VERY HARD PUZZLE FOR UNDER 100 RATING

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ChessBoy513

White to move and mate in one.

notmtwain

No one has an under 100 rating.

You should set it up as a puzzle so people can attempt it.

 

 

ChessBoy513

Some people do.

ChessBoy513

And that's not the point.

Thee_Ghostess_Lola

It's not....unless u break the chess composition rules and do an en passant.

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https://www.wfcc.ch/1999-2012/codex/#c1

(From: Codex of Chess Composition)

Article 16 – Castling and En-passant capture

(1) Castling convention. Castling is permitted unless it can be proved that it is not permissible.

(2) En-passant convention. An en-passant capture on the first move is permitted only if it can be proved that the last move was the double step of the pawn which is to be captured. 

mkilborn468

If you're asking players below 100 you should include black's last move.

There is only one solution that can be mate in 1, but If the last move was something like Bc7 (or anything other than d7-d5, including d6-d5), there is no mate in 1.

j_rankin

It's not hard at all, but it's not a mate in 1. Mate in 3.

1. e6+ d4

2. Bxd4+ Be5

3. Bxe5#

mkilborn468

It's mate in 1 if the last move was d7-d5. Otherwise it's mate in 3.

j_rankin
mkilborn468 wrote:

It's mate in 1 if the last move was c7-c5. Otherwise it's mate in 3.

 

I'm trying to figure your logic here. There's no piece on the c file that could have made a c7-c5 move.

mkilborn468
j_rankin wrote:

I'm trying to figure your logic here. There's no piece on the c file that could have made a c7-c5 move.

 

d, not c

d7-d5, exd5#

 

...Any other previous move is mate in 3

j_rankin

That's not really how chess puzzles work, however. With a chess puzzle you take the position as is, rather that speculate about hypothetical previous moves.

mkilborn468
j_rankin wrote:

That's not really how chess puzzles work, however. With a chess puzzle you take the position as is, rather that speculate about hypothetical previous moves.

 

@j_rankin
How do you figure that? Tactics puzzles generally start with your opponents previous move. Literally go to "Learn>Puzzles" on this site and you'll get your opponents move first. Puzzle Rush same thing, other sites same thing, some versions even let you go back in the game so you can figure it out. Who said puzzles only work from a given position?

ChessBoy513

Correct! En passant

Shadow_Dragon_86

Since you know it is a mate in 1, and only e.p can hold that statement true, then you know that it must be the move.

ChessBoy513
Shadow_Dragon_86님이 썼습니다:

Since you know it is a mate in 1, and only e.p can hold that statement true, then you know that it must be the move.

FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT!!!

2Nf31-0

u100 rating is unrated.

the answer is exd6 e.p.

2Nf31-0

white to move and mate in 1:

 

ChessBoy513
Adorn_Aliment님이 썼습니다:

white to move and mate in 1:

 

0-0#

2Nf31-0

Correct. I know that i posted this before already.

White to move and mate in 1: 

 

2Nf31-0

Actually, e5 was blacks only move because white previously did Bb2