Unusual Win

Bowmann

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Posers and Puzzles

24 Dec 05

Bowmann

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RHP IQ

Joined: 17 Mar 05
Moves: 1345

24 Dec 05

White to play.

Phlabibit

Mystic Meg

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Joined: 27 Mar 03
Moves: 17242

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.

You are a puzzle poser.

P-

trallphaz

girls imaginations

Joined: 22 Nov 05
Moves: 183

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.

i know this one!
1.e8=Q Re1xe8
2.Ra1#

Bowmann

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RHP IQ

Joined: 17 Mar 05
Moves: 1345

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by trallphaz
i know this one!
1.e8=Q Re1xe8
2.Ra1#

It's not that easy.

Coconut

Earth Prime

Joined: 16 Mar 05
Moves: 35265

24 Dec 05

1 edit

I retract my answer as I am a dumbass.

Wildfire

Force of Nature

The Bathroom

Joined: 12 May 05
Moves: 31388

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by Coconut
I retract my answer as I am a dumbass.

Admitting it is the first step to recovery.

GalaxyShield

Mr. Shield

Joined: 02 Sep 04
Moves: 174290

24 Dec 05

1 edit

Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.

e8=N. Forced mate after that with Nd6 and Nb7# with nothing to stop it with the threat of Ra1#.

Bowmann

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RHP IQ

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Moves: 1345

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by GalaxyShield
e8=N. Forced mate after that with Nd6 and Nb7# with nothing to stop it with the threat of Ra1#.

1...Rg1.

GalaxyShield

Mr. Shield

Joined: 02 Sep 04
Moves: 174290

24 Dec 05

1 edit

Originally posted by Bowmann
1...Rg1.

The knight still works. Black has no other peices to move besides the rook so he'd have to move the rook or take my rook. But white can get the knight to b7# by the time black has anything to stop it.

Edit: Wait, which way are the pawns moving?

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by GalaxyShield
The knight still works. Black has no other peices to move besides the rook so he'd have to move the rook or take my rook. But white can get the knight to b7# by the time black has anything to stop it.

Edit: Wait, which way are the pawns moving?

After e8=N Rg1 and Nd6, black draws with Rxg4

GalaxyShield

Mr. Shield

Joined: 02 Sep 04
Moves: 174290

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by ark13
After e8=N Rg1 and Nd6, black draws with Rxg4

Hmm, ok, I'll do some more looking.

jfkjmh

nice one

bed, chair or floor

Joined: 03 Oct 04
Moves: 4854

24 Dec 05

Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.

1.e8N Rg1 2.Kh5 Rd1 3.Nd6 Rxd6 4.Ra1# looks unusually good.
Why don't you say: Looks unusually well? Thank you in advance.
Merry Christmas!

abejnood

Joined: 01 Jul 04
Moves: 19412

25 Dec 05

Originally posted by jfkjmh
1.e8N Rg1 2.Kh5 Rd1 3.Nd6 Rxd6 4.Ra1# looks unusually good.
Why don't you say: Looks unusually well? Thank you in advance.
Merry Christmas!

Why Rd1? Black still has the stalemate after 1.e8N Rg1 2. Kh5? Rxh4 3.Nd6 Rh5+ and the king is trapped and prepetetual check, or 50 move rule, or 3-time repetition, whichever comes first.

BigDogg

Secret RHP coder

on the payroll

Joined: 26 Nov 04
Moves: 155080

25 Dec 05

Originally posted by abejnood
Why Rd1? Black still has the stalemate after 1.e8N Rg1 2. Kh5? Rxh4 3.Nd6 Rh5+ and the king is trapped and prepetetual check, or 50 move rule, or 3-time repetition, whichever comes first.

2...Rxg4?? 3.Ra1#

genius

Wayward Soul

Your Blackened Sky

Joined: 12 Mar 02
Moves: 15128

25 Dec 05

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
2...Rxg4?? 3.Ra1#

then black can't move (well, black can queen, but then it can't). so, stalemate...