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Puzzle #2

BBoyFenix17

#1 May 15, 2007

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

#2 May 15, 2007

nice ;) i actually got it on the first try... GREAT PUZZLE!
vokidas

#3 Jun 9, 2007

i got it on the first try too but it's a funny puzzle
SonofPearl

#4 Jun 9, 2007

Really nice puzzle. Thanks for posting!
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.
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.
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!
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??
yongz23

#9 Jul 2, 2017

I don't get it

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