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Joined 16 Dec '04 Moves 56692 This has been posted in the 'chess' forum but has not seen much activity, suppose chess puzzles should go in this forum really anyway.
Ok, white to move and mate in 3....
Solution:
1.Qa3! ( the threat is 2.N:e6 with 3.Qb3#; if 2...Nc5/Nb4 then 3.Rb4# )
1...b5 2.Rc1+ Kd4 3.Qc3#
1...Nc7 2.Rb4+ Kc5 3.Ne4#
Joined 16 Dec '04 Moves 56692 Originally posted by David113
Solution:
1.Qa3! ( the threat is 2.N:e6 with 3.Qb3#; if 2...Nc5/Nb4 then 3.Rb4# )
1...b5 2.Rc1+ Kd4 3.Qc3#
1...Nc7 2.Rb4+ Kc5 3.Ne4# That is indeed the correct answer, you win a virtual pat on the back.
Ok, here's another - it's the September problem in The Independent, took me a little while to get.
White to play and mate in 2. The competition (I'm not looking for the answer, I do know it honest!) also asks for the five distinct mates;
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Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by TheGambit
That is indeed the correct answer, you win a virtual pat on the back.
Ok, here's another - it's the September problem in The Independent, took me a little while to get.
White to play and mate in 2. The competition (I'm not looking for the answer, I do know it honest!) also asks for the five distinct mates;
[fen]8/8/8/8/3Q2K1/1N6/4kB2/2r2R2[/fen] 1.Bg1! (zz)
1...R~1 (or Rc4) 2.Q(x)c4#
1...Rc~ (or Rd1) 2.Q(x)d1#
1...Re1 2.Rf2#
1...Rxf1 2.Qd2#
1...Kxf1 2.Qf2#
Joined 16 Dec '04 Moves 56692 Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
[b]1.Bg1! (zz)
1...R~1 (or Rc4) 2.Q(x)c4#
1...Rc~ (or Rd1) 2.Q(x)d1#
1...Re1 2.Rf2#
1...Rxf1 2.Qd2#
1...Kxf1 2.Qf2#[/b]Aye, that's the one. Thanks, now I can enter that competition 😉
Right, this is the last one that I have to hand, it was last months problem in the Independent. Again, white to play and mate in two;
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Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by TheGambit
Aye, that's the one. Thanks, now I can enter that competition 😉
Right, this is the last one that I have to hand, it was last months problem in the Independent. Again, white to play and mate in two;
[fen]5QNb/8/2p1p3/2K1k2n/8/2pP4/2r5/7b[/fen] 1.Ne7! (2.Ng6)
1...Bf6 (or Nf6) 2.Qb8
1...Rg2 2.Nxc6
1...Nf4 2.Qxh8
1...Be4 2.d4
Edit: bPc6 is a needless piece and should have been removed by the composer.
Joined 16 Dec '04 Moves 56692 Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
[b]1.Ne7! (2.Ng6)
1...Bf6 (or Nf6) 2.Qb8
1...Rg2 2.Nxc6
1...Nf4 2.Qxh8
1...Be4 2.d4[/b]That is correct again, I'll have to find something harder in future 😞
Have you ever tried composing any of your own problems BDP?
Joined 21 Jul '04 Moves 13381 1. N-e7 (..1 r-g2 2.n x c6 ++) (..1 n - f4 2. q x h8 ++) (..1 b - e4 2. p - d4 ++) ( ..1 b or n - f6 2. q - b8 ++) anything else black plays white plays n-g6 mate
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Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by TheGambit
That is correct again, I'll have to find something harder in future 😞
Have you ever tried composing any of your own problems BDP? I've composed a few problems, but I don't post them here because I like my anonymity.
Joined 21 Feb '06 Moves 6500 Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Edit: bPc6 is a needless piece and should have been removed by the composer.I think its there for a reason, so people will waste time considering a pawn-check.
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Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by Shinidoki
I think its there for a reason, so people will waste time considering a pawn-check. What pawn check?
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