Error in the Polgar chess book!
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MrLookAtMee
Feb 4, 2025
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I have spend over an hour trying to solve puzzle 920 in the Polgar chess book but I couldn't find anything. I decided to check the answer at the and of the book and it said "Qc6" I checked the puzzle again and couldn't find the mate after Qc6 K:c6 and so I checked with an engine guess what? no mate in two.Stockfish says that the position is equal.
What I don't understand about the whole situation is that nobody talks about it.
I'm really confused. let me know what you think.
Feb 4, 2025
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Kubson254 wrote:
I have spend over an hour trying to solve puzzle 920 in the Polgar chess book but I couldn't find anything. I decided to check the answer at the and of the book and it said "Qc6" I checked the puzzle again and couldn't find the mate after Qc6 K:c6 and so I checked with an engine guess what? no mate in two.Stockfish says that the position is equal. What I don't understand about the whole situation is that nobody talks about it. I'm really confused. let me know what you think.
I just took a look at the problem, and you're right. There is no mate in 2. I think the intended position was for the knight on a3 to be on a4; in that position, the knight properly blocks the escape squares and presents a forced checkmate.
I put the original and "intended" positions below for reference.