My First Attempt At A Chess Problem

paulbuchmanfromfics

Only Chess

06 Mar 09

paulbuchmanfromfics

Joined: 24 Aug 07
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06 Mar 09

I know this is really very basic.

I call it the "sheltered" king.

Black Mates In 3

Jasen777

Joined: 03 Nov 08
Moves: 15420

06 Mar 09

2 edits

Sorry, nevermind.

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
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06 Mar 09

1 edit

Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
I know this is really very basic.

I call it the "sheltered" king.

[fen]1b2k3/4n1b1/3PPP2/3P1P2/2pPKP2/4P3/8/1n6[/fen]

Black Mates In 3

1...Nd2+ 2.Ke5 Bh8 3.e4 Nf3#

DeepThought

Losing the Thread

Quarantined World

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06 Mar 09

Originally posted by SwissGambit
1...Nd2+ 2.Ke5 Bh8 3.e4 Nf3#

Yes, I had a look and for some reason convinced myself that the position after 2. ... Bh8 was stalemate. This is similar to a position I saw in a book once where the same idea occurs - you sacrifice about 5 pieces to move the pawns into a box and then deliver checkmate with the knight.

tamuzi

Joined: 17 Feb 08
Moves: 6797

06 Mar 09

I saw this idea before from a Columbian man. It was much more drawn out, like mate in 16. He called it Tutankhamun's Tomb. The mating side sacrifices all his pieces forcing the pawns to make a box for the king to be placed in, and then a smothered mate from the knight.

He also said fisher had analyzed it and said one of the mates (the knight could mate in two spots) was "better" than the other.

If anyone recalls this or could find the puzzle I'd be superduper happy.