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White to play and mate in one beginners training thread

White to play and mate in one beginners training thread

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Originally posted by National Master Dale
[fen]6k1/R7/6K1/8/8/8/8/8[/fen]
i think that even i may get this one! can someone please tell me how to put the solution so that it is initially hidden!

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hmm this is a test

hooray it worked um it seems like just pretend its a fen but instead of fen and /fen just put hidden and/hidden with the brackets though.

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Originally posted by National Master Dale
[hidden]hmm this is a test[/hidden]
hooray it worked um it seems like just pretend its a fen but instead of fen and /fen just put hidden and/hidden with the brackets though.
ok let me try

Ra8#


weeeeeee, how cool is that!

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Dale can i ask you why you choose unorthodox openings? it seems to me that you can achieve just as unorthodox positions through Gambits, Albin Counter Gambit, Froms Gambit, Falkbeer Counter etc etc.

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Its almost not like I choose unorthodox openings although I arguably do.
Its just that I attempt to provide difficulties for my opponent and end up playing weird accidentally by attempting to provide those difficulties.

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Same position, white to play and stalemate in two.

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1.Rf7 Kh8 2.Rg7
🙂

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RA8######

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I posted this puzzel a LONG time ago, but I imagine most people don't remember it, so here goes:

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White to move and mate, WITHOUT MOVING HIS KING

Before a load of you come screaming that it's not possible, analyse the position first.

(and no, I don't mean stalemate)

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I guess 1.Qd3 mate but not checkmate just mating with the king the lady and the king.

oops I see this is a real chess problem oops cancel my previous guess woops.

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
Qa4+ Kb7 Qa5 Kc6 Qb4 Kd5 Qc4+ Ke5 Qd4+ Kf5 Qd6 Kg5 Qe6 Kf4 Qd5 Kg4 Qe5 Kh4 Qf5 Kg3 Qe4 Kh3 Qf4 Kg2 Qh4 Kf3 hmm don't know how to finish it...

The hidden feature didn't work for me for some reason. I can force the King to the edge but getting the tempo right to be able to force him along the left or bottom edges is hard!

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
I posted this puzzel a LONG time ago, but I imagine most people don't remember it, so here goes:

[fen]k7/3Q4/8/8/8/2K5/8/8[/fen]
White to move and mate, WITHOUT MOVING HIS KING

Before a load of you come screaming that it's not possible, analyse the position first.

(and no, I don't mean stalemate)[/b]
I must've seen this before, but I believe that I didn't understand it the first time either 😛

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
White to move and mate, WITHOUT MOVING HIS KING

One possible solution:

1. Qc8+ Ka7 2. Qe8 Kb7 3. Qd8 Kc6 4. Qe7 Kd5 5. Qf6 Ke4 6. Qg5 Kf3 7. Qh4 Kg2 8. Qf4 Kh1 9. Qh6+ Kg1 10. Qh3 Kf2 11. Qg4 Ke3 12. Qf5 Ke2 13. Qf4 Ke1 14. Qd2+ Kf1 15. Qh2 Ke1 16. Qg2 Kd1 17. Qf1#


Edit: I'm too dumb to use proper tags. Also, added problem reference. Also also, took an improper shortcut in the first solution.

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Looks like mate in one has metamorphisized into mate in 17.

Maybe this is now the fast learners thread.🙂