4/20/2012 - Mate in 3

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13 months ago · Quote · #141
Hoganhaben

expousure
13 months ago · Quote · #142
stephen_33

Once again, I found the thread more entertaining than the puzzle
13 months ago · Quote · #143
Murrth

prativa_pralh wrote:

For #35 after Bxc6
Na3#
no?
13 months ago · Quote · #144
vanhafford

Thanks for the lesson!
13 months ago · Quote · #145
checkmatejunior

pyramider wrote:

great puzzle.

I need a favor: Would someone please explain to me the point behind making 9 empty posts, like writing 9 nine times in 9 different posts or some such odd and silly use of a space that essentially belongs to everybody.

I know that chess players are normally smart; but smart people are not immune to mental illness. Perhaps some members should be forced to take their meds before visiting the site.

OF course if there is a deep, hidden meaning to all of this then I will visit a psychiatrist myself. I think you have to repeat things many times fro no reason. That is my personal opinion myself. My persaonal opinion, myself, myself, mice elf, mice elf, myself, mic elf, myself, ice elf, myself, my meds..read nine times I am too tired muce elf, mice elf.. I agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
13 months ago · Quote · #146
Annie3

easy
13 months ago · Quote · #147
freebie

BRATiva has made me aware of several things:

1. The people who post "First" and spam never read the "Please be helpful, relevant and nice" message, even though it's directed squarely at them.

2. The people who work in the HP call center really have too much time on their hands; God forbid they help people with their computer problems.

3. People who are desperate for attention do desperate things.

As far as the puzz, I enjoyed it, especially the double-check. Unusually mellow for a Friday edition though.
13 months ago · Quote · #148
milray101

ok... but I missed the double check...
13 months ago · Quote · #149
ChessChump99207

nice
13 months ago · Quote · #150
Denieru

Nice One!
13 months ago · Quote · #151
leonelcm

Very good puzzles, thanx for sharing...
13 months ago · Quote · #152
mak24

its to easy
13 months ago · Quote · #153
umeshvrindavanam97

second puzzle I solved in two moves....Rg1+...Kf5 then Qg5+ mate
13 months ago · Quote · #154
stephen_33

umeshvrindavanam97 wrote:

second puzzle I solved in two moves....Rg1+...Kf5 then Qg5+ mate

You are correct - it is a two move solution but with Qg4 not g5 which the queen cannot reach !

I've yet to come across one of 'prativa's' puzzles that has a sensible solution lol.
13 months ago · Quote · #155
bknight-sk

nice mate
13 months ago · Quote · #156
ReyRambler1960

Great.Please be relevant, helpful & nice!
13 months ago · Quote · #157
CaissaGod

This game was played with me as white and without my queen (only one of my 5 opponents will accept queen odds...the other four refuse saying that if they win they don't want the reason to be that I wasn't playing without my queen but they had beat me fair and square on even terms!). I cannot remember the entire game as casual chess nobody wants to take the time and inconvenience of recording their moves, but I can tell you how the position arose. I started from this position with black to move:

HOW IT ALL STARTED!

The game went 1. ...Qxh5 2. Rc7 a5? [Qe5+!!] (which leads to my mate in 6. Notice via the diagram above how I missed an easy win with 2. Bc5+ winning black's queen as I threaten mate in 3 if black's decides to move his king versus the queen taking my bishop. My 2. Rc7?! was a dubious move as 2. ...Qe5+ forking my rook and king sends my rook back to c3. Lamenting over my missed 2. Bc5+, I have composed another problem based on this same position with a few minor piece changes. With queen odds the score now is: 99-7-32... and even playing against a weaker player without a queen, it was quite challenging to maintain a 3-1 ratio lead.
13 months ago · Quote · #158
CaissaGod

Hopefully this isn't too hard:

r2n1k1r/p1R3p1/5pP1/7q/1N6/PB2BP2/K4P2/3R4 w - - 0 1

MATE-IN-8! WHITE TO MOVE. THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION:

I wanted to create a more challenging mate than the original MATE-N-6, but still easy enough somebody out there could and wouldn't mind solving it. ENJOY
13 months ago · Quote · #159
CaissaGod

MATE-N-3 (FIVE SOLUTIONS)

Finally, after finding a workaround to public libraries whose web browser security features prevent the use of Java (bummer!), I was able to repost my original MATE-N-3 from last week without going thru a 3rd party...who solved this problem originally by showing only 2 of the solutions versus the entire 5. I'm reposting as it is still a jewel-in-the-Nile of MATE-N-3's. Enjoy :)
13 months ago · Quote · #160
CaissaGod

Opening Trap 101: