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Two easy (too easy?) chess problems

Two easy (too easy?) chess problems

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From the starting position black puts white in checkmate in three moves. Using the same piece each time. How?

How to make a double check where the piece that you moved doesn't threaten the opponent's king?

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do you mean the same piece moves every time?
en passant

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The hapless white is losing so he is allowed to move different pieces, but yes, black moves the same piece each time.. and indeed, en passant is what I was going for.

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Originally posted by talzamir
From the starting position black puts white in checkmate in three moves. Using the same piece each time. How?

How to make a double check where the piece that you moved doesn't threaten the opponent's king?
1. e3 Nc6 2. g3 Ne5 3. Ne2 Nf3#


Nice little problem.

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