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5th July 2009, 06:10pm
#101
by bluskey
n.j. United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 68

hi

5th July 2009, 06:30pm
#102
by NevanTheWolf
Jacksonville, NC United States
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 2
Happy 4th!
5th July 2009, 06:33pm
#103
by johnanna
denver United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 211

good puzzle

5th July 2009, 06:39pm
#104
by vagamundo
Melbourne Colombia
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 1394

the title gave it away...  otherwise, I wouldn't have worked it out...  Good one anyway!!!

5th July 2009, 06:53pm
#105
by simonster2000
Irvine United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 23
ArrowPawn wrote:

im number 20 easy puzzle

 why did the g6 pawn take the knight?

5th July 2009, 06:57pm
#106
by ALLENWALKER
Singapore
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 226

Too easy.

5th July 2009, 06:58pm
#107
by lovelovelove
Louisiana United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 220

a good puzzle for me.  i didn't notice the hanging queen for some time.

5th July 2009, 07:32pm
#108
by Hinkaman23
United States
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 33

thanks for the cool puzzle!Laughing

5th July 2009, 08:07pm
#109
by DNA-Beta
Coral Springs, FL United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 160
simonster2000 wrote:
ArrowPawn wrote:

im number 20 easy puzzle

 why did the g6 pawn take the knight?

As others have said...

1. Nh5 threatens 2. Qg7#. The only way black can stop checkmate is to take the Knight with the g6 pawn (1. ... gxh5). The repercussion of that acton is that the black Queen is now en prise, thus allowing 2. Qxb6.

I hope that helps.

5th July 2009, 08:20pm
#110
by jgregory59025
Illinois United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 180

wow nice

5th July 2009, 08:42pm
#111
by amitkalekar
India
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 13

nice.

5th July 2009, 09:03pm
#112
by leonelcm
Mexico City Mexico
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 391

Very interesting in first move, thanx...

5th July 2009, 09:10pm
#113
by famera
Sydney Australia
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 95

Not that hard

5th July 2009, 10:05pm
#114
by happytoplay
Talsi Latvia
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 49

1st. always the first move is a decoy well in some puzzels some not. hi everybody have a nice day

5th July 2009, 10:15pm
#115
by waltode6
Scranton United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 125
ok
5th July 2009, 11:17pm
#116
by bigfundu
Chennai India
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 397

:) That was tough to find! :)

5th July 2009, 11:46pm
#117
by sachfanis
Kaunas Lithuania
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 63

easy

6th July 2009, 05:37am
#118
by stm01
orissa India
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 392

dn

6th July 2009, 09:53am
#119
by mwaltenburg
Greenville, NC United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 725

not bad

7th July 2009, 09:42pm
#120
by bobobobob101
Phoenix United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 912

tzshsst

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