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Hintless Puzzle #18

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kco
kco
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May 30, 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 will give the answer in 24 hours . 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 White to move.
Hintless Puzzle #17                                                      Hintless Puzzle #19
 
Barefoot_Player
Barefoot_Player
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May 30, 2011
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Hintless?

But you said its White to move! A hintless puzzle would not even say who is to play for that is the puzzle. And yes, there are several problems (retrograde problems, among others) which a solver would have to figure out who is to move, and then deternine what is the best course of action.

=)

 

Barefoot_Plyer

Coopah
Coopah
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Jun 1, 2011
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Thanks kco

Just as an added bonus I did the puzzle from black to move as well

kco
kco
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Jun 2, 2011
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 Spoiler Alert ! answer will be given down below.

 James Plaskett vs Joe Gallagher, Chichester 1982.

   Times are hard for most British grandmasters, apart  from top pair Michael Adams and Nigel Short'
    Few now play full-time professional chess. Instead they have become City traders, businessmen or online gamblers. Those stil in the game have to supplement thier playing activities by teaching and writing. (e.g. IM Silman)
   Some like today's pair have emigrated. Plaskett lives in Spain, Gallangher plays No.2 for Switzerland. Both are imaginative attackers and here Plaskett's queen and knights have his opponent's king on the ropes.
  White (to move) is norminally a piece down, though he can regain it at once by 1.Qxc8. There's a better way. How did Plaskett take a decisive material lead ?

  Solution: 1.Nf8+ ! Kxg5  2.h4+ !  when if Kxh4/Kf4  3.Ng6+ and 4.Nxe7 or Kg4  3.Qg8+  and again Black has to allow a knight fork of king and queen.  

monk3y
monk3y
Jun 14, 2011
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#5

this one was kinda easy