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1st November 2008, 05:02am
#1
by HAMIDUDDIN
India
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 178
3rd November 2008, 03:45am
#2
by donngerard
Cebu Philippines
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 3575

so what the solution?

3rd November 2008, 03:50am
#3
by vsarun
manama India
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 481

think I got it

3rd November 2008, 04:06am
#4
by mahenz
Jaipur India
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 35

1. Be7 (Now if black plays Bxe7 then Nxc7+ mate, If black plays cxb5 then Bb7+ mate and if black plays Nxb5 then Be6+ mate)

3rd November 2008, 04:55am
#5
by FilipUser
Sweden
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 409

It's another zugswang... I think white should make Ba3 and then it seems that every possible move black can make leads to mate...

c5 or cxb5 leads to Bxb7 and mate

If black moves the Knight then white makes Be6 and mate

And finally - if black moves the Bishop on d8 White mates with Nxc7

The problem with Be7 is that black can make a3... and now white has to mate with his very next move... which isn't possible...

Thats my take on it - correct HAMMIDUDDIN?

3rd November 2008, 05:31am
#6
by Ciego
caracas Venezuela
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 3

Hi all, Nice puzzle. Solution: h8= Queen, and nothing can stop mate at g8. Only maybe this move c5. But then Bxb7 mate

3rd November 2008, 05:36am
#7
by FilipUser
Sweden
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 409

Umm... well if Qg8 as 2nd move for white then Ne6 for black and voila no mate in two... remember: It's mate in two... not three or four... but two...

3rd November 2008, 05:39am
#8
by musiquismo
df Mexico
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 220

Nxc7, Bxc7, Be6#

3rd November 2008, 05:44am
#9
by FilipUser
Sweden
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 409
musiquismo wrote:

Nxc7, Bxc7, Be6#


 Nope, sorry... on 2. Be6 white can capture the other bishop with his king since it's no longer protected by the Knight :-) - no mate!

3rd November 2008, 07:01am
#10
by Escapest_Pawn
MISSOULA,MT United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 1004

Agree with Filipuser, Ba3 was my take.

Hamiduddin, in your last, and in my opinion, far more difficult puzzle, you asked how to post a puzzle as a puzzle.  Really very simple. Right after clicking on the chess board ikon, your 1st page has 3 choices, the top one, diagram has been pre-selected.  The bottom one, puzzle, problem, challenge, is the one you want to select. After that, you can figure it out.  The down side of doing so is that you don't get all the frustrated discussions.

3rd November 2008, 07:55pm
#11
by Ciego
caracas Venezuela
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 3

Sorry ^^ . my mistake filip, the solution is bishop a3 . .

 

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