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Crazy puzzle #2 :)

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1st June 2009, 03:18am
#1
by einstein_69101
Nebraska United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 7425

This one is very similiar to the first one.  :)  This continues the logic a little longer.  :)

1st June 2009, 03:35am
#2
by Nelso_125
Victoria Australia
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 434

Wow, nice finish...I think I did the first one earlier...

1st June 2009, 03:00pm
#3
by SilverPanic
Littleton, Colorado United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1118

What a mess!!

1st June 2009, 03:04pm
#4
by 12_string
Boise, Idaho United States
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 90

How in the world did they come to that position in the first place? I like puzzles where the setup is feasible.

2nd June 2009, 09:10am
#5
by Lord-Chaos
Devon England
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 1966

lol it's cool =D but random.

3rd June 2009, 09:47am
#6
by RobKing
Worcester,MA United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 184

I believe there is a simpler solution though...:

1. Qg8+ Rxg8

2. Ra3+ Bd4

3. Bxd4+ Rg7

4. Bxg7 #

But I do like the ladder theme.

3rd June 2009, 11:36am
#7
by Nytik
Southampton United Kingdom
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 5828
RobKing wrote:

I believe there is a simpler solution though...:

1. Qg8+ Rxg8

2. Ra3+ Bd4

3. Bxd4+ Rg7

4. Bxg7 #

But I do like the ladder theme.


RobKing, you appear to have missed that 1... Rxg8 is check! This actually means white will lose after 2. Kh2 Qh1#.

3rd June 2009, 03:43pm
#8
by einstein_69101
Nebraska United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 7425

Robking, you do have a good eye there.  :)  But with the white king on g2 then Rxg8+ is putting our king in check as Nytik mentioned.

3rd June 2009, 06:45pm
#9
by RobKing
Worcester,MA United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 184

ahh good point, I didnt note where the White king was. Sorry about that. I just looked quickly at the problem at work. Very nice problem indeed then!

22nd January 2010, 08:32pm
#10
by einstein_69101
Nebraska United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 7425

I just noticed something.  :)  I think this position is an illegal position.  White cannot get that pawn structure with only 4 captures.  White needs 5 captures, but only 4 black pieces are gone.  It had a nice theme to it though.

 

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