SO HARDD!!! - Insanely Difficult Chess Puzzles
Today we'll review some extremely difficult chess puzzles and look at solving them after. Remember to pause and try to solve each puzzle before scrolling down for the answer(unless you don't want to ofc). Comment down below how many you were able to get correct, and if you enjoyed solving them! Without further ado, let's get to puzzle-solving!
I do not expect anybody to get these all of these puzzles correct...
Notation wise # = checkmate
Puzzle #1 - White to play & win(force mate in 290)
Answer(bear with me here): 1.Rd1+ Bd4 2.c4+ Kd6 3.Rxg1 Bc3 4.Rd1+ Bd4 5.Ka5 Bb7 6.Ka4 Ba8 7.Ka3 Bb7 8.Ka2 Ba8 9.Kb1 Bb7 10.Kc2 Ba8 11.Kd3 Bb7 12.Re1 12...Ba8 13.Rf1! Bb7 14.Rd1 Ba8 15.Kc2 Bb7 16.Kb1 Ba8 17.Ka2 Bb7 18.Ka3 Ba8 19.Ka4 Bb7 20.Ka5 Ba8 21.Kb6 h4 22.Ka5 Bb7 23.Ka4 Ba8 24.Ka3 Bb7 25.Ka2 Ba8 26.Kb1 Bb7 27.Kc2 Ba8 28.Kd3 Bb7 29.Rf1 Ba8 30.Re1 Bb7 31.Rd1 Ba8 32.Kc2 Bb7 33.Kb1 Ba8 34.Ka2 Bb7 35.Ka3 Ba8 36.Ka4 Bb7 37.Ka5 Ba8 38.Kb6 h3 39.Ka5 Bb7 40.Ka4 Ba8 41.Ka3 Bb7 42.Ka2 Ba8 43.Kb1 Bb7 44.Kc2 Ba8 45.Kd3 Bb7 46.Rf1 Ba8 47.Re1 Bb7 48.Rd1 Ba8 49.Kc2 Bb7 50.Kb1 Ba8 51.Ka2 Bb7 52.Ka3 Ba8 53.Ka4 Bb7 54.Ka5 Ba8 55.Kb6 h2 56.Ka5 Bb7 57.Ka4 Ba8 58.Ka3 Bb7 59.Ka2 Ba8 60.Kb1 Bb7 61.Kc2 Ba8 62.Kd3 Bb7 63.Rf1 Ba8 64.Re1 Bb7 65.Rd1 Ba8 66.Kc2 Bb7 67.Kb1 Ba8 68.Ka2 Bb7 69.Ka3 Ba8 70.Ka4 Bb7 71.Ka5 Ba8 72.Kb6 h5 73.Ka5 Bb7 74.Ka4 Ba8 75.Ka3 Bb7 76.Ka2 Ba8 77.Kb1 Bb7 78.Kc2 Ba8 79.Kd3 Bb7 80.Rf1 Ba8 81.Re1 Bb7 82.Rd1 Ba8 83.Kc2 Bb7 84.Kb1 Ba8 85.Ka2 Bb7 86.Ka3 Ba8 87.Ka4 Bb7 88.Ka5 Ba8 89.Kb6 h4 90.Ka5 Bb7 91.Ka4 Ba8 92.Ka3 Bb7 93.Ka2 Ba8 94.Kb1 Bb7 95.Kc2 Ba8 96.Kd3 Bb7 97.Rf1 Ba8 98.Re1 Bb7 99.Rd1 Ba8 100.Kc2 Bb7 101.Kb1 Ba8 102.Ka2 Bb7 103.Ka3 Ba8 104.Ka4 Bb7 105.Ka5 Ba8 106.Kb6 h3 107.Ka5 Bb7 108.Ka4 Ba8 109.Ka3 Bb7 110.Ka2 Ba8 111.Kb1 Bb7 112.Kc2 Ba8 113.Kd3 Bb7 114.Rf1 Ba8 115.Re1 Bb7 116.Rd1 Ba8 117.Kc2 Bb7 118.Kb1 Ba8 119.Ka2 Bb7 120.Ka3 Ba8 121.Ka4 Bb7 122.Ka5 Ba8 123.Kb6 h6 124.Ka5 Bb7 125.Ka4 Ba8 126.Ka3 Bb7 127.Ka2 Ba8 128.Kb1 Bb7 129.Kc2 Ba8 130.Kd3 Bb7 131.Rf1 Ba8 132.Re1 Bb7 133.Rd1 Ba8 134.Kc2 Bb7 135.Kb1 Ba8 136.Ka2 Bb7 137.Ka3 Ba8 138.Ka4 Bb7 139.Ka5 Ba8 140.Kb6 h5 141.Ka5 Bb7 142.Ka4 Ba8 143.Ka3 Bb7 144.Ka2 Ba8 145.Kb1 Bb7 146.Kc2 Ba8 147.Kd3 Bb7 148.Rf1 Ba8 149.Re1 Bb7 150.Rd1 Ba8 151.Kc2 Bb7 152.Kb1 Ba8 153.Ka2 Bb7 154.Ka3 Ba8 155.Ka4 Bb7 156.Ka5 Ba8 157.Kb6 h4 158.Ka5 Bb7 159.Ka4 Ba8 160.Ka3 Bb7 161.Ka2 Ba8 162.Kb1 Bb7 163.Kc2 Ba8 164.Kd3 Bb7 165.Rf1 Ba8 166.Re1 Bb7 167.Rd1 Ba8 168.Kc2 Bb7 169.Kb1 Ba8 170.Ka2 Bb7 171.Ka3 Ba8 172.Ka4 Bb7 173.Ka5 Ba8 174.Kb6 h1=Q 175.Rxh1 Bg7 176.Rd1+ Bd4 177.Ka5 Bb7 178.Ka4 Ba8 179.Ka3 Bb7 180.Ka2 Ba8 181.Kb1 Bb7 182.Kc2 Ba8 183.Kd3 Bb7 184.Rf1 Ba8 185.Re1 Bb7 186.Rd1 Ba8 187.Kc2 Bb7 188.Kb1 Ba8 189.Ka2 Bb7 190.Ka3 Ba8 191.Ka4 Bb7 192.Ka5 Ba8 193.Kb6 h2 194.Ka5 Bb7 195.Ka4 Ba8 196.Ka3 Bb7 197.Ka2 Ba8 198.Kb1 Bb7 199.Kc2 Ba8 200.Kd3 Bb7 201.Rf1 Ba8 202.Re1 Bb7 203.Rd1 Ba8 204.Kc2 Bb7 205.Kb1 Ba8 206.Ka2 Bb7 207.Ka3 Ba8 208.Ka4 Bb7 209.Ka5 Ba8 210.Kb6 h3 211.Ka5 Bb7 212.Ka4 Ba8 213.Ka3 Bb7 214.Ka2 Ba8 215.Kb1 Bb7 216.Kc2 Ba8 217.Kd3 Bb7 218.Rf1 Ba8 219.Re1 Bb7 220.Rd1 Ba8 221.Kc2 Bb7 222.Kb1 Ba8 223.Ka2 Bb7 224.Ka3 Ba8 225.Ka4 Bb7 226.Ka5 Ba8 227.Kb6 h1=Q 228.Rxh1 Bg7 229.Rd1+ Bd4 230.Ka5 Bb7 231.Ka4 Ba8 232.Ka3 Bb7 233.Ka2 Ba8 234.Kb1 Bb7 235.Kc2 Ba8 236.Kd3 Bb7 237.Rf1 Ba8 238.Re1 Bb7 239.Rd1 Ba8 240.Kc2 Bb7 241.Kb1 Ba8 242.Ka2 Bb7 243.Ka3 Ba8 244.Ka4 Bb7 245.Ka5 Ba8 246.Kb6 h2 247.Ka5 Bb7 248.Ka4 Ba8 249.Ka3 Bb7 250.Ka2 Ba8 251.Kb1 Bb7 252.Kc2 Ba8 253.Kd3 Bb7 254.Rf1 Ba8 255.Re1 Bb7 256.Rd1 Ba8 257.Kc2 Bb7 258.Kb1 Ba8 259.Ka2 Bb7 260.Ka3 Ba8 261.Ka4 Bb7 262.Ka5 Ba8 263.Kb6 h1=Q 264.Rxh1 Bg7 265.Rd1+ Bd4 266.Ka5 Bb7 267.Ka4 Ba8 268.Ka3 Bb7 269.Ka2 Ba8 270.Kb1 Bb7 271.Kc2 Ba8 272.Kd3 Bb7 273.Rf1 Ba8 274.Re1 Bb7 275.Rd1 Ba8 276.Kc2 Bb7 277.Kb1 Ba8 278.Ka2 Bb7 279.Ka3 Ba8 280.Ka4 Bb7 281.Ka5 Ba8 282.Kb6 Bb7 [282...b1=Q 283.Rxb1 Bc3 284.Rd1+ Bd2
(284...Bd4 285.b4 Rxb8+ 286.axb8=Q cxb4+ 287.Rxd4#)
285.Rxd2+ exd2 286.e4 Rxb8+ 287.axb8=Q d1=Q 288.e5#]
283.Kxb7 b1=Q
[283...Rxb8+ 284.axb8=Q b1=Q 285.Qxd8#]
284.Rxb1 Be5 285.Rd1+ Bd4 286.Rxd4+ cxd4 287.Kb6 d3 288.a8=Q Rxb8+ 289.Qxb8 dxe2 290.Qxd8#
WHEW!!
Puzzle #2 - White to play & win
Solution: 1. Kxe1 Qa1 2. h3!! Qa2 3. h4 Qa1 4. h5 Qa2 5. h6 Qa1 6. h7 Qa2 7. h8=N! Qa1 8. Nf7 Qa2 9. Nd8 Qa1 10. Ne6 Qa2 11. Nxc5 Qa1 12. Ne4 Qa2 13. Nd6 Qa1 14. Nxc4 Qa2 15. Na5 Qa1 16. Nxb3#
Puzzle #3 - White to play & win
In this position, white has the obvious upper hand over his opponent, but if he misplays this delicate endgame, he may blunder a stalemate. The easiest puzzle so far imo.
Answer: 1. h3 (1. h4 gxh3) 1... gxh3 2. Kh1 h2 3. g4 fxg4 4. Kxh2 g3+ 5. Kg1 g2 6. f5
exf5 7. Kxg2 f4 8. a4 (8. Kf1) 8... f3+ 9. Kf1 f2 10. e6 dxe6 11. Kxf2 e5 12.
Kf3 Bf5 13. a5 Be4+ 14. Kxe4 (14. Ke2 Bc6 15. Ke3 Bd7 (15... e4 16. Kd4 e3 17.
Kxe3 Bb5 18. Ke4 Bc6+ 19. Ke5 Bb5 20. Ke6 Bc6 21. Ke7 Be8 22. Kd8 Ba4 23. Kc7
Bb5 24. a6 bxa6 25. b7+ Kxa7 26. b8=Q#) 16. Ke4) - Kc7 is simply where the game ends unfortunately for black...
Puzzle #4 - The Puzzle that Stumped Kasparov: Plaskett's Puzzle
Answer: 1.Nf6+ Kg7 2.Nh5+ Kg6 3.Bc2+!!! 3...Kxh5 4.d8=Q! Nf7+ 5.Ke6 Nxd8+ 6.Kf5 6...e2 7.Be4 e1=N 8.Bd5 c2 9.Bc4 c1=N 10.Bb5 Nc7 11.Ba4 1-0 - Mate cannot be stopped in any way: 11...Ne2 12.Bd1 Nf3 13.Bxe2 14.Bxf3# or 11...Nb3 12.Bxb3 Nc2 13.Bxc2 14.Bd1#
That's all for today! Congrats if you had the willpower to solve all of the puzzles! If you enjoy this type of cra-z content make sure to comment down below your feedback and thoughts, and remember to follow me and share this post with your friends! Happy Holidays! Peace out...
