Answers to Avoid Checkmate in One

Answers to Page 63 Avoid Checkmate: 

#1: Kh5 

#2: Kf2

Graham Horobetz–Positional Studies from the Music City Open

Games from the 2022 Music City Open: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202212119372.1-12800231

#1–Answer to Chess Advocate's page 63 Left Viewer Screen:

White: Graham Horobetz, Black: Manuel Garcia Jr, White to move and win.

12.f3, if, as in the game, 12...Nc5, 13.c4 then traps the Black Queen.


#2–Answer to Chess Advocate's page 63 Right Viewer Screen:

White: Alex Fishbein, Black: Graham Horobetz, Black to move and draw.

40...Raxe3 creates a perpetual check situation. If Black captured with the other Rook, 

40...Rexe3 then White can play a move like 41.Ra7 (threatening mate with either 

42.Ra8 or 42.Rh8) and Black has no perpetual check.  

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White: Graham Horobetz, Black: Manuel Garcia Jr White: Alex Fishbein, Black: Graham Horobetz

Keita(1825)v Werlein(850) Answer: White to mate in 5

 Answer: 37. Qxf6 Qd2+ 38. Bxd2 Be3 39. Rxe3 g5 40. Re7+ Kg8 41. Qg7# 

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White: FM Alex King Black: NM Joseph C. Wan

Answer: 34. Bd4 Rxd2 35. Bxf6 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Bb3 37. Rb8 Bd5 38. Be7 Rd2 39. Bxf8 Kh7 40. Rd8 Rd3 41. Bc5 g5 42. Bd4

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White: FM Alex King Black: Charlie Durham

Answer: 29... a5 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Nxe4 a4 32. Rd1 Nc1 

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Two Games: White: Kenneth Turner Black: Peter Pritchett

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Game 1: Event: Oran Quintrell Memorial 

Date: 08/13/22 White: Kenneth Turner 1945 Black: Peter Pritchett 1929 Result: 1-0

Chess Advocate Vol 7 No 2 Cover Answer to Viewer Screen

 Answer: 28...Ne3 (28...Nf4) 29. Rg1 Ng4 (29...Nxg2 30. Rxg2 Qb1+ 31. Rg1 Qe4+ 32. Rg2 Qb1+)

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