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Endgame problem from 1904

Endgame problem from 1904

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  • 8
  • a
  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h


Mate in three.

The problem dates 1904, and it's from http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/williams.html

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This drove me nuts, by the way.

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Originally posted by magnublm
This drove me nuts, by the way.
If the Q was on d7 its a mate in three but from here it is a mate in five.

1. Qxh2 Kxa7 2. Qc7+ Ka6 3. Rh6+ Kb5 4. Rb6+ Ka5 5. Qa7# 1-0

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Originally posted by tomtom232
If the Q was on d7 its a mate in three but from here it is a mate in six.

1. Kb2 a1=Q+ 2. Rxa1 h1=Q 3. Qh8+ Kb7 4. a8=Q+ Kb6 5. Qd4+ Kb5 6. Ra5# 1-0
Look again. ;-) It *is* mate in 3.

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Originally posted by magnublm
Look again. ;-) It *is* mate in 3.
heres what I got after looking at it longer


1. Qxh2 Kxa7 2. Qd6 Ka8 3. Qd7 Kb8 4. Rh8# {White mates} 1-0

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Originally posted by magnublm
Look again. ;-) It *is* mate in 3.
I have seen this problem on the Winter site. :-) It is a nice little conception.

Edit: That seems to be where you found it too!

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Originally posted by magnublm
[fen]k7/P6Q/8/8/8/8/p6p/K6R w - - 0 1[/fen]

Mate in three.

The problem dates 1904, and it's from http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/williams.html
I got it!

1. Kb2 a1=Q+ 2. Rxa1 h1=Q 3. Qxh1# {White mates} 1-0

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Originally posted by tomtom232
I got it!

1. Kb2 a1=Q+ 2. Rxa1 h1=Q 3. Qxh1# {White mates} 1-0
Why bother. Qxh2 saves brain cells and wins easily in 4 moves.

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Originally posted by magnublm
[fen]k7/P6Q/8/8/8/8/p6p/K6R w - - 0 1[/fen]

Mate in three.

The problem dates 1904, and it's from http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/williams.html
Finally found it, but it took me long enough...

1. Ka2 a1=Q+
2. Rxa1 h1=Q
3. Qxh1#

Edit - I see that tomtom beat me to it, but I solved it without scrolling down... 😉

Edit 2 - Nice puzzle, thanks for posting it.

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Why bother. Qxh2 saves brain cells and wins easily in 4 moves.
I guess you are not much into that kind of puzzles - if win is all that matters, I guess a few moves are not a concern. But to find a solution in the requested number of moves (and this being a composition means it has a single solution) will help finding the "best" move. Anyway for the lovers of such problems here is a site that marinkatomb pointed me to in the past:
http://www.chessproblems.com/

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Why bother. Qxh2 saves brain cells and wins easily in 4 moves.
? The first solution I found was 1. Kb2 a1Q+ 2. Rxa1 h1Q+ 3. Qxh1# after about 10-20 seconds. It is completely forced and therefore pretty easy to find, I don't see how the other way 'saves brain cells'.

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Originally posted by schakuhr
...The first solution I found was 1. Kb2 a1Q+ 2. Rxa1 h1Q+ 3. Qxh1# after about 10-20 seconds...
It took me about 5 minutes... 🙁

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Originally posted by wittywonka
It took me about 5 minutes... 🙁
😵

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