23 Feb 11
I enjoy the oddball problems.
It is the setting and the look on the pre-solvers face
when you give him the task that gives the most pleasure.
From this postion after 1.e4 e5.
White to play and mate in 5 moves.
White's last move is 6.Ke1 mate.
See how kind I am to you, not like SG.
I give you the first two moves to prove no skullduggery with switched boards
etc etc and 99.99% of you will have had that position after 1.e4 e5 in real games.
White's last move is 6.Ke1 mate.
Post but hide the solution.
If people want to peek and lose the buzz from solving it then it's up to them.
To 'hide' a comment do this.
[HIDDEN]text or move here[/HIDDEN]
But have the word 'hidden' in lower case.
thus
23 Feb 11
Originally posted by morgskiI have the same solution
[hidden]1.e4, e5. 2.g3, Ke7. 3.Kd2, Kf6. 4. Nc3, Kg5. 5. d3+, Kg4. 6. Ke1#[/hidden]
I'm worried though, as there are 2 solutions within that solution, depending on order of moves, and move 4 could be lots of variations... Do I get a SOLV'D?
(apart your move 3 that should be Ke2, not d2!)
and yes there are multiple solutions, but anyway fun to solve and even though easier than SG's problems, still a bit tricky (you can easily go in the wrong direction, as i did)
It reminds me of the famous game Edward (not emanuel) Lasker - Thomas, which fascinated me so much when i started chess especially because of it's last move (i think it has a big part in my current addiction to this game!)
It's one of the most famous game in chess history but just in case some of you don't know it yet, here it is, up to the start of the combination which of course you have to find yourself !
A little hint :
the game actually finished with a mate with the king (Kd2 mate), although there are other solutions (some 1 move shorter)
23 Feb 11
Originally posted by shorbockNice.
I have the same solution [hidden] (apart your move 3 that should be Ke2, not d2!)[/hidden] and yes there are multiple solutions, but anyway fun to solve and even though easier than SG's problems, still a bit tricky (you can easily go in the wrong direction, as i did)
It reminds me of the famous game Edward (not emanuel) Lasker - Thomas, which fascinated ...[text shortened]... ), although there are other solutions (some 1 move shorter)[/hidden]
I like the following line:
23 Feb 11
Originally posted by greenpawn34Took me while, with a lot of hopping knights all over the board, but...
Have to go out for a few hours.
This was coming in two parts. (an SG trick).
Once you get dross out of the way I now add:
The piece delivering the mate is the f1 Bishop.
So 6.Ke1 mate from the f1 Bishop.
1. e4, e5. 2. Qf3, Ke7. 3. a3, Kd6. 4. Ke2, Kc5. 5. Qe3+, Kc4. 6. Ke1#
With two variants in that solution with moves 3 and 4 for white interchangeable.
23 Feb 11
Originally posted by davanielcongratulations, you've improved on lasker's play (if one can say a shorter mate is an improvement)
Nice.
I like the following line:
[pgn]
[FEN "rn3rk1/pbppq1pp/1p2pb2/4N2Q/3PN3/3B4/PPP2PPP/R3K2R w - - 0 1"]
1. Qxh7 Kxh7 1. Nxf6 Kh6 1. Neg4 Kg5 1. f4 Kxf4 1. g3 Kf3 1. 0-0#
[/pgn]
in the game white played h4 instead of f4. longer mate but amazing final position (it mustn't be very common that the 2 possible mates in a position are Kd2 or 000!!)
in your line with f4+, black can last a bit longer with Kh4, then g3+ Kh3 Bf1+ Bg2 Nf2# is pretty too !