Today I will post something slightly different - some puzzles with a historical bent. I came across the following from the British Chess Magazine of 1886.
IRISH CHESS ASSOCIATION PROBLEM TOURNEY
The award in this competition has been announced. In the two-move section there were eleven entries, and two prizes (£2 and £1) have been awarded to Mr. C. Planck and Mrs. T.B. Rowland respectively. In the three-move section there were nine entries, and the prizes (also £2 and £1) fall to Messrs. C. Planck and W.H. Walsh respectively. Through the courtesy of Mr. T.B. Rowland, of Dublin, we are enabled to publish the prize-winners, which are as follow:
By C. Planck, M.A., London
White to play and mate in two moves.
By Mrs. T.B. Rowland, Dublin.
White to play and mate in two moves.
By C. Planck, M.A., London
White to play and mate in three moves.
By W.H. Walsh, Dublin
White to play and mate in three moves.
Solution to last puzzle:
Ibragimov - Rohde,
Las Vegas 2007
The hunted Black King is nearing safety, but White strike first with 1.Qe8+ Nxe8 2.g4+ 1-0, for he is mated after 2...fxg4 3.hxg4+ Kh4 4.Bf2#.
I took this solution directly from the source, but don't you feel that the writer is deceiving us when he states: the "Black King is nearing safety" It's a bit of a worry, doesn't he see that Black is about to be mated in four moves - how is he nearing safety? Well I hope you enjoy the four problems presented today and reflect on whether things have really improved chess wise in Ireland?
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