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4NCL Combo Challenge

Here are some combinations from the 4NCL. To see the solution, click the chessboard.

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Black to play and win




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Black found a spectacular move



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White took advantage of the Black king stuck in the centre.



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White played a nice checkmate move.



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White has a big threat, but it's Black's move.



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This one is tough! - White to play.



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White looks like he's running into trouble on the e-file but ... White to play.



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No clues on this one! - just Black to play.



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White found a neat short cut to win this ending.



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The position looks double-edged, but Black's next move forced resignation.



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White looks like he's getting back into the game, but Black's next move came as a rude shock.



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Just out of the opening, but White found a breakthrough.



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Black found a neat way to win this ending.



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An innocent-looking position - but Black's next move brought instant resignation.



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Again Black to play ...



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How did Black prove that bishops are stronger than rooks?



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White clearly has a strong attack down the h-file, but can you calculate a forced mate?



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Is Black's king well placed for the endgame? Hint:- it's White to play.



Guildford-A&DC 1
Guildford-A&DC 2
Barbican 4NCL 1
Betsson.com
The GAMBIT ADs
Hilsmark K'fisher 1
Wood Green
Richmond
Cambridge Univ. 1
Barbican 4NCL 2
North West Eagles 1
Slough Sharks 1
White Rose
Bristol 1
Pride and Prejudice
S. Wales Dragons 1
Guildford-A&DC 3
Oxford 1
Poisoned Pawns 1
Wessex 1
Cheddleton-Pointon
Kings Head
Barbican 4NCL Youth
Hilsmark K'fisher 2
Jutes of Kent
Warwickshire Select
Pandora's Box
Anglian Avengers 1
FCA Solutions 1
S. Wales Dragons 2
Slough Sharks 2
Wessex 2
North West Eagles 2
Mind Sports
Cambridge Univ. 2
Slough Sharks 3
Brown Jack
Celtic Tigers 1
Metropolitan
Pontypridd
Braille Chess Assoc.
Nottinghamshire 1
AMCA Dragons
Guildford-A&DC 4
Anglian Avengers 2
Sussex Smart Ctls.
FCA Solutions 2
Littlethorpe 1
KJCA Kings
SCS
Athenaeum
Bristol 2
Wales Old Boys
Oxford 2
Oxford 3
Glos. Gambits
AMCA Hippos
Halesowen
Poisoned Pawns 2
Conquistadors 1
Guildford-A&DC 5
Nottinghamshire 2
Celtic Tigers 2
Littlethorpe 2
Grendel's Mother
Cheddleton
Conquistadors 2