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Joined 25 Aug '04 Moves 1264
white to play
i guess some of you have seen this before. if you have, dont post any solutions.
and try to solve this on your own...
EDIT: by the way. it took over 2 minutes for Kasparov to solve this.
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Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 Is it Black to win? Or should we guess.
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Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by Jusuh
[fen]3K4/kp6/p7/1P6/8/8/7P/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
white to play
i guess some of you have seen this before. if you have, dont post any solutions.
and try to solve this on your own...
EDIT: by the way. it took over 2 minutes for Kasparov to solve this. 1.b6+! Forcing Black to promote on the a-file.
1...Kxb6 2.h4 a5 ... 6.h8Q wins.
Joined 30 Oct '04 Moves 7813 Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
1.b6+! Forcing Black to promote on the a-file.
1...Kxb6 2.h4 a5 ... 6.h8Q wins.
Well there is 1...Kb8!
Originally posted by ilywrin
Well there is 1...Kb8! In fact, it is probably the main line.
Some nice stalemate cheapos there.
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Joined 25 Aug '04 Moves 1264 Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
In fact, it is probably the main line.
Some nice stalemate cheapos there. yes b6+! kb8! are best moves for both, but still it is whites win.
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Joined 30 Oct '04 Moves 7813 Hmmm... How unfortunate that I know this study. A really marvelous piece...
Joined 28 Oct '04 Moves 352 wow that is simple
just get the pawn down on the right to the bottom and check mate em there...
Dhaka
Joined 08 Oct '04 Moves 3885 Originally posted by Jusuh
yes b6+! kb8! are best moves for both, but still it is whites win. how does white win?
Originally posted by stenersk
wow that is simple
Yes, 'wow' is simple.
Dhaka
Joined 08 Oct '04 Moves 3885 Originally posted by stenersk
wow that is simple
just get the pawn down on the right to the bottom and check mate em there... COULDN'T GET IT!!!!!!!!!!
Berks.
Joined 27 Nov '04 Moves 41991 Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
1.b6+! Forcing Black to promote on the a-file.
1...Kxb6 2.h4 a5 ... 6.h8Q wins.
Well I didn't spot this one at all, though Q+P vs Q+P wouldn't work. Of course writing down the moves and it does.
If
1. b6+ Kb8
2. h4 a5
3. h5 a4
4. h6 a3
5. h7 a2
6. h8=Q a1=Q
Now Qxa1 is stalemate, but rather stupidly I missed Qg8, Qf8 or Qe8. Depending on blacks next move white will soon mate.
7........ Qc1/c3
8. Kd7+ (BTW any specific algebraic symbols for a check like this?)
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Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by Peakite
Well I didn't spot this one at all, though Q+P vs Q+P wouldn't work. Of course writing down the moves and it does.
If
1. b6+ Kb8
2. h4 a5
3. h5 a4
4. h6 a3
5. h7 a2
6. h8=Q a1=Q
Now Qxa1 is stalemate, but rather stupidly I missed Qg8, Qf8 or Qe8. Depending on blacks next move white will soon mate.
7........ Qc1/c3
8. Kd7+ (BTW any specific algebraic symbols for a check like this?)
7...Qc1/c3?? gives up too easily. Black will instead continue his theme of playing for stalemate by answering 7.Qg8 with Qa2!, etc.
Joined 26 Apr '03 Moves 26771 But instead of 7... c1, can't blacks queen shuttle up and down the a column, keeping a diagonal attack on white's queen while white's queen is on row 8 - with QxQ = stalemate? I think it has to be specifically 7 Qe8
7 Qe8 Qa4
8 Qe5+ Ka8
9 Qh8
Now if black's queen moves to a1, white can take it - crucially with check, if black tries Qf4 white has Qa1 check, followed by mate.
Originally posted by Peakite
Well I didn't spot this one at all, though Q+P vs Q+P wouldn't work. Of course writing down the moves and it does.
If
1. b6+ Kb8
2. h4 a5
3. h5 a4
4. h6 a3
5. h7 a2
6. h8=Q a1=Q
Now Qxa1 is stalemate, but rather stupidlyI missed Qg8, Qf8 or Qe8. Depending on blacks next move white will soon mate.
7........ Qc1/c3
8. Kd7+ (BTW any specific algebraic symbols for a check like this?)
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