first

This is ok.........................

that was rather easy... 

I have no problem solving these it's in game that I have the real problem

can't believe I waited an hour for that

6th!! WOOT WOOT anyway nice puzzle

Really simple

 

Absolutely easy but quite useful...

ok!

2th in 30''!!!!! Amazing

Samsam wrote: 2th in 30''!!!!! Amazing

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 What?

Ok

Unclear exactly which way to sacrifice N. White's Qc4 seems like a strong reply to this position

Dont really see the point as after the play the queen get anoyinly pinned behind the horse. Whites next play i would imagine would be to his queen to d2 attackig the horse from a distance keeping the black queen tied down whilst alowing black to take center stage! Any body got any insight??????? 

Good combination by Black. Guess White was just one move away from a King side castle and relative safety. Been there a few times...

i don't understand what will happen after this

ironeddie1 wrote: Dont really see the point as after the play the queen get anoyinly pinned behind the horse. Whites next play i would imagine would be to his queen to d2 attackig the horse from a distance keeping the black queen tied down whilst alowing black to take center stage! Any body got any insight??????? 

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You make the same mistake I maked. NxBd3+

and you can't take Knight neither queen.

 

ironeddie1 wrote: Dont really see the point as after the play the queen get anoyinly pinned behind the horse. Whites next play i would imagine would be to his queen to d2 attackig the horse from a distance keeping the black queen tied down whilst alowing black to take center stage! Any body got any insight??????? 

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3. Qd2 Nxd3+ (white's queen can't take cause it's pinned) wins back the bishop and forces a queen trade, after which white's extra connected passed pawns on the a & b files will give him an endgame advantage, while the exposed nature of white's king and the centralization of blacks pieces will give him a more immediate advantage.

That's my very ametuer analysis of the final position.

White has to save his queen. Regardless, black next move will be Nxd3+. White can't attack the night nor queen, because both check white's king. So black is two pawns up after the sequence.

Black can't play Nc2 if white played Qd2, because then white will play Bxc2.