Adolf Anderson Puzzle - Hard

[EDIT] Andersen, not Anderson, duh!

Please check the move list for alternate Black responses. Mate in 5

Mystified by Blacks first move. Must be missing the b******* obvious ?

Check the move list for alternate 1st moves by Black :)

I posted this before. It is insane. First move is queen move. To a spot I would never ever place my queen.

Funny thing is I thought black was going up not down lol..and I guessed that move..

I admit that I guessed the first move because it was a composed chess problem and because it was by far the craziest move on the board ;-)

In hindsight, the logic behind this first queen move is to keep black from queening a pawn on e1 with check. So white gains enough time for the mating maneuver Rd8-d4-a4+ and b3-b4+ with mate.

nice puzzle!

holy crap, did not see that coming, couldnt finish any of my lines out because of 1...e1=Q+, i didnt see the value of blocking the square even though the rooks and pawns could easily mate.. gotta get over those mental blocks.

Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (two s)

Thanx, heinzie.

Aren't you supposed to block me from your threads now?

lol, only if you promise to join the group for people who have been blocked by me.

I'll join any club that will have me as a member

The exact opposite of Groucho Marx?

Wow are you telling me there is a club that has Groucho Marx!? Ooh, how I'd love to join that one as well.