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Meanwhile, white can mate in 2.
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The Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge continues in Germany at the spiffy Weissenhaus Luxury Resort in Germany. This is a 960 Fischer Random tournament with longer time control, an innovation. Yesterday, Gukesh beat the presumptive GOAT, as well as Ding, World Champ. Poor Ding lost all four games. German young Vicent Keymer was 3.5/4.
How they choose from the possible 960 set up positions. Keep my post of yesterday in mind. The “natural position” is excluded
What a way to choose the new @chess_freestyle position! pic.twitter.com/qTI6cZkpbv
— Peter Doggers (@peterdoggers) February 9, 2024
I’m not sure what they are aiming at with this…
The multi-colored jackets are a vibe…#FreestyleChess pic.twitter.com/r9BD0tzYf2
— chess24.com (@chess24com) February 9, 2024
… but I wish they would put down what they are shooting.
No news yet about the concluding bollywood number (for which I am not so secretly hoping).
OTB today. Pray for us, who have recourse to thee.
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1. R-c6 . . . . B×c6 or B moves anywhere else.
2. R-d8#
Black’s King cannot move, so the solution involves limiting the movement of his Bishop and pawn, allowing mate to occur. First, limit the pawn, thereby forcing Black to move his Bishop:
1. R(1)c6
Neither the pawn nor the King can move, so the Bishop must. If it captures the Rook on c6, then White plays Rd8 mate. And if it moves to any other square, same result.
Rc6
B anywhere
Rd8#
Rc1 to c6, Bxc6
Rc6#
Or
Rc1 to c6, B8
Rd8#
1. Rc6. Any move by B, which must move
2. Rd8#
Correction
Rc1 to c6, B any move
Rd8#
Rc6. B anywhere
Rd8#