkmate or stalemate? Black to move w w� °kdwdwdwd]� dwdwdwdw] w!wdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwIw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdkd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdw!wI] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 577 578 w w wdwdkdwd] dwdw)wdw] wdwdKdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwi] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwHKd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 579 580 w w Rdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] iwIwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwIBi] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 581 582 103 Checkmate and Stalemate Is it checkmate or stalemate? White to move w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dkdwdwdw] Ôwdpdwdwd] Iwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w °wdwdwdw1] ‡dwdwdwdw] flwdwdwdwd] fidwdwdwdw] ›wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwiwd] dwdwdwdK] wĂÊÂĐảw 583 584 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwiwdwdw] Ôw1wdwdwd] Iwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w °kdwdwdrd] ‡dwdwdwdw] flwdwdwdwd] fidwdwdwdw] ›wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôrdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdK] wĂÊÂĐảw 585 586 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdkdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdKdwd] dwdrdrdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w °wdwdwdwd] ‡dwdndwdw] flwdwdwdwd] fidwdwdwdw] ›wdwIwdwd] dqdwdkdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 587 588 104 Perpetual Check Perpetual check White to move: Give perpetual check w w wdKdwdwd] iwdwdwdw] rdwdrdwd] dRdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwgk4] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwIB0] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 589 590 w w kdNdwdwd] dwIwdwdw] pdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdqdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwIwiw] wdwdwdp0] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdqdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdRdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 591 592 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwHwdwdw] wdwdpdwd] dwIwdwdw] ÔpdwdBdqd] iwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdw1w4wi] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdw0] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dK!wdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 593 594 105 Perpetual Check Perpetual check Black to move: Give perpetual check w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwiwdw] Ôwdwdw4wd] dw$wIRdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdw4w] wdwdQdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdw)] dwdwdw)K] Ôwdwdwiwd] dwdwdwdR] wĂÊÂĐảw 595 596 w w wdwdwdwd] dkdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] !w)wdwdw] K)wdwdwd] )wdwdwdw] Ôwdwdbdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwgkdPHw] ÔwdwdwIPd] dwdBdRdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 597 598 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdw)P] wdwdwhwI] dwdwdkdw] wdwdwdw)] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dpdndwdw] w)pdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Kdwdwdwd] Hwiwdwdw] ÔwdwdQdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 599 600 106 Castling The rules for castling White to move: Is castling allowed here? w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� wdwdwdwg] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdbd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 601 602 w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� wdwdwgwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdbdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 603 604 w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� wdwgwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdwIwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdbdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] $wdKdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 605 606 107 Castling The rules for castling Black to move: Is castling allowed here? w w� °wdwdkdw4]� dwHwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdkdw4] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdRdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 607 608 w w wdwdkdw4] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdw!w] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdkdw4] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] !wdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 609 610 w w wdwdkdw4] dwdwdwdw] wdwdNdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdkdw4] dwdwdwdP] wdwdwdPd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 611 612 108 Capturing en passant Captures White to move: Black has just moved a pawn forward two squares Can it be taken en passant? w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdP0wdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdw)wdwd] dw0wdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 613 614 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdw0wdw] wdwdPdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdw0Pdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 615 616 w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdw)wd] dwdwdw0w] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dw)w0wdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 617 618 109 Capturing en passant Captures Black to move: White has just moved a pawn forward two squares Can it be taken en passant? w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� ›wdw0Pdwd]� dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] P0wdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 619 620 w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� ›wdw)wdwd]� dw0wdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdw0w)wd] dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 621 622 w w� °wdwdwdwd]� ‡dwdwdwdw]� flwdwdwdwd]� fidwdwdwdw]� ›wdwgPdwd]� dwdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw w w wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wdw)wdwd] drdwdwdw] Ôwdwdwdwd] dwdwdwdw] wĂÊÂĐảw 623 624 110 Solutions Yes Yes Yes No No No Rxe1 Rxg8 Rxd3 10 Rxa7 11 Rxa7 12 Rxa5 13 Yes, it’s good 14 No (Black takes the white rook in reply) 15 No 16 No 17 No 18 No 19 Rxc8 20 Rxh7 21 Rxh8 22 Rxc4 23 Rxa8 24 Rxh1 25 Yes 26 Yes 27 No 28 No 29 Yes 30 Yes 31 Bxc3 32 Bxh1 33 Bxe1 34 Bxd6 35 Bxe5 36 Bxb2 37 Bd4 38 Bb3 39 Ba1 40 Ba4 41 Be1 42 Bh2 43 Rd4, Re5 44 Rc7, Re3 45 Rb8, Re3 46 Rb7, Rf5 47 Ra2, Rh3 48 Ra8, Rh1 49 Bb7 50 Bf4 51 Be6 52 Be4 53 Bf4 54 Bb7 55 Re5 56 Rh2 57 Re8 58 Rd5 59 Ra2 60 Rc2 61 Be5 62 Bd2 63 Bc6 64 Bc5 65 Bc4 66 Bd5 67 Ra8 68 Rh8 69 Ra8 70 Rh7 71 Ra4 72 Rf1 73 Bg7 74 Be4 75 Bd8 76 Bf7 77 Bf1 78 Ba7 79 Rxh1 80 Bxd3 81 Rxh1 82 Bxh2 83 Rxd8 84 Rxh4 85 Ra8 (now one of the black pieces is forced to make a move, leaving the other piece under attack; for example: Rh4 Rxg8) 86 Re6 87 Raa5 (but not Rf2 because of Bg4 or Bg6) 88 Rh2 89 Rae2 90 Rb5 91 Ra8, and then, for example: Ra5 Bb7 92 Bg7 93 Bb7 94 Rg7 95 Bb8 (an attack in reply) 96 Re3 Bxd2 Rd3 (winning back the piece) 97 Rb1 98 Rh4 99 Rc8 100 Re2 101 Bd5 102 Rd4 103 Bg2 104 Ba7 105 Bf5 106 Be3 107 Rf1 108 Bb2 109 Rxa3 (but not Rxc5 Bxc5 Rxa7 Bxa7) 111 110 Rxc5 111 Rxa5 112 Rxg8 113 Rxa8 114 Rh2 Rxh2 Bxf3 115 Yes 116 Yes 117 Yes 118 No 119 No 120 No 121 Qf1 122 Qa7 123 Qc7 124 Qf5 125 Qf8 126 Qc3 127 Qb8, Qc1, Qc2 128 Qa4, Qb4, Qh3 129 Qc7, Qh1, Qh6 130 Qb3, Qd7, Qh7 131 Qe3, Qf7, Qf8 132 Qb8, Qf8, Qg4 133 Qf6 134 Qh3 135 Qc2 136 Qb3 137 Qg1 138 Qb8 139 Qb1 140 Qf3 141 Qe5 142 Qe2 143 Qc3 144 Qd1 145 Bd4 146 Ra8 147 Re1 148 Rg1 149 Rb4 150 Ra2 151 Qxh7 152 Qxh8 153 Qxh4 154 Qxe5 155 Qxb4 156 Qxd3 157 Qh1 (and Black loses a piece because of the pin) 158 Qc8 159 Bf3 160 Bb2 161 Qg5 162 Qh5 163 Qb2 164 Qg2 165 Bh2 166 Rd3 167 Qc3 168 Rf1 169 Qb1 170 Bg2 171 Be7 172 Qd5 173 Rc2 174 Rb3 175 No 176 No 177 No 178 Yes 179 Yes 180 Yes 181 Nxd3 182 Nxc4 183 Nxg3 184 Nxf7 185 Nxe3 186 Nxf4 187 Ng6 188 Nc7 189 Na6 190 Nf6 191 Ng5 192 Nc6 193 Yes 194 Yes 195 Yes 196 No 197 No 198 No 199 Nd4 200 Ne4 201 Ne5 202 Nxd4 203 Nc5 204 Ne4 205 Rb7 206 Rf6 207 Rd6 208 Re6 209 Rd5 210 Re5 211 Bh5 212 Bd8 213 Bb5 214 Bg5 215 Bd6 216 Be5 217 Qd1 218 Qg2 219 Qd3 220 Qd4 221 Qf3 222 Qc4 223 Nc7 224 Nf6 225 Nd6 226 Ne7 227 Nf5 228 Nc4 229 Nf2 230 Nc5 231 Nc2 232 Nf3 233 Ne6 234 Nf5 235 Nxc2 236 Nxe2 237 Nxb2 238 Nxf5 239 Nxd2 240 Nxd2 241 Re8 242 Na6 243 Bd5 244 Rg8 245 Bf1 246 Qh8 247 Rc8 248 Ra8 249 Nf7 250 Re8 251 Bd4 252 Qe1 253 Bb7 254 Ne6 255 Rb8 256 Rh3 257 Nf2 258 Nxf5 259 No 260 No 261 No 262 No 263 Yes 264 Yes 265 h3 266 dxe4 267 g3 268 h6 269 d3 112 270 g4 271 cxb4 272 exf5 273 dxe5 274 exd5 275 cxd5 276 dxc5 277 No 278 No 279 Yes 280 Yes 281 Yes 282 Yes 283 bxa6 284 fxg6 285 exf4 286 dxc5 287 exd5 288 gxh4 289 a5 290 f5 291 e5 292 c5 293 c5 294 c5 295 e4 296 d4 297 e4 298 exd4 299 e5 300 a5 301 a1Q, a1R 302 e1Q, e1B 303 f1Q, f1R 304 f1Q, f1B 305 h1N 306 d1N 307 c3 dxc3 e3, and the black pawn queens first 308 c3 dxc3 dxe3 309 g4 hxg4 h3 310 b3 cxb3 d3 311 b3 axb3 axb3 312 f3 exf3 (2 gxf3 e3 fxe3 g3) g3 fxg3 e3 313 b5 314 g5 fxg5 f6 315 c6 dxc6 dxe6 316 e5 dxe5 d6 exd6 f6 317 b6 cxb6 d6 318 d5 cxd5 b5 319 a4 320 e3 321 h3 322 c4 323 f3 324 c4 325 e5 326 g6 327 b5 328 e4 329 e5 330 c5 331 cxd7 332 gxf7 333 dxc6 334 exd5 335 cxd4 336 gxf6 337 g5 338 e5 339 d5 340 f6 341 e5 342 a3 343 Rh2 344 Qg1 345 Bf3 346 Nd5 347 Ne3 348 Qa2 349 Bb7 350 Nf7 351 e4 352 Ng3 353 Re8 354 Ne3 355 Ra3 356 Rf8 357 Bg7 358 Bc7 359 Nf2 360 Nc3 361 Rxh2 362 Rd3 363 Rd4 364 Rd1 365 Re1 366 Rc8 367 a2 368 c2 369 e2 Ra1 d3 370 e2 Rxd2 e1Q 371 d2 Rd6 e3 372 f4 Rd1 e2 373 Bg3 374 Bf3 375 Bc1 e2 Bd2 376 Bh1 f2 Bg2 377 Bf6 (1 f5 was threatened) 378 Bc8 h2 Bb7 379 e2 380 f2 381 h3 382 d3 Bb4 a2 383 g3 Be6 g2 384 f3 385 Ne2 386 Ne2 387 Nxa2 388 Ng5 389 Nh3 390 Nh3 (but not Nxg2 h3) 391 e2 392 c3 393 e3 394 a3 395 h3 396 d3 397 Qb2 398 Qd1 399 Qh3 400 Qe3 401 Qc5 402 Qa8 403 Qg8 404 Qe8 405 Qd6 406 Qb6 407 Qf8 408 Qc2 a7 Qc6 409 Kb1 410 Kh2 411 Ka2, Kb1 412 Ka1, Kc1 413 Ka3, Ka5 414 Kc1, Ke1 415 Kd4 416 Kd4 417 Ke5 418 Kd7 419 Kd5 420 Ke3 421 Kg2 422 Kd4 423 Kg7 424 Kb6 425 Kd7 426 Ke4 427 Kxf3 428 Kxd4 429 Kxc3 430 Kxe4 431 Kxf5 432 Kxc5 113 433 Kxa5 434 Kxe3 435 Kxd3 436 Kxe4 437 Kxd3 438 Kxf4 439 Kd3 440 c4 441 Bc2 442 Nf3 443 Ng3 444 Bc4 445 Kf3 446 Bd6 447 Nf6 448 Bh6 449 Bd5 450 d5 451 Kf1 452 Ke1 453 Ka2 454 Kg3 455 Ka6 c5 Kb5 456 Kh6 e5 Kg5 (or Kh5) 457 Kb1 458 Kg1 459 g4 460 Kg7 461 a4 462 e4 463 Kg7 464 g3 465 g6 466 g5 467 Kc7 468 g6 Bg8 Ke6 469 Kb1 470 g5 471 Kf7 472 b3 473 f3 474 e4 475 Kb2 476 Kf6 477 c6 478 Ke7 479 b5 480 g5 481 a7 482 f7 483 exf7 484 d7 485 b7 486 cxb7 487 No 488 No 489 No 490 No 491 Yes 492 Yes 493 Rd4+ 494 Rc3+ 495 Rg2+ 496 Rc6+ 497 Rb1+ 498 Ra2+ 499 Bd5+ 500 Bb3+ 501 Bd6+ 502 Bb6+ 503 Ba6+ 504 Bh7+ 505 Nc7+ 506 Nf6+ 507 Nc4+ 508 Nc6+ 509 Nd6+ 510 Ng5+ 511 c1Q+, c1R+ 512 e1Q+, e1B+ 513 d1N+ 514 d2+ 515 d5+ 516 c6+ 517 Qf4+ 518 Qh2+ 519 Qh8+ 520 Qg5+ 521 Qe7+ 522 Qh8+ 523 Kh7 524 Kxe7 525 Ba7 526 Nxc8 527 Kh7 528 Bb7 529 e5+ 530 e6+ 531 fxe6+ 532 Kh2+ 533 Nf1+ 534 Nd3+ 535 axb5+ 536 e5+ 537 Nd5+ 538 Nd3+ 539 Be6+ 540 Re7+ 541 Be5++ 542 Nc6++ 543 Rh3++ 544 Nc3++ 545 Rd6++ 546 Nc6++ 547 Nc2++ 548 Be4++ 549 Rf3++ 550 Ne5++ 551 Bg4++ 552 exd4++ 553 No 554 No 555 No 556 No 557 Yes 558 Yes 559 No 560 No 561 No 562 No 563 Yes 564 Yes 565 Stalemate 566 Stalemate 567 Not stalemate 568 Stalemate 569 Not stalemate 570 Not stalemate 571 Not stalemate 572 Not stalemate 573 Not stalemate 574 Stalemate 575 Stalemate 576 Stalemate 577 Stalemate 578 Stalemate 579 Stalemate 580 Stalemate 581 Checkmate 582 Stalemate 583 Stalemate 584 Checkmate 585 Checkmate 586 Stalemate 587 Stalemate 588 Stalemate 589 Rb7+ Ka8 Rb8+ Ka7 590 Bf7+ Kh7 Bg6+ Kg8 591 Nb6+ Ka7 Nc8+ Ka8 592 Rf7+ Kg8 (or Kh8) Rf8+ Kg7 (or Kh7) 114 593 Nb3+ Kb1 Nd2+ Ka1 (or Kc1) Nb3+ 594 Qxh6+ Kg8 Qg6+ Kh8 595 Re2+ Kd1 Rd2+ 596 Rxg3+ Kh2 Rg2+ 597 Bd1+ Kb5 Be2+ 598 Bd4+ Ke1 Bc3+ 599 Ng4+ Kh5 Nf6+ 600 Nc5+ Ka5 Nb3+ 601 No 602 No 603 No 604 Yes 605 Yes 606 No 607 No 608 No 609 No 610 Yes 611 No 612 No 613 Yes 614 No 615 No 616 Yes 617 No 618 No 619 Yes 620 Yes 621 No 622 No 623 No 624 No