Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Hello everyone, this is Coach Jeff. This is my 5th or 6th time doing a T.H. Rogers Chess Camp!
The students and I always have a great time. Enjoy the pictures!
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Monday, June 2, 2008

Yellow Group Answers

Every Position Leads to a forced mate (worksheet)
Top Left:
Variation 1:
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qh5+ Kg8
Qf7+ Kh8 (or Kh7)
Qxg7#

Variation 2:
Rxh7+ Kg8
Raxg7+ Kf8
Rgf7+ Kg8
Qg4#

Middle Left:
Qxf7+ Rxf7
Re8+ Rf8
Rxf8+ Kxf8
Re8#

Bottom Left:
Qxh7+ Nxh7
Rd8+ Nf8
Rh8+ Kxh8
Rd8#

Top Right:
... Qxh2+
Kxh2 hxg3+ (Double Check)
Kg1 Rh1#

Middle Right:
Rxh5+ gxh5
Qxh5+ Kg8
Qh8#

Bottom Right:
Rh8+ Kxh8
Rh1+ Kg8
Rh8+ Kxh8
Qh1+ Kg8
Qh7#

Answers for Hard Packet 6-2-08

101) Af6
102) Txe5
103) Ag5
104) Axd4
105) Txd2
106) Txc6
107) Th3+
108) Cxd5
109) Cxc7
110) Tg4+
111) Rf1!
112) Dh6+
113) e3+
114) Tc1
115) Cxh3+
116) Cxg2
117) Dd3+
118) Dxh7+
119) Cg5
120) Cxf5
121) d7
122) e4
123) dxc3+
124) Td8+
125) Ag2+
126) Dh6+
127) Td8+
128) Ac4
129) Cg3+
130) Af7+
131) Txg7+
132) Txg6+
133) Dc7+
134) Dxf2+