Letter 4 IB (rev. 01/06/1998) ##################### IN BETWEEN TASKS =========================================================== (solutions for letter 4 see letter 5, for 4IB see letter 6) +-----------------+ 8 | - r - + - + k + | Black to move 7 | a - + - + - a a | after 28.Rxb2 6 | - + - + q + - + | 5 | + - Q - + a A - | 4 | - + - N - + - + | 3 | A - n - A - + - | 2 | - R - B - A - A | 1 | K - + - + - + - | +-----------------+ a b c d e f g h Task 15 [*]: Game Gelfand - Kramnik, European Team Cup, Berlin, 1996, After Kramnik's next move White resigned at once. Answer: Black's move was 28. ... --------------------------------- +-----------------+ 8 | - + - r - k - + | 7 | + - + - + a + - | 6 | - + - + n + a + | 5 | + - + - A - + - | 4 | - + - + - + R A | 3 | + - + - + N + - | 2 | - + r + - + A + | White to move 1 | + - + - + R K - | After 48.- Kf8?? +-----------------+ a b c d e f g h Task 16 [**]: Game Stricovic (YUG) - Dautov (GER), Olympiad, Erevan, 1996. Why is 48.- Kf8 a fault, find White's next move. Answer: White's move was 49. ... ############################################### +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | __o Heiner Theofel | | _`\<,_ IECC TD Swiss Tournaments ---> results under: | | (_)/ (_) http://kerouac.pharm.uky.edu/rgbIECC/IECC.html | + ~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------+