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Joined 31 May '07 Moves 696
White to play and mate in three. This will probably get solved pretty quickly. After all, this board solves mates in 8!
Joined 12 Mar '03 Moves 44411 The bishop on d7 has no function. Just might leave it out.
Joined 31 May '07 Moves 696 It puts black's point value above whites.
Joined 12 Mar '03 Moves 44411 Then take away another useless piece, the bishop on f1.
Joined 31 May '07 Moves 696 but this way both sides still have all their pieces on the board (minus pawns)
Mansfield, England
Joined 14 Jul '07 Moves 4772 Originally posted by doodinthemood
[fen]2n2rk1/2pbQpp1/ppNq1R1R/6PN/1PPn2r1/B7/K2b4/5B2[/fen]
White to play and mate in three. This will probably get solved pretty quickly. After all, this board solves mates in 8! I have Rf g6, Qxg6, Qxf8+, Kxf8, Rh8++
Mansfield, England
Joined 14 Jul '07 Moves 4772 If in response to Rf g6 Black does Rxg5...
Qxf8+, Qxf8, Nf6++
Joined 31 May '07 Moves 696 congrats. People on here really are quite good at puzzles.
2014.05.01
Joined 11 Apr '07 Moves 92274 Originally posted by Mephisto2
The bishop on d7 has no function. Just might leave it out. And, while we're at it, we might as well remove a few more pieces.
#3
7 less units for the same content.
Joined 31 May '07 Moves 696 damn you making my ideas more beautiful 😉
B is for bye bye
Joined 09 Apr '06 Moves 27526 Originally posted by SwissGambit
And, while we're at it, we might as well remove a few more pieces.
[fen]2nn1rk1/4Qpp1/2Nq1R1R/3r2PN/8/8/3p4/3K4 w - - 0 1[/fen]
#3
7 less units for the same content. Is it the same? After Rfg6 cannot black reply Ne6 and disrupt the mate in 3?
2014.05.01
Joined 11 Apr '07 Moves 92274 Originally posted by Gastel
Is it the same? After Rfg6 cannot black reply Ne6 and disrupt the mate in 3? 2.Nf6#
In the original version, Black still had the option of 1...Ne6. The N is needed to stop 1...Bc3 from defending.
In my version, I needed Nd8 to stop 1.Rxd6 from working - before I moved the bR to d5. So, removing Nd8 saves yet another piece.
B is for bye bye
Joined 09 Apr '06 Moves 27526 Originally posted by SwissGambit
2.Nf6#
In the original version, Black still had the option of 1...Ne6. The N is needed to stop 1...Bc3 from defending.
In my version, I needed Nd8 to stop 1.Rxd6 from working - before I moved the bR to d5. So, removing Nd8 saves yet another piece. Right. Thanks for the clarification.
2014.05.01
Joined 11 Apr '07 Moves 92274 One last fix for this problem - adding a Bb8 removes the duals 1.Rfg6 Qe5 2.Qxe5 and 2.Nxe5 .
Edit: I just noticed that White really has two threats after the key 1.Rfg6 - 2.Qxf8+, and 2.Rxg7+. Black has no defenses [in the technical sense of the word - in compositions, a "defense" is a move that stops the threat(s)]. This robs the problem of much of its interest.
Joined 13 Dec '06 Moves 792
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