first!  that was pretty stupid lol..

wow...

this taught me so much :D

Well, it IS important...but if you can't figure this out on your own, you may want to consider a different game.  When I get a puzzle on my first try, you know it's easy!

White has a chance to stop the pawn if he declines with 1...Kc3: 2. a2 Rd7+ (if 3.Kc6, hoping for 3...Rd6+ 4. Kb5, then 3...Rd8 awaiting a skewer at Ra8+ if black promotes)

Otherwise White's rook can continue to check black's king until it is able to get to the a file and stop the pawn

I solved it in literally 3 seconds... the title gave it away =(

I wonder how many beginners would still fail to promote for the win.

 

Edit: I see Queenpin has already warned against careless play by Black.

QueenPin wrote:

White has a chance to stop the pawn if he declines with 1...Kc3: 2. a2 Rd7+ (if 3.Kc6 then 3...Rd8 awaiting a skewer at Ra8+ if black promotes)

Otherwise White's rook can continue to check black's king until it is able to get to the a file and stop the pawn

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I disagree. 2... a2 3. Rd7+ Kb6 4. Rd6+ Kb5. Here, white cannot check the king without losing the rook and the while king is still at c3 (a1=promotion) next.

NinjaBear wrote: QueenPin wrote:

White has a chance to stop the pawn if he declines with 1...Kc3: 2. a2 Rd7+ (if 3.Kc6 then 3...Rd8 awaiting a skewer at Ra8+ if black promotes)

Otherwise White's rook can continue to check black's king until it is able to get to the a file and stop the pawn

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I disagree. 2... a2 3. Rd7+ Kb6 4. Rd6+ Kb5. Here, white cannot check the king without losing the rook and the while king is still at c3 (a1=promotion) next.

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You're right NinjaBear... guess I'm just trying to squeeze something out of a boring puzzle

good puzzle

i agree with Ninjabear

haha!

stale mate! repeated white rook check on black king

ok the title gave everything away, i think they shouldnt make the title so obvious. as soon as i saw the title and had half a glimpse at the puzzle i knew what was going to happen

olakolu wrote: stale mate! repeated white rook check on black king

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 a) perhaps you mean threefold repetition

 

b) you're just plain wrong. 

c) Yeah.. thbtbtbtb

 

Since the puzzle is apparently simple it would be more fun if the Title were not to lead us on!

May be it could go like "black to play and gain an advantage" I know this is not perfect but something in that direction would be better than the title of today's puzzle.

Other than that the puzzle is great.

 

weak shiett. my worst moves are daily puzzle problems

 

stupid puzzle

way to eazy