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Hintless Puzzle #15

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kco
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May 9, 2011
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Hi, I will be posting puzzle weekly especially for those who don't like the
dailypuzzle much or find the hints and title annoying cause you don't have clues while playing OTB do ya ? Of course not ! So please don't give answers here straight away. I wil give the answer in 24 hours and a new puzzle each Sunday. Please don't say is 'easy'  or 'first' or if you don't like it cause is too hard (Good !) go to 'here'
p.s. anyone who use an engine before the answer I will never speak to you again. Tongue out
Today puzzle,  is Black to move.
Hintless Puzzle #14                                              Hintless Puzzle #16
boymaster
boymaster
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May 9, 2011
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#2

Today's puzzle is pretty medium.

kco
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May 10, 2011
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 Spoiler Alert ! answer will be given down below.

  Alain Dekker vs Gary Quillan, Gibtelecom 2007.

  A rook on your seventh row hemming in your opponent's king often proves the general which organises winning tactics.
  Black (to move) has his own bishop and knight within strike range of Dekker's lonely d1 king, while White's rooks are passive spectators.
  One problem, though. White's bishops are active and his g4 prelate pins the black knight against the c8 rook. However, it didn't take long for Quillan to spot a convincing way to refute White's formation and ensure checkmate or decisive material gain for Black. What happened ?

 Solutions: 1...Nxd4! 2.Bxc8 (if 2.cxd4 Rxg4! 3.hxg4 Bxh1 wins a piece) Bf3+  and if 3.Ke1 Nc2+ 4.Kf1 Ne3+  5.Ke1 Re2 mate or 3.Kc1 Nb3+  4.Kb1 Be4 mate. 

written by Leonard Barden which appeared in The Sunday Times, West Australia.

kco
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May 10, 2011
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#4

Surprised what did you think it was ?

waffllemaster
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May 10, 2011
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#5

Ooh, nice duel mates, I didn't get it either.

kco
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May 10, 2011
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waffllemaster
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May 10, 2011
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BorgQueen wrote:
kco wrote:

 what did you think it was ?

An immediate Rxg4.

Me too, I didn't see a mate so thought I could win material.  Missed Rh8+ though (that's what makes it wrong right?)

kco
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May 17, 2011
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#8

didn't think anyone still interested in it.

d_blacklisted
d_blacklisted
May 17, 2011
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#9

great initiative.

kco
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May 18, 2011
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#10

ok ok guys I will put another one tomorrow. 

Coopah
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May 18, 2011
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Yeah kco many people here (including myself) like these puzzles.

Please keep them going