It now is clear, you are criticizing just to criticize, doesn't matter to me, just hope you didn't leave so you can see this one too, "criticizer":
Mate in 3.
P.s:is criticize right? And thank you!
Endgame diagrams.
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People will waste their time on puzzles that don't have good solutions. I'm not "criticizing to critcize", I'm improving the quality of the thread.
emtofaan wrote:
It now is clear, you are criticizing just to criticize, doesn't matter to me, just hope you didn't leave so you can see this one too, "criticizer":
Mate in 3.
P.s:is criticize right? And thank you!
Ok, if you insist. It is in fact a mate in3, but there sre 2 solutions. Bh4 does the job as well.
Post #24 has alternate moves on move 2.
2. Bd4 or 2. Bh5 followed by 3. Bf6 is checkmate.
2 more puzzles which are probably correct:
Thanks for your comments and sorry for being a little rude, but im very sleepy
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And by the way, is criticize right like this? That's the real question that I need your answer for!
The first puzzle in #28 has an alternate solution. 1. Kf6 Kg8 2. Ne7+ Kf8 3. Rh8#
The second puzzle in #28 also has alternate solutions, for example, starting on move 3, 3. Bh6 Kg8 4. Nf6+ Kh8 5. Bg7#
He's just pointing out facts. If it's a mate in 3 puzzle, there should only be one mate unless you've already said otherwise.
Loomis wrote:
The diagram in #22 looks like it might actually be mate in 8. Here is the best I can do (variations included).
I think that one is mate in 7 if you move the king up one space then blockade/check the king with alternating bishops and get your king to g7 eventually. Black can queen a pawn, but next move is mate. I'm too lazy to make another of those diagrams or check it in an engine though. 
First, I know all <almost all> puzzles have alternates.
Second, what do you mean by "hedge your bets" tony?
By the way, unfortunately I won't be on for some time <2 weeks>,so no more puzzles topost in here!
CUL8R,
emtofaan.
Good puzzles. Thanks for posting.
emtofaan wrote:
First, I know all puzzles have alternates.
Second, what do you mean by "hedge your bets" tony?
By the way, unfortunately I won't be on for some time <2 weeks>,so no more puzzles topost in here!
CUL8R,
emtofaan.
Puzzles with "alternates" are called cooks, it means there's a separate or faster solution that the problem composer didn't find -- composers try very hard to eliminate any cooks there might be.
You're right, every now and then someone will find a cook in a classic puzzle or a puzzle by a very good composer. None the less it certainly degrades the quality of the puzzle, often alternate positions are suggested to clean it up.
It's great that you're interested in making problems though -- they can be good study for others as well as yourself, there are even competitions for composers and solvers alike. Being undaunted in your composing is admirable, nevertheless I think it's your casual attitude toward the cooks that's throwing most people off
For those interested in composing, there is a group:
http://www.chess.com/groups/home/puzzle-composers
Maybe if emtofaan submits his efforts there, people can help him clean them up and he can learn the basic do's and dont's.
Some have alternates but not shorter and thats what I meant in comment #34, thank you anyway!
The diagram in #22 looks like it might actually be mate in 8. Here is the best I can do (variations included).