Chess Mazes: A New Kind of Chess Puzzle for Everyone

142 Pages·2004·2.87 MB·English

by  Bruce Alberston

Chess azes
A newk inodf c hespsu zzle
foerv eryone
InventBeydB rucAel berston
2004
RusseElnlt erprisIensc,.
MilfoCrTd U,S A
ChesMsa zes
© 2004
Copyright
BrucAel berston
AllR ightRse served
1-888690-23-2
ISBN:
Publishbeyd:
RusseElnlt erpriIsnecs.,
5460
P.OB.o x
06460
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Covedre sigbny J aneLlo wrance
Printeidnt heU niteSdt atoefsA merica
Tableo fC ontents
Foreword 2
3
Introduction
ChapteOrn e
11
BishoRpo,o ka,n dKn ightM azes
17
BishoMpa zes- Proble1m-s3 4
23
RookM azes- Proble3m5s- 68
29
KnightM azes- Proble6m9s- 102
ChapteTrw o
35
QueenP,a wn, and King Mazes
44
QueenM azes- Proble1m0s3 -136
50
PawnM azes- Proble1m3s7 -170
55
KingM azes- Proble1m7s1 -204
SolutitoonCs h esMsa zes
62
BishoMpa zes- Proble1m-s3 4
73
RookM azes- Proble3m5s- 68
85
KnighMta zes- Proble6m9s- 102
96
Queen Maz-esP roble1m0s3 -136
108
PawnM azes- Proble1m3s7 -170
122
KingM azes- Proble1m7s1 -204
136
Appendix
Foreword
AmazinMga zes
Accorditnocg o nventiowniasld omi,fy ouw antt ob ecomaeb ettsetrr,o n­
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gerc hessplayyoeurs ,h oultdr yt o( 1)i ncreaysoeu rt actiacbaill ity;
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learnh owt ot hinokv etrh eb oarda;n d improvyeo urch esvsi sioBnu.t
iti s naoltw ayqsu itteh asti mplSeo.m eo f the ebxeesctu tpelda nasr e
ruinebdys implbel undeArnsd. if ayroeou n e whoof telno segsa mesb y
hanginpgie ceosrm issimnagt est,h etnh iiss the boyooku .f or
Theraer em anyg oodb ookwsh ichp resecnhte scso mbinatiaonndse x­
plaitna ctimcoatli fwsi tthh eg oaolf traiynoiunrtg a ctiacbailtl yiT. hink­
ingt echniqaureesa lswoe lclo vereidnt heg ame'lsi teratBuurtwe h.a t
abouvti saulizatTihoinis?sw herieti sm uchm ored iffictuofl ti ngdo omda terial.
Butn owB,ru ceA lberosnt'hsi ghly orwiogrikfn ialll s this gap.
To mastehri sp uzzleyso,uh ave etxoe rbtet tecro ntraonld c ommando f
thefu llp otentoifaa ll tlh ep ieceasn dy ouh ave vtios ualtihzeeim ro ve­
ments in myionudr'e sy eT.h isso undmso re diffitchualintti sb,u ti nf act
onloyn ep iecmeo vesi ne acmha zeT.h er esulEtx?c ellternati ntiona gv oid
one-movbel unders!
Anothteyrp icqaule stion concernivnigs iciohsnWe: hs ast i st hme inimum
numbeorf m ovesn eedetdo g etf romo nes quarteoa notheYro?u w ilble
challenhgeerdae s w ellb,e cautshee p uzzlmeuss tb es olveidnt hem ini­
mum numbeorf m oves.
Ih aveo nloyn ec aveadto:n 'fto rgtehta itn a reagla meb otphl ayers alter­
natmeo vesa,n ds oy oum ust alwwaaytsc ohu tf ory ouro pponentth'rse ats
andp lans.
Ih opet hayto uw ileln jowyi ndinygo ur wtahyr ougthh esmea zes and
improviynogu rc hesvsi sion!
KarstMeUnl ler
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2004
September
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Intorduction
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moversu lhea bse enp esnudsTehda.t m ovteh abti shaorpo utnhdbe o ard at
meanosn loyn es idgee ttsom ake wilorla lmoastwt i lTlh.e one restric­
moveTsh.as ti deW hiistP eo.oB rl ackt iioRsnu lFeo uOrn.lt yhw eh ibties hop
nevgeertt som akaen ymo veAsl.hl e iasl lotwome od ve.
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varitoeucsh nitqodu eevse vliospu awli­lvla rfyr opmo istitoon iptoison.
izatainopdnl annsiknifglor lm sys tu­Howevneorno,ef t hbel apcike ckeisn,g
dentTshe.i depalla nnsiintgu aitsi ionnlc udeidsa, l lowteomd o v.eT his
wheorens ei gdeet tsom akaep laann d makeBsl aacp ka sssitvaeat,ri yoo,nb ­
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interffeorrmet nhcoeep ponHeonwt. b ishaosip mt oveasr outnhdbe o ard.
doy oduo t haDto?n l'etht i mmo ve. The one eixRscu elpFeto iuorn.
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hadal so invenktienoddfc hae snsie ncw h ecTkh.a ti'ts. t hPeeun te mkyi ng
puzzle. ind angpeurht,i mi nc hecakn,dt he
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(3C)h ensso tation. pieecnpe r is(ei .peo.s,st iob lcbeae p ­
turetdh)eB,nl aicaskl lotwome odv e,
Ify oua rneo ftam ilairw itchh essta kyeo ur paineWdch ei tleo sYeosu.
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figuroeuh to wt od eicphefror mti hte
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rulWees'l.lt akbei shompa zesa st he shortseosltu tiino nt he tbhaec k of
sampTlhei.is sa ppropsriinatctheee booIkf.t h mea zcea bne soilnXv ed
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dids,h owtsh bea kcwaradp proianc h
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workientd w os tagfierssc,ta pttuhreef or checkmdaetteaw.ii ltTshh ea ddi­
rooakn tdh etnh pea wn. tioenxaalm palreeesx plaiCnheadp ­in
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meth3o.dB,b4 6. BdSP.r etfhedrei recyto ur nUonsfeou.rn tatmealnya,yv er­
methsoidn icite sa l stohse h ortesatg.e p lyaerhsa vteor ublneo tiincg
whats'tsa rtihnedgmi reicntt hlfeya ce.
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MazesIs tronugrlgyyeo tuo s oltvhee AveraPgel aypelra acp ei ercieg ihnt
positdiiornesfc rtoltmyh dei agramtsh,e poafat nh oppuonsiwithn egr e it
wihtout oauitod f at rhreo owrls i necsa n cbaep tufroenrdo thiAnlgtl?o o
ora noyt hdeerv iycoemusa yc omuep mantyi mes.
witYho.uc an wtohrmeka zeisny our
heajdsu tb yl ookaitn gt he diaAgnrdwa emk nofwor me xperitehnacte
positTihoiinsst. h wea yt o byuoiulrdn oatl slu cmhi asktegsep tu nisOhfe­d.
visuaatliisozkni lls. ten otphpeeo nn(ta notahveearrg e
playdeoren)so ste weh atr'isgu hntd er
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authioosrn o eft hetmh)eb nya ll mepalnasya enrhd e 'ltla ke pyioeucerev esr y
setth dei agrpaosmi tuipoo nn y ourt ime.
boradB.u td ont'otu cthhpe i cees!
Soltvhepe r oblienm syh oeuard . Thta'tsh rce saofno rrul ef our.
Dond'ott haDto.n p'utyt o upri eecne s
TheR esto ft heM azes prisTer. ayionu ery etso wsheaet i'ms­
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