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5/16/2008 - Ancient Endgame Study

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16th May 2008, 12:00am
#1
by dailypuzzle
United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 0
Drag the pieces to solve!
16th May 2008, 12:00am
#2
by QueenPin
Idaho United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 32
First...even got in on the first try
16th May 2008, 12:04am
#3
by comel4444
ipoh Malaysia
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 53
bwahahaha.... didnt look at the board..... ho ho ho...
16th May 2008, 12:12am
#4
by belringer
Seattle United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 38

Easy.


16th May 2008, 12:15am
#5
by keith105
Bishops Stortford,Herts,UK United Kingdom
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 244
Took me a couple of minutes to get this only after I realised that White is one move away from mate by Black and needs to keep Black in check. Whites escape is excellent and one which I would have struggled to see in open play. Enjoyable.
16th May 2008, 01:01am
#6
by RookStar
Perth Australia
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 18

I played the first two moves correctly and couldn't for the life of me get the third.  Had to hit the help button and then it all became clear.

 

Study the board!

 

Nice puzzle.


16th May 2008, 01:20am
#7
by Raptor
Maarkedal Belgium
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 146
Nice puzzle but I don't know if these moves are the best for white. Ok, now black loses the queen for sure and white wins but a move like 1.Qh2+ looks better to me.
16th May 2008, 01:41am
#8
by vijaykulkarni
Pune India
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 525
Yeah Qh2 is good but sequence in the solution is forcing the end, Ka3 attacking Bishop with mate threat on f7 ... bit questionable
16th May 2008, 01:42am
#9
by Timeyo_R_Nkosi
Kitwe Zambia
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 209
X_change..ok
16th May 2008, 01:54am
#10
by ghanaman
Accra Ghana
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 81
very easy but seriously we need to know the forward direction of the pawns!
16th May 2008, 02:45am
#11
by Naedling
Ashland United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 245
Ghanaman - Second your observation!
16th May 2008, 02:46am
#12
by krdt27
Los Angeles United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 7
Good one, and At least the title didn't give it away
16th May 2008, 03:03am
#13
by Cabo_noobs
Almeria Spain
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 32
very nice
16th May 2008, 03:15am
#14
by Jippo
Riga Latvia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 82
Trick with board is not fair ;)
16th May 2008, 03:29am
#15
by timepass
Bangalore India
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 59
Good one.....din't see the co-ordinates and was trying to move pawns in the wrong direction....:)
16th May 2008, 03:29am
#16
by Terlimone
Tienen Belgium
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 39
There are other posibilities for white and black.
16th May 2008, 03:32am
#17
by NanawLoy
Somewhere United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 4
Once again, this "puzzle" is lame, since White is unfairly crippled because Black's opponent is not allowed to take any of the better moves available: Qh2+, as suggested by Raptor; Qc7; and Qf5 all foil the mate and give White positional advantage which may well gain more than a draw;} There's another possibility, as well...
16th May 2008, 03:59am
#18
by ccfg
athens Greece
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 1
3 g8=bishop wins as well
16th May 2008, 04:15am
#19
by aldoh
Netherlands
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 33
What's wrong with 1.Bb3 first?
16th May 2008, 04:35am
#20
by Fellippo
Zlín Czech Republic
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 490

well..interesting..

 


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