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Hintless Puzzle #17

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kco
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May 25, 2011
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Hi, I will be posting puzzle weekly especially for those who don't like the
dailypuzzle much or find the hints and title annoying cause you don't have clues while playing OTB do ya ? Of course not ! So please don't give answers here straight away. I will give the answer in 24 hours . Please don't say is 'easy'  or 'first' or if you don't like it cause is too hard (Good !) go to 'here'
p.s. anyone who use an engine before the answer I will never speak to you again. Tongue out
Today puzzle is Black to move.
Hintless Puzzle #16                                                      Hintless Puzzle #18
omgadoggie
omgadoggie
May 25, 2011
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umm....... why cant i move the pieces?

metallictaste
metallictaste
May 25, 2011
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#3

easy first

 

sorry couldnt resist

kco
kco
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May 25, 2011
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Punkjunktrash84 wrote:

umm....... why cant i move the pieces?

 This is called "Using your brain power"

kco
kco
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May 25, 2011
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Punkjunktrash84 wrote:

umm....... why cant i move the pieces?

 don't you ever see diagrams in newspapers and books ? do they move ?

kco
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May 26, 2011
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Spoiler Alert ! answer will be given down below.

  Gata Kamsky vs Levon Aronian,
  Corus Wijk aan Zee 2006.

  Strong grandmasters flinch when confronted with an endgame like today's puzzle.
   Aronian (Black to move) is a pawn up against American's top-ranked GM, so on principle the Armenian should seek to play for a win.But how ? White's queen menaces both the a6 and g6 pawns, which the black queen on the edge is poorly placed to defend. Most experts would settle for 1...Qh2+ 2.Bf4 Qe2+ (if Qxa2 3.Qxg6+ ) 3.Qe4 Qxe4  forcing off the queens , but a win would then still be difficult because 4.Kxe4 Kf7 5.Kd5 keeps the black king boxed in.
   There is a hidden answer and Aronian found it.He made just one move, Kamsky stared at the board for several minutes in disbelief at its strenght he resigned. Can you find Black's subtle winner ?

  Solution:  1...Qh8+ ! and White resigned. If 2.Kd5/e4 Qh1+  skewers king and queen. If 2.Kf4  Bd6+ !  when 3.Qxd6 Qh2+ wins the queen, 3.Ke4 again allows Qh1+ xc6, while if 3.Kg4 Qh5 is checkmate. If 1...Qh8+  2.Ke6 Qh3+ ! 3.Kd5 (3.Kf6/e5 Qf5 mate) Qh1+ xc6 wins.    

This article appear in the Western Australia's Sunday Times by leonard Barden. 

Coopah
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May 27, 2011
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Wow! That was a great move. I confess I thought it was Qh2+ (with the follow up being Bg7+ instead of Qe2+)

kco
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May 28, 2011
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#8

Here the Game...

MinecrafterMaximus
MinecrafterMaximus
May 28, 2011
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