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Originally posted by TheGambit
Qd4 attacking rook and knight - if white takes then bishop re-takes and attacks both pieces again.
No.

1...Qd4 2.Rb5 or some other rook moves.

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edit : nevermind, thought i had it

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Originally posted by mcreynolds
edit : nevermind, thought i had it
Ya, Re8 is countered by Qf4.

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Good to see you helping 1200's again

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Originally posted by HomerJSimpson
Good to see you helping 1200's again
I think you better re-check their ratings fellow.

Your MVP has spoken!

Now go disappear once again.

Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent!

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Originally posted by RahimK
Puzzle 10: Black to move

[fen]1r1r2k1/3q1pbp/1n4p1/2R5/p3Q3/4NP1P/P2N2P1/3R3K b - - 0 1[/fen]
This is a damn hard one, after about 20mins Looking I can't see any anything of any real power

a) Bd4 Nd5 Nxd5 Qxd4
b) Qd4 Rb5
c) f5 Qf4 Bd4 Nd5 Nxd5 Qxd4
d) Bh5 Ndc4
e) Bf8 Rcc1 Bd6? Qd4
f) Re8 Qf4 [Qe7? Rc7! or if Qd4 Ne4] ??


so, I conclude ethier that there is no solution, or that the solution is at the end of quite a long, deep complex line (which my visualization skills are to inadequate to grasp)

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Originally posted by RahimK
Ya, Re8 is countered by Qf4.
busted, I tried to edit it out before I looked like an idiot. I still havent figured it out, Im trying to find a way to get to that unprotected rook.

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1... Bh6 2. Nec4 Nxc4 3 Rxc4 4 Bxd2

edit nevermind again, white could play 2 Nef1

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Interesting...

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cancelled - wrong 🙁

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EDIT: mixed up colors.

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Its definetely Bh6!!!

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Originally posted by Bosse
Its definetely Bh6!!!
It's definetly not Bh6.

1...Bh6 2.Ng4 Bg7 3.Ne3

and you have the same position once again.

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Scratched out.

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Originally posted by Shinidoki
This is a damn hard one, after about 20mins Looking I can't see any anything of any real power

a) Bd4 Nd5 Nxd5 Qxd4
b) Qd4 Rb5
c) f5 Qf4 Bd4 Nd5 Nxd5 Qxd4
d) Bh5 Ndc4
e) Bf8 Rcc1 Bd6? Qd4
f) Re8 Qf4 [Qe7? Rc7! or if Qd4 Ne4] ??


so, I conclude ethier that there is no solution, or that the solution is at the end of quite a long, deep complex line (which my visualization skills are to inadequate to grasp)
I don't know but if I was playing this otb i would just play 1..f5, as their might follow 2.Qf4 Qd6 3.QxQ RxN and white really has to worry about blacks power with the rooks....other then that..idk