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Our “overwhelming odds” puzzles conclude after a brief haiatus with a prodigious feat of composition by the legendary Sam Loyd who published it in The American Chess Journal of 1879. The knight makes a threat and then the bishop and rook play hide and go seek for 26 moves!!


- Solution: This is a patience-trying cat and mouse game. It takes 27 moves to mate as the rook and bishop vie for key squares. This is one of those problems you don’t solve, but get a real education by looking at the solution, not to mention a sincere appreciation of Loyd’s creative abilities: 1.Ne4 Bc7 2.Rd1 Ba5+ 3.Kc1 Bc7 4.Kb2 Be5+ 5.Ka3 Bc7 6.Kb4 Bb8 7.Kc5 Be5 8.Rc1 Bb8 9.Ra1 Bc7 10.Rb1 Be5 11.Rd1 h6 12.Rc1 Bb8 13.Ra1 Bc7 14.Rb1 Be5 15.Rd1 g6 16.Rc1 Bb8 17.Ra1 Bc7 18.Rb1 Be5 19.Rd1 g5 20.Rc1 Bb8 21.Ra1 Bc7 22.Rb1 Be5 23.Rd1 Bb8 24.Rd6 Ba7+ 25.Kb4 Bc5+ 26.Kxc5 Be2 27.Nxg3#

 


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