Agree - sorry for being late :)

Now that I'd like to see.

crazy problem

Isn't every game a checkmate problem? (I know, I know -just saying)

LOOL - it was misprint

one of the most instructive problems for beginners EVER. not so hard to find the moves, but understanding them is the key. Fantastic material. Thank you for sharing. I approve.

so how ?

Happy to hear that, thank you for participation..

How do you know it's a misprint? All of the sites I googled had this same paragraph.

No, the goal isn't to play a move like 2.c3 and win a Bishop. The goal is to win the King.

Actually, 2.c3?? is a hideous blunder that loses.

wow!!

2...Nb5+ and ...Nc3 and black wins.

Black has you severly outgunned. You can't give him a moment's breathing room or he'll turn the game around.

For those (like me) who wondered why Black cannot triangulate with the bishop on e5/f6/h8, for instance 12...Bf6, Black has to defend e3 when the king is on d3.

Fantastic puzzle.

"you have me wondering if it is possible now my last one didn't work either. It'll be hard because of material disadvantage but I love looking into these because there's no guarantee it made it."

That's the spirit. I also enjoy trying to cook problems. Sometimes you can bust a problem that was considered to be sound for years.