Final 2018 Ratings and Solutions

Place	Name	14-Dec
1	Lennox	1154
2	Michael	886
3	Suhaas	833
4	Anvith	663
5	Zachary	636
6	Thomas	615
7	Rishik	592
8	Sawyer	563
9	Dennis	545
10	Ashwin	431
11	Faith	400
12	Rowan	363
13	Nivrit	353
14	Courage	283
15	S.J.	267
16	Prithyaa	233
17	Douglas	183
18	Kunal	160
19	Pranya	157
20	Elsa	149
21	Theodore	148
22	Cassandra	146
23	William	132
24	Amaya	106

 Solution: 1. g6+ Kg8
                 2. Rd8+  Re8
                 3. Rxd8#

 Solution: 1. Ne7+ Kh8
                 2. Qxh7+ Kxh7
                 3. Rh1+ Qh5
                 4. Rxh5#

 Solution: 1. Rgxg7+ Kh8
                 2. Rxh7+  Kg8
                 3. Rbxg7# (blind pig mate)

 Solution: 1. Qxb6+ Kxb6
                 2. Qc5# (swallowtail mate)

 Solution: 1. Qxe5+ dxe5
                 2. Bxe5+ Qf6
                 3. Bxf6#

 Solution: 1. Qe8+ Qxe8
                 2. Nxe6#

 Solution: 1. Bc4 (to prevent f5) Ra6 (black is helpless)
                 2. Rd8+ Qxe8
                 3. Rxd8#

 Solution: 1. Rc8 Qxc8
                 2. Qg5# (swallowtail mate)

Solution: 1. Rd7+ Kg8
                2. Nc6+ (the rook is pinned) (not Nh6 which is guarded) Kh8
                3. Rh7# (or Rxf8#)