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23rd January 2008, 08:04am
#1
by neneko
Sweden
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1747

force black to mate you in 6 moves.

 


23rd January 2008, 08:16am
#2
by Sunshiny
United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 782
Woohoo! I lose!Tongue out
24th January 2008, 04:14am
#3
by silentfilmstar13
Medford, OR United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 2143
That's great, Neneko.  Thanks for telling me about this.
24th January 2008, 05:04am
#4
by Hatraor
Chambery... and Dublin soon ! France
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 10
lol very funny
25th January 2008, 06:29pm
#5
by caliche616
bogota Colombia
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 732
i'l try then
3rd February 2008, 05:12am
#6
by Choky
Osijek Croatia
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 83
How...? What..? Where...? Aaaaah!!! YellI can't think like that!!!
3rd February 2008, 05:57am
#7
by Lord-Svenstikov
Worcester United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 727
Choky wrote: How...? What..? Where...? Aaaaah!!! I can't think like that!!!

Neither can I. I couldn't get the first move.


3rd February 2008, 06:03am
#8
by neneko
Sweden
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1747
The first move is tricky but the rest sort of makes sense. It's hard to break old habbits in what you should look for though. I didn't make this puzzle btw it's from a book.
3rd February 2008, 06:17am
#9
by RedSoxpawn
Birmingham, Alabama United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 26085
That first move is very hard, but afterwards it is easier
3rd February 2008, 06:46am
#10
by camdawg7
Grenada Grenada
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 285
that was insane! thanks!
3rd February 2008, 12:59pm
#11
by crazychessmonster
virginia United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 665
hey i lost yea
3rd February 2008, 04:44pm
#12
by Am3692
Newbury Park, CA United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 787
that was pretry cool, despite losing=P

8th February 2008, 12:37am
#13
by lithium11
Wellington New Zealand
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 623
interesting.
/scratches head

8th February 2008, 12:59am
#14
by feyterman
Auckland New Zealand
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 832
wat! hahah did anybody get it!? i couldnt get any moves!
8th February 2008, 01:30am
#15
by rocking_g_real
West Hollywood, CA United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 31
REAL TALK!!! I didn't get a SINGLE MOVE here! Quite a frustrating puzzle actually. And not sure it's actually worth much!
16th February 2008, 08:11am
#16
by BaltoWolf87
San Antonio, TX United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 13
Why would someone want to do a selfmate from this position when they are only one move away from checkmate?
16th February 2008, 08:21am
#17
by neneko
Sweden
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1747

Because that's the point of the puzzle.

The self mate is forced, there's no moves black can do to avoid it. That's the whole point.


16th February 2008, 08:24am
#18
by kolechess
Somewhere Australia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 242

How can a self mate be totally forced couldnt you opponent just sacrifice pieces.still cool puzzle though


16th February 2008, 08:31am
#19
by neneko
Sweden
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1747
Look at the puzzle and you'll see it. Black is in what you could call reversed zugzwang, black can't make any bad moves. Look on blacks possible moves every move and you'll see that black only have one legal move on each one.
23rd February 2008, 04:17pm
#20
by Unbeliever
United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 1119
Very interesting.
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