Challenge Puzzle (by Mark Liburkin, 1933)

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BlueKnightShade

That is amazing. Thanks for posting this puzzle!

It took me a while to fully understand the puzzle, but finally I fugured out that the only way white can win this game is by doing those exact moves. Nothing else will work.

Appleheart64

why can't you do 12.e8=Q?

BlueKnightShade
Appleheart64 wrote:

why can't you do 12.e8=Q?


Because then black can force a stalemate. See if you can figure out how.

desalniettemin

white wins lol 

Mainline_Novelty

That was awesome! Thanks for posting! :)

MoonlessNight

amazing puzzle

Disgruntled_Sheep

What a great puzzle, very complex yet logical so anyone could solve it if they think it through. Thanks for posting this!!

MrEdCollins

Yes, this puzzle is my favorite.  As proof that it's my favorite, 15 years ago, in 1997, I devoted an entire page to on my website:

http://www.edcollins.com/chess/under-promote.htm