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User:Delirious prince

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Delirious prince is the contributor for the article St. John Ambulance in Singapore. He was born in the United Kingdom in 1984 and is presently resident in Singapore.

He is presently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and is a volunteer St John Ambulance officer in his spare time.

Interests

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Some simple chess puzzles here. The first is quite well known, the second is from one of my own games, the third may or may not be known...

If you know the solution post on my talk page! :D

abcdefgh
8
b7 white rook
f3 white king
g2 black pawn
f1 black king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
How can Black avoid losing this endgame?
abcdefgh
8
b7 black king
c7 white pawn
f7 white rook
h7 white pawn
g6 white pawn
b5 black pawn
b4 white pawn
c4 black knight
c2 black bishop
h2 black rook
a1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
Black to move. Can you spot the mate?
abcdefgh
8
e8 black rook
h8 black king
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
c6 black queen
h6 white knight
b5 black pawn
c5 black bishop
d5 white queen
b4 white pawn
c4 black pawn
c3 white pawn
f2 white pawn
g2 white pawn
h2 white pawn
g1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
White to move. What would you do if you were white?