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    31 Aug '08 13:02
    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
  2. Standard memberivan2908
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    31 Aug '08 13:061 edit
    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.
  3. e4
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    31 Aug '08 13:151 edit
    I was struggling with this when suddenly this player go in touch with me.
    User 286205
    (that's an alternative solution)
  4. The sky
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    31 Aug '08 13:171 edit
    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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    31 Aug '08 13:23
    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.)
  6. ALG
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    31 Aug '08 15:18


    Mate in 1 after Kxh1
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    31 Aug '08 16:472 edits
    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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    31 Aug '08 21:171 edit
    RXd8++
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    31 Aug '08 21:20
    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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    01 Sep '08 14:20
    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.
  11. Standard memberivan2908
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    01 Sep '08 14:25
    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 ?
  12. The sky
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    01 Sep '08 14:26
    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!
  13. Standard memberSwissGambit
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    01 Sep '08 15:35
    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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    01 Sep '08 15:54
    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.
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