An interesting chess puzzle ;)

Originally posted by crazyblue
oh dang, missed the check. its late 😳

edit: Here is my next try. 1. Ka3!
White cannot move the knight, because of the problem in my solution above (the check after sacing the knight). So where can White move the king?
1. Kc4....Blac ...[text shortened]... Nf6 4. Ne4+. Very nice indeed (I hope it's correct this time 🙄 )

Yes, that's it 😉.
Very well a real classic:
White to draw:

EDIT: Blasted fen

Originally posted by jebry
KxN Qa1; h3 Qa2; h4 Qa1; h5 Qa2; h6 Qa1; h7 Qa2; h8=N Qa1;
Nf7 Qa2; Nd6 Qa1; NxP Qa2; Na5 Qa1; NxR++

Jeff

everything's right except the NxP, which is a dead draw after ...NxP, Qa2, Na5, c4!, keeping the queen at a2, defending the rook, and making it a draw, unless i haven't seen far enough to find that the knight can still take the rook with the queen at a1, but i don't think so

Originally posted by ilywrin
Yes, that's it 😉.
Very well a real classic:
White to draw:
[fen]8/2k1p3/8/1B1P4/2P3p1/B7/5Pp1/4K1b1 [/fen]
EDIT: Blasted fen

Nice. Rephrased: white gives everything away he can and draws.

edit: not the pawn on f2.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
edit: not the pawn on f2.

Actually and that too 😉
EDIT: Though I see what you mean 😉
Anyway, here is another:
White to win``

Originally posted by ilywrin
Actually and that too 😉
EDIT: Though I see what you mean 😉
Anyway, here is another:
White to win``
[fen]8/8/8/8/BB6/7p/1r2k1PK/8 [/fen]

1. Bc3 Ra2 (the rook has to keep attacking a bishop every time to prevent gxh3)
2. Bb3 Ra3
3. Bc4+ Ke3 (this is the longest; 3. ...Kd1 4. Bb2 and gxh3; 3. ...Kf2 4. Bd4+ and gxh3.)
4. Bb4 Ra4
5. Bc5+ Ke4
6. Bb5 Ra5
7. Bc6+ Ke5
8. Bb6 Ra6
9. Bc7+ Ke6
10 Bb7 Ra7
11. Bc8+ Krandom
12. Bb6 Rrandom
13. Bxh3 and white promotes his pawn.

Well done schakuhr 😉 It was a study by Gorgiev. Okay another one. White to play and win:

Bump 😉

I don't see whats wrong after 1. e6 and 2. Bf7.

Originally posted by schakuhr
I don't see whats wrong after 1. e6 and 2. Bf7.

It has to do with a stalemate 😲

edit: oh, you are right though, but what is your 3rd move after 2.. Ke3?

Originally posted by crazyblue
It has to do with a stalemate 😲

edit: oh, you are right though, but what is your 3rd move after 2.. Ke3?

1. e6 g3
2. Bf7 Ke3!?

white needs to protect the h1-a8 diagonal AND occupy the promotion square to win. So:

3. Be8! Kf2
4. Bc6! and white wins.

yeah that was my solution as well 🙂

Originally posted by schakuhr
1. e6 g3
2. Bf7 Ke3!?

white needs to protect the h1-a8 diagonal AND occupy the promotion square to win. So:

3. Be8! Kf2
4. Bc6! and white wins.

Indeed, after 4...Be2!? 5.e7 Bf1 6.e8N! white wins. This was a study by Yakimchik. Okay, let's try something a bit more chalenging:
White to play and win:

Originally posted by ilywrin
Indeed, after 4...Be2!? 5.e7 Bf1 6.e8N! white wins. This was a study by Yakimchik. Okay, let's try something a bit more chalenging:
White to play and win:
[fen]8/8/5Pr1/3R4/pp6/8/k2B4/2K5 [/fen]

Well, 1. Bg5 seems good for starters, it blocks out the black rook, defends the pawn, and d2 is now free for the white rook.

Originally posted by schakuhr
Well, 1. Bg5 seems good for starters, it blocks out the black rook, defends the pawn, and d2 is now free for the white rook.

1. Bg5 b3?!
2. Rd2+! (2. f7? b2+ =) Ka1
3. f7 and f8Q wins.

Better for black seems
1. Bg5 Rg8
2. Rd2+! (don't know if white wins after 2. f7!? Rc8+) Kb3
(2. ...Ka1 loses to 3. f7 Rf8? 4. Bf6# and Ka3 also isn't good: 3. f7 Rf8 4. Rf2 b3? 5. Be7🙄

3. f7 Rf8
4. Rf2 a3
5. Bh6 a2
6. Rf3+! Ka4/c4
7. Kb2 wins.