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ok, for the second, how close were my answers, you need to give me something or it'll be something like a self mate 🙂

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It is more or less a helpmate

It's not easy being me 😏

Hint:

White makes two plausible moves and gets mated on g2

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Originally posted by heinzkat
It is more or less a helpmate

It's not easy being me 😏

Hint: [hidden]White makes two plausible moves and gets mated on g2[/hidden]
OK how about this:

1...Qxd5 2.Rc7+ Kxe6 3.Bxf7+ Kd6 4.Be8 Qxg2#

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Originally posted by philidor position
OK how about this:

[hidden]1...Qxd5 2.Rc7+ Kxe6 3.Bxf7+ Kd6 4.Be8 Qxg2#[/hidden]
2. Rxd5 GG

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Originally posted by heinzkat
2. Rxd5 GG
obviously white has to blunder somewhere? I give up, I guess I'm not as cunning as heinzkat. 🙁

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Must be something like this

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Must be something like this

[pgn]
[Event "Edited position"]
[Site "END-CFB10B3985E"]
[Date "2010.01.27"]
[Round "-"]
[White "-"]
[Black "-"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "r4r2/pb2kp1Q/1p1qNpBp/3Pb3/8/1P6/P4PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
r . . . . r . .
p b . . k p . Q
. p . q N p B p
. . . P b . . .
. . . . . . . .
. P . . . ...[text shortened]... to play
--------------}
1. Kh1 Qd7 2. Nxf8 Rxf8 3. d6+ Ke8 4. Rc7 Qh3+[/pgn]
that looks too much of a self mate though with Kh1, and it's black to move. come on GP, show us what you got. or... aren't you as cunning and imaginative as heinzkat? 😛

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the King is on h1 in the original position.
I have to get white going first in the PGN thingy.

It's an RHP flaw.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
the King is on h1 in the original position.
I have to get white going first in the PGN thingy.

It's an RHP flaw.
ok, my apologies 🙂

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
the King is on h1 in the original position.
I have to get white going first in the PGN thingy.

It's an RHP flaw.
White played 2. f4 and only took on f8 on his third move

1. ... Qd7!! (there is no defense)
2. f4 Bxd5
3. Nxf8 (the Knight has to move somewhere) Qh3+
4. Kg1 Qxg2#

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Originally posted by philidor position
ok, my apologies 🙂
It's OK PP you are drunk.

I'm going to get that PGN moving thing sorted out now.

Either that ior get banned - go to Site Idea in 5 minutes
and watch this GP rant.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Must be something like this

[pgn]
[Event "Edited position"]
[Site "END-CFB10B3985E"]
[Date "2010.01.27"]
[Round "-"]
[White "-"]
[Black "-"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "r4r2/pb2kp1Q/1p1qNpBp/3Pb3/8/1P6/P4PP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
r . . . . r . .
p b . . k p . Q
. p . q N p B p
. . . P b . . .
. . . . . . . .
. P . . . ...[text shortened]... to play
--------------}
1. Kh1 Qd7 2. Nxf8 Rxf8 3. d6+ Ke8 4. Rc7 Qh3+[/pgn]
Nonsense, what idiot would play 1. Kh1?!? 😠😠

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Originally posted by heinzkat
White played 2. f4 and only took on f8 on his third move

1. ... Qd7!! (there is no defense)
2. f4 Bxd5
3. Nxf8 (the Knight has to move somewhere) Qh3+
4. Kg1 Qxg2#
wow, so he actually did find the idea, you guys are good with tricks!

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I did a whole Corner once dedicated to that mating idea giving a few
examples from my own games.



It was the only mating idea I could see. Then just a case of looking for
plausible moves. I did not know it was a killer with no defence.
I was just looking for a playable sequence.

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Originally posted by heinzkat
E-cookie points for the first one to PM me all four solutions... this is an exercise in trying to be as cunning as heinzkat 😏

Feel free to add some of your own cracking combinations
you and you alone are responsible for keeping me awake up to this hour. I want some of those e-cookies and they'd better taste good. I have a life you know!