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12/2/2011 - Mate in 5

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #61

    Jacob30

    It took a couple of tries and I finally got it.

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #62

    arviarvi

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  • 18 months ago · Quote · #63

    m_majid_khan

    dailypuzzle wrote:
  • 18 months ago · Quote · #64

    bluemoonkasparov

    the fourth move is debateable but it's a good checkmate.  

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #65

    marmaladecat

    RSzgvYzxpizmp wrote:
    jdgraef wrote:
    Pavrey wrote:

    what if black bishop takes the b pawn - then it is not mate in 5

    I was thinking the same thing. And does anyone know why 4.a4 is wrong please? I don't see how both mate threats (b4/Bd2) can be defended.

     Probably a bad puzzle. Once there was another puzzle with checkmate along a diagonal and it wouldn't work if you sac the queen for checkmate (which it definitely was on the e8-h5 diagonal) but it worked is you sacced the bishop. a4 should do the same job as b3 in my opinion.

    4.a4 is met by 4...Ba2.   Then both 5.b4+ and 5.Bd2+ can be met by 5...Kxa4 and it's no longer Mate in 5 as specified.

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #66

    Pluckerpluck

    RSzgvYzxpizmp wrote:
    jdgraef wrote:
    Pavrey wrote:

    what if black bishop takes the b pawn - then it is not mate in 5

    I was thinking the same thing. And does anyone know why 4.a4 is wrong please? I don't see how both mate threats (b4/Bd2) can be defended.

     Probably a bad puzzle. Once there was another puzzle with checkmate along a diagonal and it wouldn't work if you sac the queen for checkmate (which it definitely was on the e8-h5 diagonal) but it worked is you sacced the bishop. a4 should do the same job as b3 in my opinion.

    Could be wrong here, but from what I can tell black can then drop the bishop in front of the rook, delaying checkmate by an extra move. So A4 isn't quite as good.

    (Please correct me if I'm wrong)

    Edit: Beaten to it by marmaladecat :)

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #67

    lucasvanforeest

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  • 18 months ago · Quote · #68

    Mal

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  • 18 months ago · Quote · #69

    Djazbin

    Another little wonder.

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #70

    EP_Chess

    =)

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #71

    sayouka

    very smart

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #72

    Ashish--Sharma

    WOW

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #73

    18t

    it was avery good end game

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #74

    18t

    it was avery good end game

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #75

    paulified22

    Pavrey wrote:

    what if black bishop takes the b pawn - then it is not mate in 5

    Pawn on a2 takes Ba3,same situation for black,K is still in check with Ra1,still mate.

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #76

    doubledouble

    Tough puzzle today, there are lots of candidate moves to calculate.  I wasn't able to solve this one!

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #77

    Chris_Coffey

    Easy. Breezy. Lemon squeezy.

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #78

    waynedickinson2

    good one guys.

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #79

    metalcsg

    Good one!

  • 18 months ago · Quote · #80

    Lucifer99

    Why doesn't black play: 4...Rd8?

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