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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Puzzle #8: White to Play, Tinue in 1 Move

Here's a fairly easy one for you guys. This is a game between myself and AaaarghBot where I ran out of time on the last move.

Please remember to put your answers in spoiler format so that the newer players have a chance to exercise the Tak lobe of their brains.

Sorry it's been a bit since my last puzzle, I've been working on my Tak writing for the Capstone Quarterly and for my upcoming posts.


Saturday, March 4, 2017

Puzzle #7: Black to play. What move can black make to avoid Tinue?

This was a very well played game that I watched most of last night. Black did a wonderful job spotting and avoiding Tinue attempts by white. This is one such example.

Two questions;  What is white's Tinue move next turn....and....How can black avoid it?

Note:  Looks like I trimmed the game a bit too much. Please arrow forward to get to the right board state. White's move should be Sc2.

Friday, March 3, 2017

Puzzle #6: Black to Play. Tinue in a few turns.

I say a few turns because there are a couple paths that black can take. However, each end result is the same; black gains Tinue in a few moves.

I put it into 3D mode since the stacks are so tall. As with my other recent puzzles, the board below is interactive.

Enjoy!