a very very very very very very very hard puzzle

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13th July 2008, 02:24am
#1
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

http://foto.mail.ru/mail/jagannat/1/16.html white to play and mate in 3...and guys prevent stalemate!

13th July 2008, 03:00am
#2
by oginschile
Salt Lake City, UT United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 960

Wow... that is a nice puzzle. I admit i had to use a computer to solve it after my workings on my own board went fruitless. Elegant solution.


13th July 2008, 02:06pm
#3
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 1129
Very, very nice!  I too had to resort to my computer--which humbled me once again by taking all of 7 seconds to solve it (it's an old micro too--I bought it in 1989).  Very elegant solution (I'd thought for sure it was going to be 1 Rg7...).
14th July 2008, 02:19am
#4
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195
so did u figure it out?
14th July 2008, 02:56am
#5
by Kornrade
Romania
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 18
indeed a nice puzzle
14th July 2008, 02:58am
#6
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195
post the answer here
14th July 2008, 03:09am
#7
by Kornrade
Romania
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 18

1. Rb1 Kg7 (forced)

2.  Qb7+ followed by:

2... Kh6  3. h8=Q(R)#

2... Kf6   3. Rb6#

2... Kf8   3. h8=Q(R)#

2... Kh8   3. Qb2# 


14th July 2008, 03:27am
#8
by octane234
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 18
Nice analysis of all four moves
14th July 2008, 04:33am
#9
by popoman
sa bandang pasong tamo Philippines
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 44
woah
19th July 2008, 05:42pm
#10
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

http://foto.mail.ru/mail/jagannat/1/15.html white to play and mate in3! If you can solve this puzzle u r chess genius

(2 solutions) good luck

 


19th July 2008, 06:07pm
#11
by piotr
PoznaƄ Poland
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 259

Awesome puzzle!


19th July 2008, 06:18pm
#12
by firestare500
testlab in Nevada, Tallahassee, Florida United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 1059

i cant move the pieces. . .


19th July 2008, 06:43pm
#13
by neurionb
Thousand Oaks United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 98

I tried and failed for half an hour to find the solution. Then an old chess.exe I had with its own built in engine (made in the early 90s) solved it in under 10 seconds. I feel so retarded right now...


19th July 2008, 11:32pm
#14
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

firestare500 wrote:

i cant move the pieces. . .


lol set them up in a board and try to do it la


20th July 2008, 12:12am
#15
by micknek
Cochabamba-Bolivia Bolivia
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 92

neeee it wasn't that hardTongue out

just kiddingLaughing


20th July 2008, 12:34am
#16
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

post the solution la


23rd July 2008, 01:33am
#17
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

http://foto.mail.ru/mail/jagannat/1/17.html white to play and mate in 3 plz post the solution


23rd July 2008, 02:31am
#18
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

it is quite hard...


23rd July 2008, 02:36am
#19
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

http://foto.mail.ru/mail/jagannat/1/18.html white to play and mate in 6 pls post the solution


24th July 2008, 12:15am
#20
by etarnal
singapore Singapore
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 195

plz reply fast

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