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White to move and NOT checkmate.

White to move and NOT checkmate.

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What is the only move for white that will NOT lead to checkmate in the following game?



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hmm...the puzzle didnt show up

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Without seeing any diagramm I'd guess its 1. Rc6 😉

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Sorry about that... the site that had that problem had FEN notation (supposedly), but it didn't come out right when I first tried to post... but it looks like the 2nd time was the charm

When I tried to insert the FEN given on that web site, the diagram came up with 3 white Kings and a white Knight, and nothing else...

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Originally posted by crazyblue
Without seeing any diagramm I'd guess its 1. Rc6 😉
Amazing how popular that puzzle is on here.

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Originally posted by TheBloop
What is the only move for white that will NOT lead to checkmate in the following game?



[fen]B1n1n1KR/1r5B/6R1/2b1p1p1/2P1k1P1/1p2P2p/1P2P2P/3N1N2 w - - 0 1 [/fen]
Kg7

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Originally posted by UserChevy
Kg7
The Rb7 and Ne8 stop that.

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Resign? 😉

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It IS 1. Rc6 because after 1... Rxh7 the rook on c6 prevents the bishop on a8 from mating.

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Originally posted by abejnood
It IS 1. Rc6 because after 1... Rxh7 the rook on c6 prevents the bishop on a8 from mating.
That's gotta pee of the a8 bishop ...

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SwissGambit, original
ded. to Karl Fabel

White to move and NOT mate

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Originally posted by treetalk
Resign? 😉
lol oops i wasn't very observant there.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
SwissGambit, original
ded. to Karl Fabel
[fen]4Bb2/p1pRRPp1/P1k1P1P1/KpP5/1PP5/8/6N1/7B w - - 0 1[/fen]
White to move and NOT mate
I think I know the answer, but I wont tell, which pawn to move 😉

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Originally posted by crazyblue
I think I know the answer, but I wont tell, which pawn to move 😉
Unless you flip the board, every pawn move is mate. Then 1. c6?? will do.

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Originally posted by crazyblue
I think I know the answer, but I wont tell, which pawn to move 😉
I'm with you, but it takes a little bit of reasoning to realize the move is possible. Nice little puzzle.

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