Go back
Simple Tactical Excercise

Simple Tactical Excercise

Posers and Puzzles

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by Jesse Custer
OK, I found a less tedious one:

1. .. Bf5
2. Qxa8 Qd6+
3. Kc1 Na1!

One problem: What if 3. Kc3!

Still trying...

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by Jesse Custer
One problem: What if 3. Kc3!

3...Qe5+ 4.Kd2 Qd5+ 5.Kc3 Qa5+ 6.Kb3 Na1+ 7.Ka2 Qd5+

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by cludi
3...Qe5+
That's what I get for not examining all my checks... 🙂

1 edit
Vote Up
Vote Down



I think it's time to come up with the solution:

The right first move is 1...Bf5!
To play this move takes quite a lot of calculation as there are several lines for black later. Black has to play 2Qxa8.

Vote Up
Vote Down



Now follows 2...Qd6+ 3.Kc1

3.Ke2 Bd3+ 4.Kd2 Be4+ and the white King has to go to c1 as happened in the game.
3.Kc3 Qe5+ 4.Kd2 Qd5+ 5.Kc3 Qa5+ 6.Kb3 Na1+ 7.Ka2 Qd5+

1 edit
Vote Up
Vote Down



3...Na1!! 4.Qxb7

4.b4 Nb3+ 5.Kb2 Qd2+
4.Bc4 Q to c7/c6/c5

4...Qc7+!! and white resigned

I think this is a very beautiful game.
It was played in the Hastings tournament 1973-74
between Planinc (white) and Vaganjan (black)

Vote Up
Vote Down



Your black opponent has played a very sloppy opening.
Now it's time to punish him. White to move.

Vote Up
Vote Down

I think this might work:

1. Nxf5 -- e6xf5 (if g6xf5 2.Qh5+ - Ke7 3. Bg5#, and if anything else white has an extra pawn and a considerable advantage)

2. Qd5 -- Qe7 ( the only way to stop Qf7🙄

3. e6 and black is lost (3. ke8 4. a1-d1)

Vote Up
Vote Down

sorry about that: ( *3. kd8 -- 4. a1-d1 )

2 edits
Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by artplayer
I think this might work:

1. Nxf5 -- e6xf5 (if g6xf5 2.Qh5+ - Ke7 3. Bg5#, and if anything else white has an extra pawn and a considerable advantage)

2. Qd5 -- Qe7 ( the only way to stop Qf7# )

3. e6 and black is lost (3. ke8 4. a1-d1)
The first variation is forced and leads to mate almost immediately as you pointed out.

1. Nxf5! exf5
2. Qd5 Qe7
3. e6 Kd8
4. Bb5 Bb7
5. Rad1 Rc8
6. exd7 Na5
7. dxc8=Q+ Kxc8
8. Bd7+ Kd8
9. Bc6+ Kc8
10. Bxb7+ Nxb7
11. Qc6+ Qc7
12. Qxc7#

if 9... Qd6
10. Bxd6 Bxc6
11. Be7+ Kc7/c8
12. Qd8+ Kb7
13. Bxf8 +-

if 5... h6
6. exd7 Na5
7. Rxe7 Bxe7 (7... Bxd5, Re8# )
8. Qe5! Bd6 (8... any other, Qc7# or Qxh8+)
9. Qf6+ Be7
10. Qxh8+ Bf8
11. Qxf8#

Vote Up
Vote Down

Shouldn't this thread be on the "chess related topics" forum?

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by Dance Master MC
Shouldn't this thread be on the "chess related topics" forum?
No

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by Restless Soul
No
why not?😕

Vote Up
Vote Down

Posers and Puzzles
For chess related, or off-topic, puzzles, riddles, games and other challenges...

Vote Up
Vote Down

The thread continues...



Black just played b5, attempting to drive whites knight away...what is whites best response?