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1st January 2008, 11:31am
#1
by ChessGod
kentucky United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 391

1st January 2008, 11:32am
#2
by ChessGod
kentucky United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 391
Intresting puzzle I put together.  Feel free to tell me what you think and if you find and flaws tell  me. Good luck 
1st January 2008, 11:58am
#3
by Loomis
Durham, NC United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3023

I think white has better. 1. Qh4+ Bh7 2. f7 threatening Bf6# and also Qxh7# 2. ... Rxf7 3. gxf7 Kg7 4. Qh6+ Kh8 5. Bf6# (or 3. ... Nd5 4. Bf6+ Nxf6 5. Qxf6#)


1st January 2008, 12:42pm
#4
by GM154
United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 3
Very good I like the use of a pin
1st January 2008, 12:43pm
#5
by jshao
Mohegan Lake, NY United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3
2... Rxh7 is not good.  Black can instead push his pawns starting with 2... b2.
1st January 2008, 02:40pm
#6
by ChessGod
kentucky United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 391
Loomis how can Qh5 work when the knight simply takes the queen?
1st January 2008, 02:47pm
#7
by Loomis
Durham, NC United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3023
ChessGod wrote: Loomis how can Qh5 work when the knight simply takes the queen?

 Sorry, should have been Qh4, I'll fix the typo.


1st January 2008, 03:14pm
#8
by checkmayte
okla. United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 7149
Interesting, except for the typo. Thanx
1st January 2008, 03:19pm
#9
by tooeasy1
Suwanee, Atlanta, GA United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 617
The Black rook sorta has to do 2 things at once
1st January 2008, 03:53pm
#10
by NM GreenLaser
Chester, NY United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 1432
1.g7+ wins easily ...Kh7 2.Qf5+ Ng6 3.Qh3+ Nh4 4.Qxh4+ Kg6 5.Qe4+ Kxg5 (5...Kf7 6.Qd5+) 6.Qe3+. Also easy is 1.Bxf4 b2 2.g7+ Kh7 3.Qh5#
1st January 2008, 06:03pm
#11
by ChessGod
kentucky United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 391
Sorry that there are many variations to win. Hope you learned from exploring it though Smile
 
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