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17th July 2009, 03:30pm

#1

by PawnInTheGame
Warsaw Poland

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 376

my latest puzzle, hope you like it

white gets a material advantage

17th July 2009, 09:49pm

#2

by NM OmarCayenne
United States

Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 12607

A funny idea (but why am I not playing 4... Qd6?).

17th July 2009, 10:05pm

#3

by RyanMK
Iowa United States

Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 2277

tonydal wrote:

A funny idea (but why am I not playing 4... Qd6?).

wouldn't 5.Qc8 be mate then?

17th July 2009, 10:47pm

#4

by ShizAym
California United States

Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 65

Very fun puzzle, and it does look like 4...Qd6 5.Qc8 is mate. Nice.

18th July 2009, 01:18am

#5

by PawnInTheGame
Warsaw Poland

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 376

RyanMK wrote:

tonydal wrote:

A funny idea (but why am I not playing 4... Qd6?).

wouldn't 5.Qc8 be mate then?

yup, that's the whole idea

18th July 2009, 02:43am

#6

by Lord-Chaos
Devon England

Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 1966

hehe you fooled a NM =D

18th July 2009, 11:57pm

#7

by NM OmarCayenne
United States

Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 12607

Truly I have been fooled (I feel so ashamed).

19th July 2009, 12:55am

#8

by efour
Helsinki Finland

Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 173

That was quite sneaky!

19th July 2009, 01:59am

#9

by KriptikMike
Elk Grove, CA United States

Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 156

Back and forth... Nice one.

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