Amazingly Hard Chess Puzzle

nice

so did i

11 seconds. not hard. I'll post a really hard one this guy at my club brought in. It involves something called a 'co-linear' motif that applies often to rooks. He said some 200+ players had trouble with this one for a while, so enjoy...

Nice one

Nice one WishM, I got it :)

@czechhappens: good puzzle! The 1st move is obvious, the 2nd very hard to spot. I only got it after several false attempts.

czech's puzzle trumps the first, which is rather quite simple coordination with Knight & rook.

That's correct yog-eshpawar, no mate if Black plays 2...h5! Back to the drawing board for the setter ...

1. Bd4+ Bf6 2. Bb2 h5 3. Qe7 (threats Bxf6+ or Qf8+):

3...Nd5 4. Bxd5 Qxd5 5. Qxf6+ mating;

3...Bxb2 4. Qf8+ Kh7 5. Bg8+ Kh8 6. Bd5+ winning the queen.

@Remellion:

After 1. Bd4+ Bf6 2. Bb2 h5 3. Qe7 black can play 3. ... Qc1+ 4. Bxc1 Bxe7 resulting in queen exchange.

Strongest I can see after 1. Bd4+ Bf6 2. Bb2 h5 is 3. Qc4 (threatening Qg8#) Qxc4 (... Kh7 looks much worse) 4. Bxf6+ Kh7 5. Bxc4 winning the black bishop.

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=947062538

Guys, may I have some views on this game against the computer?

Please do tell if there were any blunders, misoppurtinities, miscalculations etc.

Thanks.

Not that hard!

I think one thing to note about this puzzle is that black can't play 0-0-0.

exactly... You have found the answer

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