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Gravestone Mate In One

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I saw this one on Chessbase News a few minutes ago (Winter's Chess Explorations 8), thought it was humorous. Likely been posted on RHP before, but I don't specifically remember it.

Mate in one problem on a gravestone. White to move.



Note: This is a trick problem. It's not really fair...Not fair at all. 😀

Go to Chessbase for the answer:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4877

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I would go with Kd9 but black simple can follow me with Kf9... 😛

EDIT: just saw the solution. There was a similar problem in Posers and puzzles but not quite the same. I will try to dig it out.

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I was struggling with this when suddenly this player go in touch with me.
User 286205
(that's an alternative solution)

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
I was struggling with this when suddenly this player go in touch with me.
User 286205
Out of the grave...

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I just wonder how much time's been spent by people standing in front of this gravestone, mulling over the problem. (Remember, this is a Dutch grave.)

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Mate in 1 after Kxh1

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Originally posted by Thomaster
[fen]4R3/8/2p5/1pP3p1/pP4Pp/P6P/6k1/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1[/fen]

Mate in 1 after Kxh1
after Ra2+ ..Kxh1
0-0-0-0 is mate.
Don't think it's allowed though

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RXd8++

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
I saw this one on Chessbase News a few minutes ago (Winter's Chess Explorations 8), thought it was humorous. Likely been posted on RHP before, but I don't specifically remember it.

Mate in one problem on a gravestone. White to move.

[fen]R2K1k2/2R5/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 [/fen]

Note: This is a trick problem. It's not really fair...Not fair at all. 😀

Go to Chessbase for the answer:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4877
Wow... i think its worse that I thought of the "trick" answer right off the bat... that means i need to read chess rules over again 😛

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
I saw this one on Chessbase News a few minutes ago (Winter's Chess Explorations 8), thought it was humorous. Likely been posted on RHP before, but I don't specifically remember it.

Mate in one problem on a gravestone. White to move.

[fen]R2K1k2/2R5/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 [/fen]

Note: This is a trick problem. It's not really fair...Not fair at all. 😀

Go to Chessbase for the answer:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4877
When I saw the answer to the problem I got so mad I would have pissed on his grave if I'd been there. Stupid cheapo phony solution. Someone should dig his bones up and scatter them.

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
When I saw the answer to the problem I got so mad I would have pissed on his grave if I'd been there. Stupid cheapo phony solution. Someone should dig his bones up and scatter them.
Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning ?

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
When I saw the answer to the problem I got so mad I would have pissed on his grave if I'd been there. Stupid cheapo phony solution. Someone should dig his bones up and scatter them.
Give the man a break. He died for that mate!

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
I saw this one on Chessbase News a few minutes ago (Winter's Chess Explorations 8), thought it was humorous. Likely been posted on RHP before, but I don't specifically remember it.

Mate in one problem on a gravestone. White to move.

[fen]R2K1k2/2R5/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 [/fen]

Note: This is a trick problem. It's not really fair...Not fair at all. 😀

Go to Chessbase for the answer:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4877
On my gravestone, I want one of those cheesy joke problems that requires rotating the board 180 degrees [flipping the gravestone upside down].

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
I saw this one on Chessbase News a few minutes ago (Winter's Chess Explorations 8), thought it was humorous. Likely been posted on RHP before, but I don't specifically remember it.

Mate in one problem on a gravestone. White to move.

[fen]R2K1k2/2R5/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 [/fen]

Note: This is a trick problem. It's not really fair...Not fair at all. 😀

Go to Chessbase for the answer:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4877
Flip the board 180 degrees then 0-0.