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White to Move© (The Turk's Tactics Thread)

White to Move© (The Turk's Tactics Thread)

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
My, my, that was fast...10 minutes. I would have thought this would be a tougher solve.
It was tough but I have a special way of looking at problems...first I decide on a realistic goal...here that goal is perpetual because there doesn't seem to be any mates in the air (a little intuition here) so then I imagine a few positions where perpetual would be(unless I can only find one position) then I try to force that position...and the first move was easy..Ra6 was the only move even if this wasn't a problem but in a game.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
What's wrong with Bc7?
Nc4+ Bxb6 Nd2+ and white is still in bad shape

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Nc4+ Bxb6 Nd2+ and white is still in bad shape
Right, right, good call.

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lets try an easier one..black to move and mate.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
[fen]r4rk1/ppB3p1/7p/8/1q2N3/3P2Pb/P1P1B2P/5R1K b - - 0 22[/fen]


lets try an easier one..black to move and mate.
Hm, hm... 1...Rxf1+ 2.Bxf1 Qe1 3.Nd2 Bxf1 4.Nxf1 Qxf1#

How's that?

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Hm, hm... 1...Rxf1+ 2.Bxf1 Qe1 3.Nd2 Bxf1 4.Nxf1 Qxf1#

How's that?
Thats incorrect 🙂

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Originally posted by tomtom232
4.Nf3 and then what?
4....Qxf1+ 5.Ng1 Bg2#

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
4....Qxf1+ 5.Ng1 Bg2#
How do you take your own bishop? 😕

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Originally posted by tomtom232
How do you take your own bishop? 😕
Ooops...I forgot whose bishop that was...

Ok..damn..ha, again...1 min.

Alright...maybe 4.Nf3 Qf2 5.Nh4 Bg2+ 6.Nxg2 Qf1#

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Ooops...I forgot whose bishop that was...

Ok..damn..ha, again...1 min.

Alright...maybe 4.Nf3 Qf2 5.Nh4 Bg2+ 6.Nxg2 Qf1#
Correct 🙂 your turn to post a problem.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Correct 🙂 your turn to post a problem.
I'm too tired...you do it for me. 😛

I didn't realize I had to post if I got it, ha.

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
What's wrong with Bc7?
Nxa4+ BxQ Nc3+

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Nxa4+ BxQ Nc3+ is too painful.
oops..yes thats right 😳 I had the right idea but missed that I could take the rook as well.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
[fen]r1b2rk1/p1p2ppp/1pn1p3/8/3P3B/2PB1N2/PP3PPK/R2Q4 w - - 0 16[/fen]

white to move
too bad queenie isnt on her starting square 😞

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