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vruatsa
Feb 6, 2013
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#1441
smattaih wrote:

Opening game encounter: After mirrorring previous moves (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4)  I decided to offer a white knight for the loss of the black kings castling freedom (4.Nxf7 Kxf7). Just a handy tool for 1min games? or did I not really just loose two points?

 

 

I like the idea of not just Qf3+ cause that would only draw the king back and the board and position wouldnt be that open for black. Instead you go all the way around and make the pawns come out, with the same result of  taking the Knight with the Queen

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smattaih
Feb 8, 2013
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#1442

I like the idea of not just Qf3+ cause that would only draw the king back and the board and position wouldnt be that open for black. Instead you go all the way around and make the pawns come out, with the same result of  taking the Knight with the Queen

Well it's actually more that Qf3+ looks straightforward but doesn't really win you the knight. After Qf3+, nf6 defends the king while putting the knight out of danger. Even more the knight defends the future d5 pawn blocking a possible Bishop attack.

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grolk
Feb 8, 2013
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#1443
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cheetahch
Feb 9, 2013
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#1444

chessnoob, it is checkmate in one if you do Rxh5

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acertaineffort
Feb 10, 2013
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#1445

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cheetahch
Feb 11, 2013
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#1446

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LoekBergman
Feb 11, 2013
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#1447

#1545: What about:

1. Rf1 Kg8 2. Bc4+ Kh8 3. Rf8#.

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smattaih
Feb 12, 2013
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#1448

#1575: why on earth would black move it's queen away from the 6th rank? personally I thing Qh6 or Qf6 would be a much more appropriate response from black

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Wind
Feb 14, 2013
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#1449
forkman wrote:
Here's a puzzle I made up. 
 

1.Nd6#

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LoekBergman
Feb 20, 2013
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#1450

#1578: it is a mate in four, but there are more solutions.

1. Rh5:+ gh5: 2. Qg5 Qg1+ 3. Rg1: Rg8 4. Qh5:#

1. Rh5:+ gh5: 2. Qg5 Qg1+ 3. Rg1: Be5: 4. Qg7#

1. Rh5:+ Kg8 2. Qh6 Qg1+ 3. Rg1: Be5: 4. Qg7#

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paulified22
Feb 20, 2013
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#1451
chesscrazy127 wrote:
 
mate in 2
the difficuty is easy......

I think your right,1.Qxa2+...KxQa2,now to go back and see where white stand's now,I don't think there is even another check for black,good find chesscrazy127

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paulified22
Feb 20, 2013
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#1452
oginschile wrote:

True, Nxa2 isn't forced, but 2. Kxa2 is mated by 2... Ra7#. Since the puzzler doesn't 'make' white's move... you simply have to respond to the move made.

The smothered mate isn't forced, but it is a forced mate in 2.

Should'nt it be 1.Qxa2+...Kxa2,not 2.Kxa2?

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paulified22
Feb 20, 2013
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#1453
apple127 wrote:
hold on forkman, isn't the first move knight d6 mate?

Your right! Nd6#,and on next puzzle Rh5#,good spot,I found both of them also,good day!!!

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Toadofsky
Feb 21, 2013
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#1454

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o0oKENNETHo0o
Feb 23, 2013
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#1455

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GM Petrov_Nikita
Feb 28, 2013
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#1456

From my game.It is incredibly hard.Pass rate would be probably around 5%.

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o0oKENNETHo0o
Mar 1, 2013
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#1457

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Wasp_Enterprises
Mar 5, 2013
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#1458
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vishaal_kareti
Mar 12, 2013
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#1459

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SimonWebbTiger
Mar 16, 2013
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#1460

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