17 Apr 08
Originally posted by David113I would never narrow it down to just one.
What is the mose beautiful chess problem ever composed?
Opinions please...🙂
Instead, I'll show one of my all-time favorites, a misunderstood masterpiece:
Gianni Donati
1st Hon. Mention
Springaren 2001
PG in 23.0 moves
It takes a solver to appreciate the mastery shown here. I don't know who the judge was, but giving this one 1st HM was highway robbery. This is one of the best PGs of all time.
22 Apr 08
Originally posted by SwissGambitThis one confuses me...
I would never narrow it down to just one.
Instead, I'll show one of my all-time favorites, a misunderstood masterpiece:
Gianni Donati
1st Hon. Mention
Springaren 2001
[fen]r1R2Bnk/ppp2ppp/4pR2/2pB4/N1PP4/1PP1KPP1/5PP1/1N6 w - - 0 24[/fen]
PG in 23.0 moves
It takes a solver to appreciate the mastery shown here. I don't know who the judge was, but giving this one 1st HM was highway robbery. This is one of the best PGs of all time.
22 Apr 08
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Originally posted by SwissGambitI suppose meta x searches for a winning combination of some sort.
[dare I ask] In what way?
Composed by Herbert Grasemann and Hans Lepuschütz (1953) - White to move and mate in four.
I wouldn't claim this is the most beautiful diagram ever, but it sure is nice. Maybe the Babson task by Leonid Yarosh? I don't fully like the looks of the position, but the solution for the mate in four is quite amusing.
22 Apr 08
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Originally posted by heinzkatThe move 1.Ne5 looks appealing, threatening mate on g6 and d3, but 1...Qa6 holds. Subsequent attempts to cut off the Queen's lines of defense fail, because Black has a Rook always at the ready to take her place: 2.Rb5 Rb3, or 2.Rd6 Rh6 [obviously not 2...Kxe5?? 3.Qxd4#].
I suppose meta x searches for a winning combination of some sort.
[fen]7r/B1p3p1/8/3R1p1p/2Np1k1P/5P2/5Q2/qrb2nK1 w - -[/fen]
Composed by Herbert Grasemann and Hans Lepuschütz (1953) - White to move and mate in four.
I wouldn't claim this is the most beautiful diagram ever, but it sure is nice. Maybe the Babson task by Leonid Yarosh? I don't fully like the looks of the position, but the solution for the mate in four is quite amusing.
The setup move is 1.Bb8!! threatening Bxc7 and thus decoying one of the Rooks to capture.
1...Rhxb8(or Rc8) 2.Ne5 Qa6 3.Rd6! and mate next
1...Rbxb8(or Rb7) 2.Ne5 Qa6 3.Rb5! and mate next
1...Qa7 2.Bxc7+ Qxc7 3.Rxd4#
25 Apr 08
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Originally posted by uzlessI saw that. But people still play it. 🙄
1st move E4.
Mate in 13
e4 e5
f4 d5
fxe4 Qh4+
Ke2 Qxe4+
Kf2 Bc5+
Kg3 Qxe5+
Kf3 Qh5+
g4 Qxg4#
So easy. 😉
Less can be done!
e4 a6
Bc4 a5
Qf3 a4
Bxf7#
A solid refutation of the St Georges Defence.