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Sherlock__Holmes

                                      If Queen is on f8 it works :

Sherlock__Holmes

                                  Or, if the Queen must be on d6 then :

Caiello

Here is another puzzle I made (& have posted previously), but this time, it should not be flawed, as most of the moves are pretty much forced.

ShadowlKnight, you will probably recognize this......

 

the_knife
smiley15 wrote:

Well... I had my chess club last night. I had an absolutely amazing puzzle shown to me, it was from a real game, but sadly, I don't know who the players are. [...]

I'm not sure i got the exact position, but the idea is definitely still possible.

This is the game Koskinen - Kasanen (Helsinki 1967).

Here is the exact position :

 

Sherlock__Holmes

By the knife , thanks for useful and exact information Smile Really , bishop on c3 instead of a pawn works perfectly. Would be interesting to see whole the game.

Caiello

271 moves!? I must be missing something really big.....
batgirl

I thought this was going to be about garlic mashed potatoes . . . sorry.

Sherlock__Holmes
batgirl wrote:

I thought this was going to be about garlic mashed potatoes . . . sorry.


The title of the topic comes from first posts, where the white Queen "eats" nearly whole black army,before giving mate. Smile 

Caiello

A self-composed "light puzzle"- one posted in puzzle form, not a diagram. Mate in six.......

Sherlock__Holmes

Thanks to Smiley and Caiello for interesting puzzles - i still hope someone will post the solutions.

Here is a position from a real game : What can happen if 20.Qxh6 ?

 

nswwsn

 I don't see a win but maybe there is one. At worst it seems like a forced draw. By the way which side resigned? 

Caiello

batgirl
Caiello wrote:

 

A self-composed "light puzzle"- one posted in puzzle form, not a diagram. Mate in six.......

 


Pretty clever final move!

x-0808894183

nice

Sherlock__Holmes

May be i am wrong, but in this line white can try to win :

 

Sherlock__Holmes

Insted of 22...Qd1 black can try  22...Rd7 :

 

Icy001

Hi, for puzzle #117, I think it's just draw:

Caiello
Icy001

And this kills it all:

Sherlock__Holmes

Yes,here the things are not clear :