Grotesque

doodinthemood

Posers and Puzzles

31 Jul 07 19:18

doodinthemood

Joined: 31 May 07
Moves: 696

01 Aug 07 10:35

Wait up people. Looking at Otto's composition. The final position isn't actually checkmate at all. The pawn protects the rook at all times.

Mephisto2

Joined: 12 Mar 03
Moves: 44411

01 Aug 07 11:12

Originally posted by doodinthemood
Wait up people. Looking at Otto's composition. The final position isn't actually checkmate at all. The pawn protects the rook at all times.

What do you mean?

doodinthemood

Joined: 31 May 07
Moves: 696

01 Aug 07 12:15

Oh. I'm sorry, didn't see you take the pawn beforehand.

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48794

01 Aug 07 12:47

OK
Original Problem
KxN
then promote to knight
being careful to get the tempo correct for eventual NxR mate

BobbyG

Joined: 11 Aug 07
Moves: 1109

16 Aug 07 00:23

Originally posted by Mephisto2
What do you mean?

[fen]8/8/8/2p5/1p6/bNpp4/1pprp3/qnkbK3 b - - 0 12[/fen]

But white need to take the pawn on c5 before taking the one on c4! Or else black pushes it and the tempo is messed up.