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Puzzle #2

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  BBoyFenix17
  #1 May 15, 2007

   

  NOTE: There is actually a minor error in this puzzle.  There shouldn't be a pawn on b6.

   

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  erik
  #2 May 15, 2007
  nice ;) i actually got it on the first try... GREAT PUZZLE!
  
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  vokidas
  #3 Jun 9, 2007
  i got it on the first try too but it's a funny puzzle
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  SonofPearl
  #4 Jun 9, 2007
  Really nice puzzle.  Thanks for posting!
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  likesforests
  #5 Jun 10, 2007

  If the pawn on b6 is removed, two things happen: a. Qxc6 is more effective and b. Qxc6 is no longer the best move.

   

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  yusuke
  #6 Jun 10, 2007

  nice one!,. pls post more,.

  just curious...

  to likesforests: what do you mean by a. Qxc6 is more effective... then b. Qxc6 is no longer the best move?

  thanks.

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  likesforests
  #7 Jun 10, 2007

  Well, look at the end positions side by side. Which do you like more?  :)  

  It's funny how a hanging pawn on b6 prevents this whole sequence. That's one of the things that's so magical about chess!

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  georgewashington
  #8 Jun 10, 2007

  ok, so that pawn is curious...but i think 'my error' deserves some consideration

   i moved the queen to c6; the black rook did its thing.  i then grabbed the black rook and tossed it off the board (don't ask:) but it didn't come back..

   so when i restarted the puzzle my white rook was still gone and when i moved my queen up, the black rook just disappeared... is there algebraic notation for that??