The Puzzling Side of Chess

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1 Introduction and Triple Loyds ......Page 1 2 The Double Whammy ......Page 6 3 Proof Games 4.0 ......Page 11 4 The Old Switcheroo ......Page 17 5 Another Trio of Triple Loyds ......Page 23 6 Board Domination ......Page 28 7 The Double Whammy: Reloaded ......Page 34 8 Proof Games: Beware of Impostors ......Page 39 9 Rotating Quadruplexes ......Page 45 10 Switcheroo Twins ......Page 56 11 Triple Loyds: Black Pieces ......Page 64 12 Illegal Positions: Who's the Goof? ......Page 69 13 Double Whammies: The One-Two Punch ......Page 77 14 Proof Games: Mysterious Captures ......Page 82 15 Eight Officers ......Page 87 16 Switcheroos: Flick the Switch ......Page 96 17 Secrets of Triple Loyds ......Page 102 18 Eight Officers: First Rank ......Page 110 19 Illegal Positions: Return of the Goof ......Page 118 20 Double Whammy: Rock'em, Sock'em ......Page 124 21 A Holiday Visit to the Normal Side ......Page 130 22 Proof Games: Vanishing Queens ......Page 140 23 Switcheroos: Make the Switch Today ......Page 146 24 Average Mobility: A Puzzling Calculation ......Page 152 25 Triple Loyds: Obtrusive Pieces ......Page 161 26 Illegal Positions: Mission Impossible ......Page 166 27 The Chess Cafe Puzzlers Cup and Three Multiplexes ......Page 173 28 Next Exit: Whammyville ......Page 187 29 Proof Games: Who Took What Where? ......Page 192 30 Chess Mysteries in a Retro World ......Page 197 31 Switcheroo Octuplets ......Page 210 32 Triple Loyds: Men in Black 2 ......Page 217 33 Retractors: "Takeback Granted" ......Page 222 34 Illegal Positions: Goofing Down ......Page 233 35 Double Whammy: Play It Again, Sam ......Page 239 36 Sixteen Pieces ......Page 249 37 Anniversary Six-Pack ......Page 264 38 Proof Games: Runaway Queen ......Page 271 39 Sixteen Pieces: Part 2 ......Page 276 40 Are You Ready To Make A Switch? ......Page 290 41 Three More Triple Loyds ......Page 299 42 Return to a Retro World ......Page 303 43 One Goof Leads to Another ......Page 316 44 Two Whams Are Better Than One ......Page 323 45 Retractors: Find the Missed Mate ......Page 331 46 Proof Games: Phantom Captures ......Page 345 47 Switcheroo Icosuplets ......Page 351 48 Helpmates: Black to Play and Lose ......Page 368 49 Three Triple Loyds to Go, Please ......Page 383 50 October Whammyfest! ......Page 388 51 New Goofs and Old Mistakes (Errata: Columns 1-50) ......Page 395 52 Proof Games: Queenside Fianchetti ......Page 404 53 Double Royal Loyds ......Page 411 54 Chess Cafe Puzzlers Cup: 2013 Awards Ceremony ......Page 423 55 Cyclotrons: The Next Generation Switcheroo ......Page 437 56 Triple Loyds: Men in Black 3 ......Page 449 57 A New Year's Ride to the Normal Side ......Page 455 58 Retro World III: Two Last Moves Ago ......Page 468 59 Queenfest: A Royal Heyday ......Page 480 60 Queenfest II: Second to None Plus Another Long Perp ......Page 495 61 Season Two: Back in Black ......Page 510 62 Chessboard Smorgasbord II: Puzzlers Cup 2014 ......Page 519 63 Queenfest III: We Will Rock You ......Page 528 64 Proof Games: In the Pudding ......Page 541 65 Bring on the Whammy! ......Page 548 66 Retractors: Overlooked Mates ......Page 560 67 A Handful of Pieces ......Page 571 68 Four Board Smorgasbord ......Page 581 69 Chess Mazes: Toronto Style ......Page 588 70 Minor Niner ......Page 601 71 Minor Convenience ......Page 616 72 Mate Tricks and Retro Treats ......Page 629 73 The Number 64 ......Page 642 74 Cyclotronic Joyride ......Page 654 75 Chess Cafe Puzzlers Cup: The Big Day ......Page 669 76 Smorgasbord V: December Sweets ......Page 682 77 Proof Games: Switchback City ......Page 694 78 A Few Cheerful Days on the Normal Side ......Page 702 79 Smorgasbord VI: Winter Games ......Page 721 80 Alekhine's Whammy ......Page 734 81 The Dude Abides ......Page 758 82 The Five Coin Dudeney ......Page 775 83 Rook Hooks and Queen Treks ......Page 790 84 Retro World IV: The Pre-existence of Being ......Page 798 85 Smorgasbord VII: The Ides of March ......Page 816 86 Rook and Knight Pairs ......Page 828 87 Queenfest IV: Breaking Free ......Page 840 88 Proof Games: Back to Start ......Page 855 89 Cyclotronic Overdrive: Gearing Up ......Page 862 90 Queenfest V: Harem Scarum ......Page 872 91 Smorgasbord VIII: Mother's Day ......Page 884 92 Cyclotronic Overdrive: Spinning On ......Page 891 93 Queenfest VI: Peaceful Coexistence ......Page 901