Interesting Blockade Puzzle

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So recently I did the "When Computers Go Wrong" lesson by Simon Williams. I decided that I would try to make my own blockade puzzles. So I tried to make one, and here it is. In this position though, the computer is actually correct. 

I hope you like it!

Avatar of ry-guy14

Good puzzle. That first move is a little challenging to spot, but it does lead to an excellent advantage for white.

Avatar of Arisktotle

When you change the puzzle to "black to move", you will see the engine is incorrect. Black needs one more move to plug the hole and after that white can never break through. The engine can't see that though and thinks that white still wins.

Note that this is not the full engine. There is a module which is capable to detect the black fortress and will see it's a draw.

Avatar of 23Dragons

True, if it were black to move, Ne8 would patch it up and it would be a draw.

Avatar of RewanDemontay

Easy, but nice.

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ry-guy14 wrote:

Good puzzle. That first move is a little challenging to spot

Is it? Its pretty much the only move you’d ever think about...

Avatar of 23Dragons

Here's another puzzle that would never happen in a real life game.

If you have any suggestions as to how I can improve, please comment them below.

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JamesColeman wrote:
ry-guy14 wrote:

Good puzzle. That first move is a little challenging to spot

Is it? Its pretty much the only move you’d ever think about...

I suppose so. Haha. But ur titled!!