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One of the Most Famous Chess Endgame Puzzles Ever

This is one of the most famous chess endgame puzzles (studies) ever. This video demonstrates the solution to this highly aesthetic puzzle.

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  • 6 months ago

    superpawns

    Who in the world was smart enough to come up with this puzzle!

  • 6 months ago

    burraganesh

    Promoting to Knight is in itself great move and for White to deliver checkmate is even greater and what's greatest is the way White deliberately allows for a Knight fork ans loses Queen and man ! on other day people would think White as a novice who's trying too much !

  • 6 months ago

    FanOfCarlsen

    No words.. :-/

  • 6 months ago

    Omar816

    LOL!! This was awesome! I plugged this position into houdini 2.0 (2cores) and first its a 11 pawn advantage for black... but then maybe after a few minutes, it changes its mind and gives a 2 pawn advantage to white. I NOW LOVE MESSING WITH COMPUTERS!! xD

  • 6 months ago

    tfulk

    Wow!! I'm kind of blown away right now. That was something else!

  • 6 months ago

    mvtjc

    "The coming of the apocaplypse can only prevented by the 5 knights destined to protect our world" Too bad there were only 4 Laughing

  • 6 months ago

    NM ChessNetwork

    Thanks for the feedback all.  Cool

  • 6 months ago

    LaserZorin

    @AllogenicMan

    Silman is NOT the person presenting this study in the video.  It's some NM who I agree does very lazy, poor videos.  

  • 6 months ago

    chessbeginner77

    Wonderful analysis of the puzzle! Thanks for sharing.

  • 6 months ago

    fischerandchips

    Great commentary!

  • 6 months ago

    Boris321

    Wow, that was great! That may be the best puzzle that I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing and doing such a great job of presenting.

  • 6 months ago

    ptrckmackay

    I saw this puzzle once in a book several years ago but this video is a much easier way to enjoy this great puzzle and to memorize it and amaze your friends by challenging them to play the black pieces against you playing the white pieces!!!

  • 6 months ago

    STFNChess

    Fantastic!! Thanks! :-)

  • 6 months ago

    AllogenicMan

    @ Oceangrown:

    I agree; Silman not only seems to waste the beauty of this exceptionally crafted puzzle by just haphazardly 'going through the motions' of it, but as well neither explains Black's [possible?] drawing recourse here, nor the history/origins behind the creation of it.

    And that's the way 'I' see it! ...

  • 6 months ago

    Chess_Lover11

    Awesome!!!

  • 6 months ago

    Greek_Hunter

    Haha first time i see a bishop beating 4 knights

  • 6 months ago

    espano_123

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