here is another one, not too hard, white to move and win
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why hassle yourself on mate in 7 when you can mate in 3
It makes a nice two-part puzzle.
1. Find the quickest mate if the bishop moves first.
2. Find the quickest mate if the knight moves first.
another puzzle, quite hard. White to move and win
But what if 1. - Kg8 ? The black king isn't forced to capture the rook...
another puzzle, quite hard. White to move and win
But what if 1. - Kg8 ? The black king isn't forced to capture the rook...
After 2.Bd5+ Kf8 3.Rh1, see if you can figure out the win for White.
another puzzle, quite hard. White to move and win
But what if 1. - Kg8 ? The black king isn't forced to capture the rook...
After 2.Bd5+ Kf8 3.Rh1, see if you can figure out the win for White.
OK, I got it! 1... Kg8 / 2. Bd5+ Kf8 / 3. Kc2 a1=Q / 4. Rh1 Qa2 / 5. Rd1 Ke7 / 6. c5
White to move. Black to MATE IN 7. Find the Tactic. Solve the puzzle.
My opponent played Rxd5...I responded Qxb2#. However, if Rxd5 was not played, Black is totally winning with MATE IN 7...
White to move. Black to MATE IN 7. Find the Tactic. Solve the puzzle.
My opponent played Rxd5...I responded Qxb2#. However, if Rxd5 was not played, Black is totally winning with MATE IN 7...
And White only has one move (Rb1) to hold out for 7 moves.
Maybe that's the secret. If you post the puzzle twice maybe Chess.com will actually use it for one of their daily puzzles.
Here is another puzzle, quite easy. White to move and win the game.
Yes, the mate in 3 is easy. But suppose you're required to move the knight first. Would you find the mate in 7 after Nc5, or the mate in 14 after Nc7, or the mate in 22 after Nb4?
why hassle yourself on mate in 7 when you can mate in 3