Solutions to puzzles

Puzzle 7

The unique winning first move is Red c3! (e2 is defeated by e3, d3 is defeated by e1, e3 is defeated by e2, and b4 is defeated by d3).

The following seem like horizontal's (Blue's) best tries from the above position.

1. d2	e2	2. d5	c5	3. d4	b3	4. c4	a5
1. d3	b3	2. b5	e3
1. e1	d2	2. d1	d1	3. c4	b3	4. e3	a5	or	4. b5	e3
........	....	2. c4	b3	3. c5	e3	4. e4	f3	5. e6	d5
1. d5	b3	2. d2	b2	3. c4	a5	4. a6	c5	5. b5	e3	6. d5	f5
........	....	........	....	3. b5	c5	4. c4	e3
........	....	........	....	3. b6	a6	4. b4	c5	5. c4	e3	6. e6	d4
1. c4	e3	2. e2	b3	3. d3	a5
1. b5	d4	2. d3	f2	3. f1	d2	4. c4	e2	5. e4	e3	6. c5	e5
........	....	2. e1	d2	3. d1	f1	4. e2	f2...
1. b4	d2	2. d5	c5	3. c4	e3	4. d4	e5