What's up with your endgame?

Gomoto · #1

Dont settle for less! Go for the best move:

Problem 1:

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Solution 1:

Gomoto · #2

Problem 2:

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Solution 2:

Gomoto · #3

Problem 3:

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Solution 3:

Gomoto · #4

Problem 4:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ $$ +---------------------------------------+ $$ | . . . . . . . . X X O O . O O O O X . | $$ | X X . . . X . X X O X . O . O X X X . | $$ | O X X X X O X X O O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | O O X O O . O O . , . . . O O X X . . | $$ | . O O O . O . . O O . . . . O O X . . | $$ | O . X X O X O X X O . . . . X O X . . | $$ | . O O X X X . X O . . . . O O X . . . | $$ | O . O X . X X O O . O . . O X X . . . | $$ | X O O X . . X X O . X O O . O X . . . | $$ | X X X O X O O X O , X X . O . X O . . | $$ | . X O O X O X O O X . . X O . X . . . | $$ | . X X O X X X . O X O X X O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O X . a W O X O X O X X . . X . | $$ | . X O O O b X X X X O X O O X . X . . | $$ | . . X O . O X O . . O O O O X . O X X | $$ | . . X O . O O X X , . . O X X O O O X | $$ | . X X O . . X O X X X O O O O . . . O | $$ | . X O O . . O O O X X X O . . . . O . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X O . X X O . . . . . | $$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

Solution 4:

Gomoto · #5

Problem 5:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ $$ +---------------------------------------+ $$ | . . . . . . . . X X O O . O O O O X . | $$ | X X . . . X . X X O X . O . O X X X . | $$ | O X X X X O X X O O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | O O X O O O O O . , . . . O O X X . . | $$ | . O O O . O . . O O . . . . O O X . . | $$ | O . X X O X O X X O . . . . X O X . . | $$ | . O O X X X . X O . . . . O O X . . . | $$ | O . O X . X X O O O O . . O X X . . . | $$ | X O O X . . X X O X X O O b O X . . . | $$ | X X X O X O O X O , X X O O X X O . . | $$ | . X O O X O X O O X . X X O a X . . . | $$ | . X X O X X X . O X O X X O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O X X O O O X O X O X X X . X . | $$ | . X O O O X X X X X O X O O X O X . . | $$ | . . X O . O X . X O O O O O X O O X X | $$ | . . X O . O O X X , O . O X X O O O X | $$ | . X X O . . X O X X X O O O O . . . O | $$ | X X O O . . O O O X X X O . . . . O . | $$ | X O O . . . . O X . X X X O . . . . . | $$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

Solution 5:

Gomoto · #6

Problem 6

White is winning. Find the next two moves for white!

Can you win the won game or do you botch it like Gomoto? :lol:

(I found the first, but not the second.)

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ +---------------------------------------+ $$ | . . X . X . . . . . . O X . . . . . . | $$ | . X . X O X . X O . . O X X . . X X . | $$ | . . X O . . . X O O O . O X X X . . X | $$ | . X . O . . . O O X X O O O O O X X X | $$ | . O . . O O . . X . . X O . . . O O X | $$ | . . O . X O X . X . . X . X O . . . O | $$ | . . . O O X . . . X . X X X O . . O . | $$ | . . X . X . X X X . X O X O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . X X O O X X O O O O O . . . . | $$ | . X X , X O O O . , O . . X . , . . . | $$ | O O O . X O . O O . . . . . X . . . . | $$ | X X O . X O O X O . O O O O X . . O . | $$ | . O X X X O X X X X X X X X O O O . . | $$ | . O O O O X . . . . . . . . X X X O . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X O O . | $$ | . . . O O X . . . , . . . . . X O O X | $$ | . . O X X X . . . . . . . . . X O . O | $$ | . . O O O X X . . . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O O X . . . . . . . . . . . O | $$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

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