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I've been seeing a lot of rather good chess puzzles posted recently but a lot of them are quite complex. Anyways, I decided to post a position from a game I recently played. If your rating is above, lets say 1300, please let the lower rated players give the puzzle a shot before giving it away.

r1b2k1r/pp1pnppp/4p3/1N2n3/4P3/4B3/PPP2PPP/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 1

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Originally posted by ih8sens
I've been seeing a lot of rather good chess puzzles posted recently but a lot of them are quite complex. Anyways, I decided to post a position from a game I recently played. If your rating is above, lets say 1300, please let the lower rated players give the puzzle a shot before giving it away.

r1b2k1r/pp1pnppp/4p3/1N2n3/4P3/4B3/PPP2PPP/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 1

White To Move
Here's the board

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ah thanks.

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Here's the board

[fen]r1b2k1r/pp1pnppp/4p3/1N2n3/4P3/4B3/PPP2PPP/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 1[/fen]
Sorry, i'm above 1300

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Here's the board

[fen]r1b2k1r/pp1pnppp/4p3/1N2n3/4P3/4B3/PPP2PPP/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 1[/fen]
is it mate or what?, or positional, material, what am I trying to to do?

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Here's the board

[fen]r1b2k1r/pp1pnppp/4p3/1N2n3/4P3/4B3/PPP2PPP/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 1[/fen]
My rating is 1200.

1.Nc7 Rb8 2.Bxa7.

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above 1400 and I can't see it

...I hate this game

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
My rating is 1200.
Are you just here to solve puzzles or what? 😠

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
My rating is 1200.

1.Nc7 Rb8 2.Bxa7.
that shouldn't count... what is your REAL rating?

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Originally posted by ChessJester
that shouldn't count... what is your REAL rating?
My REAL rating is 1200. Everyone knows RHP is the only place REAL chess is played. Anyone with a move counter of 0 doesn't play chess. Or so they tell me.

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Are you just here to solve puzzles or what? 😠
No. Sometimes I compose them, too.

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Originally posted by LordofADown
above 1400 and I can't see it

...I hate this game
Funny you say that because I missed it too 😛. I was so focused on getting the pawn up and working into a simple endgame that I completely missed the freebie rook.

The reason I posted this puzzle is to teach one lesson that took me a while to learn personally: Avoid being mechanical in your thinking. If you find a good move, look for a better one.

That in itself raised my rating about 150 points.

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I am over 2000, and it took over 20 secs for me to find the combination. Damn.

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Originally posted by Jusuh
I am over 2000, and it took over 20 secs for me to find the combination. Damn.
tsk, tsk, 15s for me. you've been slacking on your CTS. 🙂

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Originally posted by wormwood
tsk, tsk, 15s for me. you've been slacking on your CTS. 🙂
Only because my rating is so high I know it'll drop if I start solving...

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