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Homemade puzzles [1]: Costrictor

Homemade puzzles [1]: Costrictor

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White to move and win. [Published in Glarean] Enjoy!

FEN: 3k4/2pq3p/pp5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - 0 1

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Originally posted by Kornrade
White to move and win. [Published in Glarean] Enjoy!

FEN: 3k4/2pq3p/pp5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - 0 1

[fen]3k4/2pq3p/pp5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
White has already won. He has a material advantage.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
White has already won. He has a material advantage.
Come on SwissDude, take a look at this, has white won already?



White to play and win (Kubbel)

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Originally posted by heinzkat
Come on SwissDude, take a look at this, has white won already?

[fen]1N6/8/K7/3k4/3p3B/p7/2PP4/8[/fen]

White to play and win (Kubbel)
Oh my god, I remember this one, months ago I had spent more than an hour on this and was so close when I finally gave up and looked at the solution. 🙁

still took me more than 5 mins for the second time. brilliant puzzle.

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Originally posted by heinzkat
Come on SwissDude, take a look at this, has white won already?

[fen]1N6/8/K7/3k4/3p3B/p7/2PP4/8[/fen]

White to play and win (Kubbel)
Dude, like, whatever, and stuff. This one Black has like, a pawn that is SOOOO passed and totally dangerous. Stop harshing my mellow.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
White has already won. He has a material advantage.

White loses a piece in at most 2 moves, either 1... Qxd3 or 1...Qg7+ and 2... Qxh6. Computers misevaluate the position as advantage for black.

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Originally posted by Kornrade
White to move and win. [Published in Glarean] Enjoy!

FEN: 3k4/2pq3p/pp5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - 0 1

[fen]3k4/2pq3p/pp5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
I don't get it.No surprise there 🙂

Can I have the solution?

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Originally posted by Ajuin
I don't get it.No surprise there 🙂

Can I have the solution?
Sure. The original article is here (even if you don't understand German, you can copy-paste the pgn format from the end of the article)
http://glareanverlag.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/studie_glarean_martan_neghina/

Have fun!

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Originally posted by Kornrade
Sure. The original article is here (even if you don't understand German, you can copy-paste the pgn format from the end of the article)
http://glareanverlag.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/studie_glarean_martan_neghina/

Have fun!
it is not a puzzle, it is a study...I hate studies, too difficult to completely solve...

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Originally posted by vipiu
I hate studies, too difficult to completely solve...
Really? They are made "by hand", the composer's ideas are worn out at a certain point. When all the ideas by the composer have been found by the solver, the solver himself is finished too. 😉