Another Puzzle Thread

Originally posted by TommyC
1.Nf4 is an illegal move. Only legal moves!

Sorry! Substitute f4 for g4...

Originally posted by TommyC
Nope. 1. Ke2 gxf6 2.f8=Q looks drawish at best for white, since black can start checking.

I give up, but I am curious, what IS the answer?

Originally posted by adam warlock
Sorry! Substitute f4 for g4...

Again it's just drawish at best for white, because black can start checking after 1. Ng4 Qxg4 2. f8=Q Qg5+.

Ne4!

Originally posted by TommyC
Again it's just drawish at best for white, because black can start checking after 1. Ng4 Qxg4 2. f8=Q Qg5+.

Ok... I give up! 😞

Originally posted by allostery
Ne4!

1. Ne4! is correct! White wins.

Did you find it independently or resort to a computer?

I have a lot of puzzles if anyone would like another. Just let me know if you'd like one harder or easier.

Originally posted by TommyC
1. Ne4! is correct! White wins.

Did you find it independently or resort to a computer?

I have a lot of puzzles if anyone would like another. Just let me know if you'd like one harder or easier.

No computer. I did read what others posted about white having to avoid perpetual check, though. Protecting the pawn seemed like a logical way to solve that problem. Cool puzzle!

Originally posted by TommyC
1. Ne4! is correct! White wins.

Did you find it independently or resort to a computer?

I have a lot of puzzles if anyone would like another. Just let me know if you'd like one harder or easier.

That one was amazing, I was looking at promoting the pawn to a Knight or something, but that's an awesome puzzle. You seem to be a good tactician, we should have a game sometime, maybe when I free a spot up i'll send you an invite.

Originally posted by TommyC
1I have a lot of puzzles if anyone would like another. Just let me know if you'd like one harder or easier.

Just keep'em comming!!! 🙂

Originally posted by TommyC
[fen]8/2p2Pp1/p3pN2/2p1P3/2Pk4/3P4/2PK1Pq1/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
White to move.

Does he win, lose . . . or draw?

white wins with 1.Ne4!!

very hard puzzle, and still I am not sure if I missed something. The main point is that after 1...Qf3 white distracts black queen with 2.f8=Q.

EDIT: in fact after 2...Qxf8 3.Nf6 Qxf6!! 4.exf6 gxf6 black seems to win after all.

EDIT2: missed 5.f4! white wins

Originally posted by Jusuh
white wins with 1.Ne4!!

very hard puzzle, and still I am not sure if I missed something. The main point is that after 1...Qf3 white distracts black queen with 2.f8=Q.

yeah, that works. It's something that's easier to spot if you know it's a puzzle and not a real game. I probably wouldn't have seen that in a game

Originally posted by ih8sens
That one was amazing, I was looking at promoting the pawn to a Knight or something, but that's an awesome puzzle. You seem to be a good tactician, we should have a game sometime, maybe when I free a spot up i'll send you an invite.

Yes it's a total delight, isn't it?

I actually am in the process of cutting down my number of correspondence games to nil, both here and on another site. So thanks for the offer, but to protect my OTB standard I've decided to focus on that for the time being.

Ok, I will find an easier one I think this time in a moment...

Ok, you might have seen this one before, since it's from an Anderssen-Anonymous game. White to move. How should the game go?

Originally posted by TommyC
Ok, you might have seen this one before, since it's from an Anderssen-Anonymous game. White to move. How should the game go?

1. Rb8

Originally posted by Jusuh
white wins with 1.Ne4!!

very hard puzzle, and still I am not sure if I missed something. The main point is that after 1...Qf3 white distracts black queen with 2.f8=Q.

EDIT: in fact after 2...Qxf8 3.Nf6 Qxf6!! 4.exf6 gxf6 black seems to win after all.

EDIT2: missed 5.f4! white wins

I don't see the benefit of 2. f8=Q, because I can't find a win for white after 2...QxQ. (3. c3+ is losing after Kxe5).