Thanks to the ECF we are now in possession of the giant outdoor set shown above. If you need to borrow it for a school event /coaching day or tournament/simul please email for further info. (It needs a decent size car to transport it all !!)
Results of the latest Junior Tournament/Coaching day. (click on link)
NEW ECF JUNIOR NEWSLETTER - THE RIGHT MOVE- CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EXCELLENT FIRST ISSUE AND DETAILS OF HOW TO SIGN UP FOR FREE FURTHER ISSUES
Problems - from recent junior coaching day 20-01-2007
(Solutions at the foot of the page)
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White to play and win: force either the win of the black queen or better
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White to play and win
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White to play and win
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White to play and win
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White to play and win
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White to play and win
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Solutions (just click/drag on the black area to reveal)
Solution 1: 1 e8 =Q! Qxe8 2 Qf4+ Kg6 [ 2...Ke6 3 Nc7+] 3 Qg4+ Ng5 [ 2....Kh7 3 Nf6+] 4 Qh5+! Kxh5 5 Nf4 mate
Solution 2:1Bh6+ Kf7 2 Rf5+ Kg6 3 Rg5+ Kf7 4 Rxg8! unexpectedly white is only left with a bishop but blacks king is shut in the corner. 4....Kxg8 5 Ke6 Kh8 6 Kf7 e5 7 Bg7 mate
Solution 3: 1Rg6! a4 2 Ke3 a3 3 Kf4 a2 4 Rg3 Be6 It looks like black will obtain a new queen and win but 5 Rh3+!! Bxh3 6 g3 mate.A fantastic finish!
Solution 4:1 Qd4!! f1=Q 2 Kf7+ Kh7 3 Qe4+ Kh8 4 Qe5+ Kh7 5 Qf5+ Kh8 6 Qf6+ Kh7 7 Qg6+! Rxg6 8 hxg6+ Kh8 9 g7+ Kh7 10 g8=Q mate
Solution5: 1b4 cxb4 2 Qxh7+! Kxh7 3 hxg5+ Kg6 [or 3...Kg8] 4 Ne7 mate
Solution 6: 1Nf6+ gxf6 2 Qxf8+!! Kxf8 3 Bh6+ Kg8 4 Re8 mate
