aesthetic problems

pootstick

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10 Apr 07 23:55

pootstick

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10 Apr 07 23:55

white, mate in eight:

pootstick

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11 Apr 07 00:11

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in case white was hasty... black, wins in ...?

bot 6

Bla bla bla

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11 Apr 07 01:30

i thought your name was poostick for a second there

Obese

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11 Apr 07 05:50

White to move:

b8N+

SwissGambit

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2014.05.01

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11 Apr 07 17:14

Originally posted by pootstick
white, mate in eight:
[fen]N7/PPPPPPPP/K1k3rB/b1pnnb1p/8/1r6/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]

1.Pb7-b8=N+
1...Rb3xb8
2.Pa7xb8=N+
2...Kc6-d6
3.Pc7-c8=N+
3...Kd6-e6
4.Pd7-d8=N+
4...Ba5xd8
5.Pe7xd8=N+
5...Ke6-f6
6.Pg7-g8=N+
6...Rg6xg8
7.Pf7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Ph7-h8=N#

SwissGambit

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11 Apr 07 17:20

Originally posted by pootstick
in case white was hasty... black, wins in ...?

[fen]N1Q5/PP1PPPPP/K1k3rB/b1pnnb1p/8/1r6/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]

5.

1...Nd5-c7+
2.Qc8xc7+
2...Kc6-d5+
3.Qc7-d6+
3...Rg6xd6+
4.Ka6xa5
4...Rb3-a3+
5.Ka5-b5
5...Bf5-d3+

pootstick

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11 Apr 07 20:50

Originally posted by bot 6
i thought your name was poostick for a second there

o.k. thanks for your input.

pootstick

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11 Apr 07 20:50

Originally posted by Obese
White to move:

b8N+

yes, that's the right key.

pootstick

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11 Apr 07 20:58

2 edits

Originally posted by SwissGambit
1.Pb7-b8=N+
1...Rb3xb8
2.Pa7xb8=N+
2...Kc6-d6
3.Pc7-c8=N+
3...Kd6-e6
4.Pd7-d8=N+
4...Ba5xd8
5.Pe7xd8=N+
5...Ke6-f6
6.Pg7-g8=N+
6...Rg6xg8
7.Pf7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Ph7-h8=N#

that's almost, but not quite right.
8. h8(N)+ is not mate. black has:
8. ... Kh7

pootstick

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11 Apr 07 21:07

Originally posted by SwissGambit
5.

1...Nd5-c7+
2.Qc8xc7+
2...Kc6-d5+
3.Qc7-d6+
3...Rg6xd6+
4.Ka6xa5
4...Rb3-a3+
5.Ka5-b5
5...Bf5-d3+

yep, that works right enough, right enough. it's not the one i was thinking of though.. there are other variations, at least one gets there a move faster.

SwissGambit

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11 Apr 07 21:21

Originally posted by pootstick
that's almost, but not quite right.
8. h8(N)+ is not mate. black has:
8. ... Kh7

7.Ph7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Pf7-f8=N# (*cross fingers*)

pootstick

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11 Apr 07 22:13

Originally posted by SwissGambit
7.Ph7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Pf7-f8=N# (*cross fingers*)

correct! (*applauds*) bravo! 😀

pootstick

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05 Jan 09 16:17

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A problem I remember from an old book.

White, mate in 4