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2009-04-01T17:11:58Z
<p>Lyoa: /* Puzzle 4 */</p>
<hr />
<div>Solving puzzles is a very good way of becoming a stronger player. Solve as many as possible! And feel free to post your own puzzles here.<br />
<br />
== [[Piet Hein]]'s puzzles ==<br />
<br />
See article [[Piet Hein's puzzles]]<br />
<br />
== [[Claude Berge]]'s puzzles ==<br />
<br />
See article [[Claude Berge's puzzles]]<br />
<br />
== Bert Enderton ==<br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 1 ===<br />
<br />
Red to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex>R7 C7 Q1<br />
Hc3 Hf3<br />
Vc4 Hd4 <br />
Hc5 Ve5<br />
Va6</hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 2 ===<br />
<br />
Red to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex>R7 C7 Q1<br />
Hc3<br />
Hf5<br />
Vb6</hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 3 ===<br />
<br />
Red (Vertical) to play and win.<br />
<br />
This is a very difficult puzzle whose complete solution is extremely complex.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Puzzle7.png]]<br />
<br />
<!-- <hex>R6 C6 Q1 Vf4 Hc2</hex> --><br />
<br />
== Other authors ==<br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 1 ===<br />
By [[John Tromp]]<br />
<br />
Blue to play and win.<br />
<br />
<br />
<hex> R10 C10<br />
Ri1 <br />
Bg4 Rh4 <br />
Bf5 Rg5<br />
Be6 Rf6 <br />
Bd7 <br />
Rc8 <br />
Rd9 </hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 2 ===<br />
By ''lazyplayer''. Blue to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex> R7 C7<br />
Vb2<br />
He3<br />
Vb5<br />
</hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 3 ===<br />
By [[David J Bush]]. Taken from a game on [[Playsite]] in 2003. Red to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex> R10 C10 Q1<br />
He2 Hf2 Hg2 Hh2 Hi2<br />
Va3 Hb3 Hd3 Ve3 Vf3 Vg3<br />
Va4 Vb4 Vc4 Hd4 Ve4 Hf4 Vg4 Vh4<br />
Hb5 Vc5 Vd5 He5 Vf5<br />
Hd6 Ve6<br />
Ve7<br />
Hg8<br />
Hc9 Hd9<br />
</hex><br />
<br />
Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=14 thread].<br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 4 ===<br />
Designed by ''Door1'', helped by ''David J Bush''. Inspired by a game on [[Kurnik]] in May 2005. Blue to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex> R10 C10 Q1<br />
Hb2 Hg2<br />
Hf3 Vg3<br />
Vb4 Ve4 Hf4<br />
He5<br />
Vc6<br />
Vd7<br />
Vd8<br />
</hex><br />
<br />
Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=212 thread].<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Solutions to puzzles]]<br />
* [[Ladder puzzles]]<br />
* [[Puzzle server]]<br />
<br />
[[Cameron Browne]] offers a lot of Original puzzles in his book [[Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Puzzle]]</div>
Lyoa
https://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Puzzles
Puzzles
2009-04-01T17:11:11Z
<p>Lyoa: /* Puzzle 3 */</p>
<hr />
<div>Solving puzzles is a very good way of becoming a stronger player. Solve as many as possible! And feel free to post your own puzzles here.<br />
<br />
== [[Piet Hein]]'s puzzles ==<br />
<br />
See article [[Piet Hein's puzzles]]<br />
<br />
== [[Claude Berge]]'s puzzles ==<br />
<br />
See article [[Claude Berge's puzzles]]<br />
<br />
== Bert Enderton ==<br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 1 ===<br />
<br />
Red to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex>R7 C7 Q1<br />
Hc3 Hf3<br />
Vc4 Hd4 <br />
Hc5 Ve5<br />
Va6</hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 2 ===<br />
<br />
Red to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex>R7 C7 Q1<br />
Hc3<br />
Hf5<br />
Vb6</hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 3 ===<br />
<br />
Red (Vertical) to play and win.<br />
<br />
This is a very difficult puzzle whose complete solution is extremely complex.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Puzzle7.png]]<br />
<br />
<!-- <hex>R6 C6 Q1 Vf4 Hc2</hex> --><br />
<br />
== Other authors ==<br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 1 ===<br />
By [[John Tromp]]<br />
<br />
Blue to play and win.<br />
<br />
<br />
<hex> R10 C10<br />
Ri1 <br />
Bg4 Rh4 <br />
Bf5 Rg5<br />
Be6 Rf6 <br />
Bd7 <br />
Rc8 <br />
Rd9 </hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 2 ===<br />
By ''lazyplayer''. Blue to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex> R7 C7<br />
Vb2<br />
He3<br />
Vb5<br />
</hex><br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 3 ===<br />
By [[David J Bush]]. Taken from a game on [[Playsite]] in 2003. Red to play and win.<br />
<br />
<hex> R10 C10 Q1<br />
He2 Hf2 Hg2 Hh2 Hi2<br />
Va3 Hb3 Hd3 Ve3 Vf3 Vg3<br />
Va4 Vb4 Vc4 Hd4 Ve4 Hf4 Vg4 Vh4<br />
Hb5 Vc5 Vd5 He5 Vf5<br />
Hd6 Ve6<br />
Ve7<br />
Hg8<br />
Hc9 Hd9<br />
</hex><br />
<br />
Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=14 thread].<br />
<br />
=== Puzzle 4 ===<br />
Designed by ''Door1'', helped by ''David J Bush''. Inspired by a game on [[Kurnik]] in May 2005.<br />
<br />
<hex> R10 C10 Q1<br />
Hb2 Hg2<br />
Hf3 Vg3<br />
Vb4 Ve4 Hf4<br />
He5<br />
Vc6<br />
Vd7<br />
Vd8<br />
</hex><br />
<br />
Source: this [[Little Golem]] forum [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=212 thread].<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Solutions to puzzles]]<br />
* [[Ladder puzzles]]<br />
* [[Puzzle server]]<br />
<br />
[[Cameron Browne]] offers a lot of Original puzzles in his book [[Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections]]<br />
<br />
[[category:Puzzle]]</div>
Lyoa