Hard Chess Problem

ark13

Enola Straight

Posers and Puzzles

28 Aug 05

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

28 Aug 05

White clearly has a draw by repetitive check, despite being down material. But does he have something else? White to play and win.
http://70.84.190.115/3127/44/upload/p755228.jpg

XanthosNZ

Cancerous Bus Crash

p^2.sin(phi)

Joined: 06 Sep 04
Moves: 25076

29 Aug 05

Originally posted by ark13
White clearly has a draw by repetitive check, despite being down material. But does he have something else? White to play and win.
http://70.84.190.115/3127/44/upload/p755228.jpg

Jusuh

back in business

Joined: 25 Aug 04
Moves: 1264

29 Aug 05

Originally posted by ark13
White clearly has a draw by repetitive check, despite being down material. But does he have something else? White to play and win.
http://70.84.190.115/3127/44/upload/p755228.jpg

piece of cactus. i dont wanna spoil fun so i keep solution unposted

ilywrin

Joined: 30 Oct 04
Moves: 7813

29 Aug 05

Originally posted by Jusuh
piece of cactus. i dont wanna spoil fun so i keep solution unposted

seconded

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

29 Aug 05

Originally posted by Jusuh
piece of cactus. i dont wanna spoil fun so i keep solution unposted

Why don't you PM it to me? I seriously doubt that you have the answer.

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

29 Aug 05

ilywrin has the solution correct!

Coconut

Earth Prime

Joined: 16 Mar 05
Moves: 35265

29 Aug 05

2 edits

FEN from puzzle from ilywrin's profile. I have to see it.

"(White to play and mate in 2 moves) If you cannot solve it without moving the pieces, then chess is probably not your game 🙂"

Uh oh. I think I can get it in 3...

Peakite

Sais

Berks.

Joined: 27 Nov 04
Moves: 41991

29 Aug 05

Originally posted by Coconut
FEN from puzzle from ilywrin's profile. I have to see it.

[fen]b7/8/k1B5/8/K7/8/8/1R4B1 w --[/fen]

"(White to play and mate in 2 moves) If you cannot solve it without moving the pieces, then chess is probably not your game 🙂"

Uh oh. I think I can get it in 3...

That one is easy enough - I can't currently get the initial one.

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

29 Aug 05

Originally posted by Coconut
FEN from puzzle from ilywrin's profile. I have to see it.

[fen]b7/8/k1B5/8/K7/8/8/1R4B1 w --[/fen]

"(White to play and mate in 2 moves) If you cannot solve it without moving the pieces, then chess is probably not your game 🙂"

Uh oh. I think I can get it in 3...

I got it. Do you want the solution?

PBE6

Bananarama

False berry

Joined: 14 Feb 04
Moves: 28719

29 Aug 05

Originally posted by ark13
I got it. Do you want the solution?

I do. I suck at these.

XanthosNZ

Cancerous Bus Crash

p^2.sin(phi)

Joined: 06 Sep 04
Moves: 25076

30 Aug 05

Originally posted by PBE6
I do. I suck at these.

The obvious move is 1. Rb6+ however a quick check shows this leads to a mate in 3.

Quicker is 1. Rb7 Bxb7 (only move) 2. Bb5#

It's an easy problem because there is only one move to find. Black's move is forced.

PBE6

Bananarama

False berry

Joined: 14 Feb 04
Moves: 28719

30 Aug 05

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
The obvious move is 1. Rb6+ however a quick check shows this leads to a mate in 3.

Quicker is 1. Rb7 Bxb7 (only move) 2. Bb5#

It's an easy problem because there is only one move to find. Black's move is forced.

Thanks Xanthos. I meant I want the solution for the main problem though. I suck extra hard at that one.

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

30 Aug 05

I only have one correct solution so far. Mephisto!

Jusuh

back in business

Joined: 25 Aug 04
Moves: 1264

31 Aug 05

Originally posted by ark13
I only have one correct solution so far. Mephisto!

how many incorrects you have kid?

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

31 Aug 05

Originally posted by Jusuh
how many incorrects you have kid?

I've had three people give up and ask for the solution, which I provided.