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J eff Coakley
Triple Loyds: Men in Black 3
Triple loyds are named after Sam Loyd, the American chess composer who
published the prototype in 1866. This column features positions that include
black pieces.
Triple Loyd #29
[FEN "2K5/p6p/R5p1/4R2N/8/8/8/8"]
A triple loyd is actually three puzzles in one. As you can see, there is no black
king in the diagram. In each part of the puzzle, your task is to place the black
king on the board to achieve these goals:
A. Black is in checkmate.
B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has a mate in one.
For puzzles 1-28 and additional information on Sam Loyd, see the
ChessCafe.com Archives: J une 2012, J uly 2012, September 2012, November
2012, J anuary 2013, February 2013, April 2013, J une 2013, J uly 2013,
October 2013.
Triple Loyd #30
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[FEN "2N5/2N5/2p5/8/2bn4/K7/5B2/2R5"]
Place the black king on the board so that:
A. Black is in checkmate.
B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has a mate in one.
Triple loyd diagrams are usually quite sparse. That's not the case with the next
position.
Triple Loyd #31
[FEN "rn2bn2/pQb2p1p/p1p1rBpP/
P1R1P1P1/2Np4/1N1P3B/P4PK1/5R2"]
Place the black king on the board so that:
A. Black is in checkmate.
B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has a mate in one.
Triple loyds are not the only kind of chess puzzle in which pieces are added to
the board. There are many others.
In an inverted loyd, the black king is already on the board and the white pieces
must be added.
The following "two rook problem" by Canadian composer Adrian Storisteanu
is from the Chess Cafe Puzzlers Cup.
Inverted Loyd #7
[FEN "8/8/8/8/5r2/8/1r6/4K2k"]
Place two white rooks on the board
so that White has a mate in one.
Inverted Loyd #8
[FEN "3K4/n7/8/4k1P1/8/8/8/6n1"]
Place a white rook, bishop, and knight on
the board so that White has a mate in one.
The topic of one column last month (November 2013) was "double royal
loyds", in which the two kings are added to a position so that White has mate
in one.
The next puzzle is a double royal triple loyd. The goal in each of the three
parts is the same as a normal triple loyd. The difference is that both kings
must be placed on the board.
Double Royal Triple Loyd #01
[FEN "8/8/1p2N3/1B6/4p3/8/1N3P2/8"]
Place the two kings on the board so that:
A. Black is in checkmate.
B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has a mate in one.
Solutions
All triple loyds by J . Coakley. Puzzles #29 and #30 are from Winning Chess
Puzzles For Kids (2006), #31 from Volume 2 (2010).
Hyperlinks. You can advance to this spot in the column from any puzzle by
clicking on the underlined title above the diagram. To return to the puzzle, use
the back button on your browser or press thebackspace key.
Triple Loyd #29
[FEN "2K5/p6p/R5p1/4R2N/8/8/8/8"]
A. Kc6#
B. Kh6=
C. Kh8 (Re8#)
In part B, the black king (Agent K) blocks the h-pawn and self-pins the g-
pawn.
Triple Loyd #30
[FEN "2N5/2N5/2p5/8/2bn4/K7/5B2/2R5"]
A. Ka1#
B. Kc5=
C. Ka5 (Be1#)
This time in part B, the black king self-pins his knight and bishop.
Triple Loyd #31
[FEN "rn2bn2/pQb2p1p/p1p1rBpP/
P1R1P1P1/2Np4/1N1P3B/P4PK1/5R2"]
A. Kd5#
B. Kd7=
C. Ke2 (Nc1#)
The toughest part here is finding the mate in one. The position is obviously the
result of alien strategy.
Inverted Loyd #7
Adrian Storisteanu 2013
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[FEN "8/8/8/8/5r2/8/1r3R2/R3K2k"]
Ra1 and Rf2 were added.
1.0-0-0#
Castling is allowed in chess problems unless it can be proven illegal.
Happy new year, Adrian!
Inverted Loyd #8
J . Coakley 2013
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[FEN "3K4/n3B1N1/8/4k1P1/3R4/8/8/6n1"]
Rd4, Be7, Ng7 were added.
1.Bf6#
For inverted loyds #1-6, see J uly 2012, November 2012, April 2013, J uly
2013, October 2013.
Double Royal Triple Loyd #01
J . Coakley 2013
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[FEN "8/8/1p2N3/1B6/4p3/8/1N3P2/8"]
The placement of the white king is given first in the notation below and is
shown in the diagram by a lower case letter. The placement of the black king
is given second and shown by a capital letter.
A. Kf6 - Ke8#
B. Ke3 - Ke1=
C. Kf1 - Kf3 (Be2#)
This is Agent J , over and out!
2013 J eff Coakley. Illustration by Antoine Duff. All Rights Reserved.
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