Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids Volume 2
ERRATA
updated February 2016
For a pdf version of the following errata, click here.
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page 15, Queen Forks
34-5
The piece on c8 should be a black king. |
page 16, Switcheroo
0
One of the intended solutions, Ne5-Kg8, is not mate.
To correct, place a black pawn on c5
instead of c6. |
page 33, Mate in One 44-7
The black rook on c6 should be on c8.
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page 36, Goof 22-1
The solution should say "White has all 8 pawns." |
page 45, Switcheroo
23-1
The intended solution Nd2-Kg8 is not mate.
To correct, place the black knight on c6
instead of b8. |
page 45, Switcheroo
23-2
The intended solution Qe7-Ng5 is not mate.
To correct, place a black queen on d5 and black pawn on e7. The solution then is e7-Ng5. |
page 87, Switcheroo
26-6
The intended solution Ne5-Kg8 is not mate.
To correct, place a black knight on f8
instead of a rook. |
page 134, Switcheroo
30-1
The solution is Rd1-Ke8 (not Bf8-Rh8 as given).
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page 171, Lily's Puzzlers
The solution for part A should be 61 squares.
Qb2 Qb6 Qe4 Qf5 |
page 189, Pawn Maze 5A
There is a N path in 13 moves. The short cut is d7-d8=N-f7-g5-f2-g4-h2-f1-d2-b1-a3-b5xa7
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The following puzzles have alternate solutions:
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page 31, Switcheroo
22-6
Kb8-Bg4, Ra5-Kg1, Ra5-f2, Ra5-h2, Ra5-Ng3,
Ra5-Be3.
To correct, place the black
knight on d8 instead of e7. |
page 32, Disco Check 35-6
1.Nc8+, 1.Ne8+, and 1.Nb5+ all win.
To correct, put the black a-pawn on a6. |
page 87, Switcheroo
26-9 Qg6-Kg8 or a2-Nf7, or any white pawn with Nf7.
To correct, place a white rook on d1
instead of e8. |
page 117, Mate in One
57-2
1.Qg6# or 1.Ne7#
To correct, add a black knight on c6. |
page 134, Switcheroo
30-2 Rd1-Rh8 or Rd1-Ke8
To correct, place the white king on a2. |
page 169, Switcheroo
33-3 Be3-Kh7 or Rb1-Qb1 or Rb1-Be3
To correct, put a white rook on a1 instead of b3. |
page 200, Switcheroo
36-1
c7-Kg7 or Kc1-Kg7
To correct, place a black queen on f8
and black rook on e8. |
page 205, Retro
24-2
2.c5xd6 e.p.+ Kc6xd6 or 2.e5xd6 e.p.+ Ke6xd6
To correct, add a white rook on a5, and place a white knight on g7 instead of d3. |
page 248, Checkology 20-8 1.Qg7+ or 1.Ne6
To correct, put a black rook on d7 instead of d8. |
The revised versions of all switcheroos in this list are available in a pdf file.
Updated February 2016.
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