Mate in 1

Originally posted by Black Queen
A new one:
[fen]1rb3rk/ppqp1p1p/p1p1p3/2b1P3/2P2P2/NR6/PBQPNP1P/4KBR1 w[/fen]
White to play: Mate in 2. A classic!

Qxh7+ Kxh7
Rh3#

Originally posted by Black Queen
Let's try another one from my collection: Mate in 2. It may be harder than the others.
[fen]r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/1bp5/3ppP2/3nn2P/NPN5/PP4P1/RQ2RBK1 b[/fen]
Edit: I'd like to add if it doesn't work, it's because I invented it.

Ne2+/Nf3+ Kh1/Kh2
Qxh4#

Originally posted by Black Queen
Adding yet another home-made puzzle- White to move and mate in 3.
[fen]1b3rk1/rqnb2pp/1p6/p1ppB3/2P1pP2/4Pp1N/PPNP1P1P/2RQKBR1 w[/fen]

Rxg7+ Kh8
Rg6+ Rf6
Bxf6#

Originally posted by Alethia
Yes but still, I think that 2 Queens against 0 should be easy for any competent player.

Yeah, the sort of thing I wrote at the end of my post.

Originally posted by Black Queen
No-one has done the first 2 but everyone has the last 2. And well done kbaumen.
[fen]r1b2qk1/ppp3pp/2n2rp1/3pp3/1N2n2b/1PQBP2N/PBP1PP1P/3R1K1R b[/fen]
Everyone will find it easy.. but there you go. Black to move and mate in 2.

Bxh3+ Kg2/Ke2
Bxf2#

Originally posted by Black Queen
Today I was Black in a position similar to this (without the "window dressing"😉 and my opponent played the wrong move and subsequently lost. What should they have played (I see only one good move..)
[fen]r4rk1/p1pq1ppp/bpnpp3/2b5/8/N2P1N2/PBP1BnPP/2RQ1RK1 w[/fen]

Rxf2.
Qd2 Ne4+
or:
Rxf2
Qe1 Nxd3+

Originally posted by Black Queen
Another puzzle. Absolutely easy (and with me, that's saying something in terms of puzzles!). I hope everyone can get this. If Black plays Nxd4, what is White's continuation? This was on a puzzle sheet I recieved. I have quite a collection of puzzles, most of them made by me.
[fen]r1b1kbnr/p3pppp/1qnp4/1p6/3PP3/2NB1N2/P1P2PPP/R1BQK2R b[/fen]

Nxd4
Qxd4 Bxb5+
Kd1 Qxd4

Originally posted by Black Queen
This is not a mate puzzle but question. In my opinion, in this position, there is only about one correct move to play. But what would you play?
BQ, Puzzle Meister
[fen]3rk1nr/p1b1ppPp/1pnq4/2pp1B1b/3B4/2N1PNP1/PPPBQP2/R4RK1 w[/fen]
White to play.

Here is problem #2 with 'window dressing' - this position is illegal. White's 3rd Bishop must be a promoted pawn, and Black is only missing one unit, which was captured by wPh (because there are doubled pawns on the g-file). The only White pawn left to promote is the d-pawn, but it can't get around the Black d-pawn, nor can the Black d-pawn get off the file, because neither side has any available captures!

Yes, that is actually true. I didn't see that there were three bishops.