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I'm seeing puzzles that are wrong.  When I mentioned this someone said to post an example.  I'm not sure how to post an example so I took a picture of the original screen:

The next moves that the computer says are:

1. Qg6  Ne5

2. Bd5 (check)  Kh8

3. QxG4 (which is ridiculous)

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Jeffc2022 wrote:

I'm seeing puzzles that are wrong.  When I mentioned this someone said to post an example.  I'm not sure how to post an example so I took a picture of the original screen:

The next moves that the computer says are:

1. Qg6  Ne5

2. Bd5 (check)  Kh8

3. QxG4 (which is ridiculous)

 

 

The options from the other side don't really matter. It's generally the first move by the solving side that does. 

 

After 1. Qg6 Ne5 black is just worse off, regardless of what defense white does. It is weird to take the bishop, being one if the worst of the options after 2. Bd5+ Kh8

https://www.chess.com/puzzles/problem/1022606/practice

You could always report it directly and if it gets enough reports, staff will evaluate.

https://support.chess.com/article/1223-how-do-i-report-a-bad-puzzle

 

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Thanks Martin. I reported it.

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In this puzzle..next move shown is Qh6 but and computer shows black move as Rg8 but what if instead black has Qxf6 and though I move Ng5 it can defend by placing queen by Qg7?

I played Ng5 first which is correct…do no if Qxf6 orRg8 next step on QxH7 is checkmate..please consider and give me points for that as I got -15 which is too much

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Sudheer2186 wrote:

In this puzzle..next move shown is Qh6 but and computer shows black move as Rg8 but what if instead black has Qxf6 and though I move Ng5 it can defend by placing queen by Qg7?

I played Ng5 first which is correct…do no if Qxf6 orRg8 next step on QxH7 is checkmate..please consider and give me points for that as I got -15 which is too much

I think the correct solution is just qh6, and then Ng5. If qh6, Qxf6, you just play Qxf8. If he moves his rook to g8 after Qh6, just Ng5. I might be wrong, so correct me if I am. Oh yeah, and Ng5 does not work. Black will just play h5.

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Qh6 cannot be met with Qxf6 because white can then play Qxf8#. So black has to play Rg8, otherwise Qg7#. After black's Rg8, white plays Ng5, and mates one move later.

Ng5 first will be met with h5, which blocks the white queen from getting in.

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I understand the logic of h5..but I feel when we move Qh6 why can’t black queen play Qxf6 instead of Rg8 which will further make it complex for g7 position next?

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Sudheer2186 wrote:

I understand the logic of h5..but I feel when we move Qh6 why can’t black queen play Qxf6 instead of Rg8 which will further make it complex for g7 position next?

Qxf8#

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I’ve encountered a puzzle where my “opponent” ignores a hanging queen and sets up their own doom, but as @Martin_Stahl said, it doesn’t really matter what they do because they played that move so you could complete the puzzle.
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Got it thanks..I got my answer Martin

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Have a doubt in this puzzle..I played Qh6 where computer played Rxc2 and then Qh6..I don’t see any issue of checkmate as queen can go to c1 if needed and go back to Qh6..why am I wrong?

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Sudheer2186 wrote:

Have a doubt in this puzzle..I played Qh6 where computer played Rxc2 and then Qh6..I don’t see any issue of checkmate as queen can go to c1 if needed and go back to Qh6..why am I wrong?

1. ... Rxc2 2. Qh6 Rxc1+ 3. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 4. Qxc1 and then black can place the queen on the back rank and prevent the mate and is up material. So taking the rook first is best

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I’m 100% sure on my solution and it’s showing wrong and suggested very silly solution for the puzzle

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Qxb2 is the right solution and then Bc3# ..the solution shown is Bxb2 where king can move many places ..b1 d2 etc..what’s wrong with my solution? It’s 2 step checkmate for sure

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Qxb2 is the right solution and then Bc3# ..the solution shown is Bxb2 where king can move many places ..b1 d2 etc..what’s wrong with my solution? It’s 2 step checkmate for sure

The king can still move to e3 in that line.

Bxb2+ is correct

On 2. Kb1 Bc3+ 3. Qb4 (Kc1 Qb2#) Qxb4+ 4. Kc1 Qb2#

On 2. Kd2 Qxf2#