Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Solution to the Cook Problem

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White mates in 3

Result: 1-0
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Date: 2020.12.05
[...] 1.e8=♗ White can win in any number of ways, but this is the quickest mate. (1.e8=♕ Stalemate!) 1...♔e6 2.f8=♗ ♔f5 3.♗d7#
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Solutions to the Sherlock Holmes Problem

Note that in the problem the board is oriented wrong. If you flip it around so that there is a white square on the lower right the solution is obvious: 
Flip the board 180 degrees and again, the solution is obvious.