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Fri. 24 th Dec. 1999

 

Results to hand from the Devon Leagues are as follows:

Div 2 (Mamhead)

Teignmouth 2 Tiverton 2

Div 3 (Schofield)

Tiverton 2 1/2 Exeter 1 1/2

Div 4 (Moyle)

Teignmouth 1 1/2 Isca Juniors 2 1/2

Rapidplay (Newman)

Exchange 4 1/2 Tiverton 3 1/2: Exeter 2 1/2 Exchange 5 1/2.

What better to keep the brain ticking over during that lull between the strains of Christmas and the mother of all New Years, than to have a go at solving these two problems. Both involve WMN readers.

The first is taken from Stage 2 of the British Problem Solving Championship, in which reader Jon Lawrence of Paignton has just heard that he has again reached the Final, to be held at Oakham School in February. This is one of the eight that he, and others, had to solve correctly. White to move and mate in 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We wish him well in the Finals.

The second position is a joint composition by readers Arthur Pike of Tiverton and David Howard of Somerset, composed especially for today's column - a world first! Again, White has to mate on his 2 nd move.

Anyone submitting both correct solutions will get an honourable mention, and the 1 st one opened will receive an appropriate book prize donated by Keverel Chess Books.

The solution to last week's problem, much admired by Mansfield, was

1. Rd7!

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