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2/24/2012 - Mate in 4


  • 15 months ago · Quote · #121

    DynamicMoose

    Not bad...I liked this one! Though I honestly expected c7 to be the first move instead of another queen sacrifice. Still a very nice puzzle!

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #122

    GMchessmaster

    Smile

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #123

    Conflagration_Planet

    ndskykng wrote:
    woodshover wrote:
    vermamuneesh wrote:
    vermamuneesh wrote:

     

    one move and mate...



    The rook could take the bishop. Then Q takes rook. 


    Then Q takes queen and then you start to realize you're the idiot that didn't neutralize the back rank rook before giving up that bishop.  Seriously, where are all these people talking about pushing the pawn for mate in one coming from??


     I just got distracted by something, and didn't finish what I meant to say.

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #124

    Jeffmon

    One of those puzzles that seems too easy if you happen to play the correct first move without knowing why (not 1.c7 dis+,Rxf3 2.Qe8+,Rxe8 3.Rxe8+,Kb7), because after the queen sac it plays itself without a thought (don't even have to consider why black takes first with the rook on e8). Harder than it plays :)

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #125

    SVSR

    good one

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #126

    expmikey

    fun!

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #127

    knightofcrashtest

    e-z.

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #128

    Follyhall

    easy :/

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #129

    legoplaychess

    nice one

    24th February 2012, 09:04am
    #3
    by mencikdavid
    Serbia
    Member Since: Feb 2010
    Member Points: 81

    Yeah

    24th February 2012, 09:04am
    #4
    by Dr-reza
    Tehran Iran
    Member Since: Feb 2010
    Member Points: 19

    good one

    1st?

    24th February 2012, 09:05am
    #5
    by ranantgeo
    India India
    Member Since: Oct 2010
    Member Points: 1

    very easy

    24th February 2012, 09:05am
    #6
    by ErikDavis
    Chicago United States
    Member Since: Jan 2008
    Member Points: 43

    Nice, puzzle

    24th February 2012, 09:06am
    #7
    by Ullash130
    Dhaka City Bangladesh
    Member Since: Feb 2012
    Member Points: 5

    nice puzzle.. but easy

    24th February 2012, 09:07am
    #8
    by lph
    Unadilla,Ga. United States
    Member Since: Dec 2008
    Member Points: 4873

    nice one

    24th February 2012, 09:17am
    #9
    by kaichess
    Fortaleza Brazil
    Member Since: Aug 2008
    Member Points: 2902

    easy for friday!

    24th February 2012, 09:18am
    #10
    by Smart-lady
    Abu dhabi city United Arab Emirates
    Member Since: Feb 2012
    Member Points: 1
    Nice one
    24th February 2012, 09:18am
    #11
    by strategizeus
    vancouver Canada
    Member Since: Sep 2011
    Member Points: 18
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    24th February 2012, 09:19am
    #12
    by quarkyz
    Madison, Alabama United States
    Member Since: Nov 2008
    Member Points: 13

    Nice but easy.

    24th February 2012, 09:20am
    #13
    by chris173
    New York City United States
    Member Since: May 2011
    Member Points: 2

    the first thing you notice is the discovered check with the bishop, simultaneously advancing a pawn to a position threatening promotion and mate (if the threat to this new queen, the rook on the h row, is neutralized). When you realize too that you need to coordinate that with the combined queen-rook e-file attack to eliminate the black rook, everything falls into place.

    got it on the first try... just have to stop and think about it for a minute.

    24th February 2012, 09:22am
    #14
    by boristhecat
    United States
    Member Since: Feb 2011
    Member Points: 5

    Great!

    24th February 2012, 09:25am
    #15
    by freebie
    Signal Hill United States
    Member Since: Feb 2010
    Member Points: 136
    chris173 wrote:

    the first thing you notice is the discovered check with the bishop, simultaneously advancing a pawn to a position threatening promotion and mate (if the threat to this new queen, the rook on the h row, is neutralized). When you realize too that you need to coordinate that with the combined queen-rook e-file attack to eliminate the black rook, everything falls into place.

    got it on the first try... just have to stop and think about it for a minute.

     Yeah, the discovered check was a dead giveaway.  After that it's right out of "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess."  Still enjoyable though.

    24th February 2012, 09:31am
    #16
    by xiudin
    salt lake city United States
    Member Since: Jan 2010
    Member Points: 1

    Why doesn't black take the queen with his bishop then have a rook on the back row to stop white's promotion. 

    24th February 2012, 09:37am
    #17
    by sh1179
    United States
    Member Since: Dec 2008
    Member Points: 44
    xiudin wrote:

    Why doesn't black take the queen with his bishop then have a rook on the back row to stop white's promotion. 

    Then the bishop would be blocking the rook and white still promotes.

    24th February 2012, 09:38am
    #18
    by acoop13
    United States
    Member Since: Sep 2011
    Member Points: 1

    what the first page??!! (:  easy

    24th February 2012, 09:39am
    #19
    by SirrinNacht
    New York State United States
    Member Since: Nov 2011
    Member Points: 8

    Not bad.

    24th February 2012, 09:41am
    #20
    by kush009
    mumbai India
    Member Since: May 2009
    Member Points: 13

    nice

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  • 15 months ago · Quote · #130

    legoplaychess

    Laughing

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #131

    SunburstStrat

    I remember this one from Fred Reinfeld's "1001 brilliant checkmates". 

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #132

    williamscothorn1106

    nice one

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #133

    madaraFTW

    EASY

     

     

     

     

     

    HARD FOR NOOBS

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #134

    madaraFTW

    madaraFTW wrote:

     

     

     

     

    Tongue out


  • 15 months ago · Quote · #135

    Zalmeth

    good puzzle

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #136

    damongross

    Highly amusing!

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #137

    Logical_Chess

    Nice puzzle

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #138

    skberi1

    good

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #139

    romanrapido

    brilliant.....thanks for sharing

  • 15 months ago · Quote · #140

    bigfundu

    Good one!


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