What is material?

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123AbdulM

Here is a little bit difficult one

 
 

Edit: Fixed puzzle.

kineticpower

material is what wins games happy.png

kineticpower

@SouthClaws that was very easy as well

nightdaydream

1. Qxc7 Qxb2+ 2. Kxb2 Ba3+ 3. Kxa3 Rxc7 4. Bxh7 Rc3+ 5. Kb2 Rxf3 6. Rd2 Rh3 7. Be4 Rh2 8. Bg2 Kb8 9. Re2 Kc8 10. Kc3 b6 11. Kd3 Kb8 12. Rb2 R8h5 13. Ke4 Rg5 14. Kf3 b5 15. Re2 Kb7 16. Bf1 Rxe2 17. Bxe2 a5 18. Kf4 Rc5 19. Ke3 b4 20. Bd1 Rc3+ 21. Ke2 Ra3 22. Bb3 a4 23. Be6 Rxa2+ 24. Bxa2 b3 25. Bb1 a3 26. Kd2 a2 27. Be4+ Kb6 28. Kc3 a1=Q+ 29. Kxb3 Qe5 30. Bc2 g5 31. Bh7 Qd5+ 32. Kc3 g4 33. Bd3 g3 34. Bf1 Qf3+ 35. Kd4 Qxf1 36. Ke5 g2 37. Ke4 g1=Q 38. Ke5 Qe3+ 39. Kd5 Qfd3#

ChessFreak2020

Material doesn't always win games

ChessFreak2020

Material can be very helpful but you can be 3-5 points down and still be winning because you might have a very good position.

wesleyn1
Lmao
Trexler3241
josiahpower wrote:

material is what wins games

...not always.

Black wins, while he gives away material.

 

MagdeburgThePianist

These are all too easy....

 

Asmo2k

Learnt today that the king is worth 3.5 (the alternative is the obvious of being invaluable). Didn't figure that.