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5/4/2012 - Mate in 5


  • 13 months ago · Quote · #161

    Easeland

    CoolHi! Pies'n'Guys In Blue Skies. Hello chess.com and thanks. Bautiful checkmate. Not Easy, Thank You!Smile


  • 13 months ago · Quote · #162

    ambpawns

    awesome. best puzzle by far, good job

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #163

    fireflies808

    i wonder why alot of people try to post their comments first./=

    hi anyhow. (=

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #164

    3943rjfrolland

    Having won the war, the two white horsey's lived happily ever after.

    How romantic!!!! Wink

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #165

    morphysrevenge

    very nice

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #166

    pbazan

    Fantastic!

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #167

    clopezhagen

    Interesting one... I enjoyed this, hope to see more like it! 

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #168

    gmpalomares

    Nice & I like it.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #169

    oroark

    this puzzle was so beautiful and elegant

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #170

    gaurangi

    a unique pattern mate with 2 knights

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #171

    jlmolgar

    Second, nice puzzle

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #172

    twighead

    B E A UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTIFUL!

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #173

    AIOluver

    easy as pie Wink

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #174

    Amir169

    Great!!!

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #175

    Twobit

    That is pretty even as a picture.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #176

    Miu_

    I cannot immagine such a parttern before!! but I doubt, if I can find it in the practical chess game.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #177

    21goingon90

    I agree - brilliant pattern 

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #178

    Pawn_Xchange_Master

    4 Horsies playing together :P

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #179

    UncleKolaYams

    nice one!

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #180

    Rust_Blade

    Interesting... but really it's not about how someone planned that... but how the game could have gotten to that position in the first place.  I just want to look back 1 move.  What was black's last move?  First off, if black were not in check the last move, he could have checkmated white no matter what.  Look at the knights and the pawn... if any of them were moved from their current position by one move, black can checkmate with Rg1#.  The rooks (if you examine them as well) could also delive mate in 1 in all positions except if there was a rook on b2 (which is mate in 2 after Ra2+ followed by Rg1#).  Now consider the king: he must have been in check to prevent black from delivering mate with the rooks.  Only 2 locations are possible: h7 or g7.  Being checked at either location, he could move to g6 and white doesn't have a decisive attack.  

    After all that: black clearly blundered on his last move to allow white this awesome attack.


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