In Passing

[garykevinware]

Less than a week ago, Alexander George posted, under En Passant Problems,
http://www.chessproblem.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=409, and linked to a New York Times chess blog, in which readers were encouraged to give examples of chess problems involving en passant captures. Here are a couple of such problems for you to solve:



W. Henneberger Strategie 1908-1910 #3



K. Hannemann Skakbladet 1938 #3

6 points for sending me a complete variation to each problem, at garykevinware@yahoo.com , by next Wednesday.

[garykevinware]

Here are the answers to last week's problems:
Hennenberger #3-
1 Nf5 Qxa1 2 c4+ bxc3 e.p. 3 Nf6#
1...Bg1 2 e4+ fxe3 e.p. 3 Nb6#
1...Rbxd3 2 c4+ bxc3 e.p. 3 Qa2#
1...Rhxd3 2 e4+ fxe3 e.p. 3 Qh1#
"Black is induced to cross various critical squares with moves of the Q, B and each R in turn, these squares being f6, b6, c3 and e3, respectively. In each case, an interference of the piece is introduced by the en passant capture. This is the most famous of all tasks, in its particular genre."
Hannemann #3-
1 c4 bxc3 e.p. 2 b4+ axb3 e.p. 3 Nxb3#
1...dxc3 e.p. 2 d4+ exd3 e.p. 3 Nxd3#
1...d5 2 exd6 e.p. g5+ 3 fxg6 e.p.#
1...g5+ 2 fxg6 e.p. d5 3 exd6 e.p.#
"A very amusing study in the special capture, which occurs (by Black or White) at all stages of the play after the key. The Black QNP and QP are induced to open their original squares, while 1...g5+ and 1...d5 allow captures on another line."