Endgame quiz

Wulebgr

Angler

Only Chess

04 Jun 06

Wulebgr

Angler

River City

Joined: 08 Dec 04
Moves: 16907

04 Jun 06

How should white proceed?

Draxus

Mr. Bombastic

Ogden, Ut

Joined: 14 Jan 05
Moves: 12253

04 Jun 06

I'll take a stab at it...

Ne6 Nefxe6, then h7 to try and get the queen

HomerJSimpson

Renouned Grob Killer

Joined: 17 Dec 05
Moves: 14725

04 Jun 06

1. Nxe6!! Nxe6

And white wins

Caro Kann

bob

Sandwich Land

Joined: 20 Feb 06
Moves: 8431

04 Jun 06

that was pretty easy

jgvaccaro

Joined: 27 Feb 02
Moves: 29788

04 Jun 06

2 edits

How about this one-- black to move and win:

Sicilian Smaug

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04 Jun 06

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Bowmann

Non-Subscriber

RHP IQ

Joined: 17 Mar 05
Moves: 1345

04 Jun 06

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Blank board??

Stop copying me.

jgvaccaro

Joined: 27 Feb 02
Moves: 29788

04 Jun 06

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Blank board??

Yes, it's actually more of a Zen chess koan.

See edited post. 🙂 Would be nice to be able to preview before posting...

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

04 Jun 06

...white's in check, it can't be blacks move.

jgvaccaro

Joined: 27 Feb 02
Moves: 29788

04 Jun 06

Originally posted by cmsMaster
...white's in check, it can't be blacks move.

Well bah. Fixed again (switched bishops).

Shinidoki

Joined: 21 Feb 06
Moves: 6500

04 Jun 06

2 edits

Originally posted by HomerJSimpson
1. Nxe6!! Nxe6

And white wins

I think you have over simplified the problem...

Nxe6+ Nxe6?

(Kxh6 Nxf8)

^ and if Black can find a way back to his a pawn he might be able to earn a draw...

Red Night

RHP Prophet

pursuing happiness

Joined: 22 Feb 06
Moves: 13669

04 Jun 06

Originally posted by jgvaccaro
How about this one-- black to move and win:

[fen]8/P7/2kp4/1p2K3/5P2/2Bb1p2/8/8 [/fen]

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

04 Jun 06

Another impossibility.

jgvaccaro

Joined: 27 Feb 02
Moves: 29788

04 Jun 06

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Another impossibility.

Sorry, it's from black's perspective--pulled this one from a game but should have flipped the board around. Anyway, Red Night is right.

DeepThought

Losing the Thread

Quarantined World

Joined: 27 Oct 04
Moves: 87415

06 Jun 06

Originally posted by Shinidoki
I think you have over simplified the problem...

Nxe6+ Nxe6?

(Kxh6 Nxf8)

^ and if Black can find a way back to his a pawn he might be able to earn a draw...

No it works: 1. Ne6+ Kxh6 2. Nxf8 Kh7 3. Nd7 Kf7 4. Nb6 Ke6 5. Nf4 Kd5 (5 ... a4 6. bxa4 Kc5 7. Nb2 wins) 6. Nxa5 Kc5 7. Ke2 Kb5 9. Kd3 Kxa4 10. Kc4 and the pawn queens.