Three-way chess
Only three people turned up to play chess at the Ipswich Club recently. But that didn’t put them off:
(l. to r.) – Silas Peck, Les Jones, Ken Lunn
Silas was the only person to submit a correct answer to the puzzle from a few days ago, as follows:
1. Ne3+ Ke2 2. Bxh2 Kxe3 3. Kh8 Bd5 4. g8Q Bxg8 5. Bg1! Now …fxg1Q or R is stalemate. If …Bd5, then Bxf2+.
1st: Silas Peck – 4
2nd: Les Jones – 1½
3rd: Ken Lunn – ½
R1
Ken Lunn 0 – 1 Silas Peck
Silas Peck 1 – 0 Les Jones
Les Jones ½ – ½ Ken Lunn
R2
Silas Peck 1 – 0 Ken Lunn
Les Jones 0 – 1 Silas Peck
Ken Lunn 0 – 1 Les Jones
Silas, in the photo it looks as if you're a knight to a pawn down against Les. But you still managed to win?!
One of those black pawns must be a black bishop…
Definitely not. I've blown up the photo 250% and all six are pawns.
I remember that game and I never went down in material. There should be a black bishop on that board somewhere…
Actually, I remember now. There's a black knight hiding behind the white knight.
Yeah, you can just make it out.