Here's the same setup, only you checkmate White this time.
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I don't get it...
Why not in the second helpmate -
Rh2 Ng4
Re2 Nf2
c3 Nd3#
Why prolong the game?
Good point, tmvx. I missed that, and I guess whoever made the puzzle did, too. (I can't remember who did.)
If anyone else has any favorite helpmates, feel free to post them!
You should just post in puzzle format and save space.
on the first puzzle: 1...Ba3 2.Qg4 Bxb2 3.Bxb2 0-0 4.Qxg7#
May be without Queen :
You can edit your first posts ( to much space - nobody will scroll down so long - clear them).
Sherlocks_Holmes wrote:
You can edit your first posts ( to much space - nobody will scroll down so long - clear them).
Thanks. I took your advice.
1.Ng4 hxg4 2.hxg4 Be7 3.Rh7 Kf8 4.Rxh8#
1.... Ke7 2. Bd3 Kf6 3. e5+ Kg5 4. Nf3#
what's a helpmate?
Pawn_King_2 wrote:
what's a helpmate?
A helpmate is where both players cooperate to checkmate one player. They can get very strange!
1...Ke7 2.Qxh5 Rg8 3.Qe5# This is an absolutely terrible helpmate example (sorry if you composed it) because it can be helpmate in two but even that has loads of possibilities. You should add the checkmate had to be RxN. That would make it more interesting.
When black has to checkmate, 1...Nc6 2.Re2 Nb4 3.c3 Nd3#
Joseph_Ward's been away for 2 years (if you look at his profile it will say Last online:2 years)! Why?
Ah, just forget it!
we're trying, but someone keeps bumping the thread. :P
I've been looking around on this site, and I haven't seen any forums for helpmate problems, so I'm going to start one. Post your favorite helpmates here, original or not.
To post a helpmate, set up a chess problem in the starting position of the helpmate and give the first move. Then, move down far enough so people can't see both diagrams at the same time, and post the position after the first move as a puzzle with the other side to move.
That was probably a bit confusing, so here's an example: Helpmate in 5
The order of moves can vary in this problem, but it can be solved for both sides in 5. (This is not original.) Black moves first here, so the goal is to checkmate Black.
Remember- don't scroll down until you solve the previous problem!