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yeres30 wrote:

White to play wins
 

White must play b4 to trap black's dark bishop. Here is the continuation...

b4 axb4 cxb4 Bxd3 Qxd3 Bxb4 Rfb1 Nac6 Bd2 and black is a piece down. 

slowchess01

last one was great orca427

VibrantMoves
yeres30 wrote:

Here's a challenging puzzle from an actual game in Lone Pine 1977

 

Interesting puzzle. Both sides have weakness in pawn structure. I prefer to play as black here though. It seems white has only 2 moves. Any other move and white will lose the game coz of g6-g5 pawn push. 

c4 Kc6 c5 and this will end in a draw. The only option for white. The continuation goes...bxc5+ bxc5 b4 (very important move for black) Kc4 g5 Kd4 g4 Kc4 f4 gxf4 h4 (Here, g3 loses immediately) f5 h3 gxh3 gxh3 f6 h2 f7 h1=Q f8=Q Qc1+ Kxb4 Qb2+ Kc4 Qxa2+ Kb4 Qb2+ Kc4 Qe2+ Kb4 Qb5+ Kc3 Qxc5+ Qxc5+ Kxc5 Kd2 Kd4 Kc2 Kc4 Kd2 Kd4 (Draw). 

VibrantMoves

Ohh, That's a very interesting point. I calculated cxb5 but never bxc4. Thanks for sharing! c4 bxc4 wins for Black. I'll have to analyze it further then. Very good puzzle. But I think you'll agree with me that g5 is the culprit. haha White is fighting for his life here and I'll try my best to help. :)

Orca427
Orca427

Making a comment to put this forum in the "Recent Forums" list...

finn416
Orca427 wrote:

Making a comment to put this forum in the "Recent Forums" list...

And yet this was made more than 7 months ago...

Orca427

Are you satisfied yet?

finn416
Orca427 wrote:

Are you satisfied yet?

You might say that.

finn416

Here's a variation on #22.

There's another one, but you'll have to look fairly hard to find it.
TheEinari
Orca427 wrote:
 

Nc6 is not probable move by black after that bishop check. He is fine if he plays Bd7 instead 

finn416
yeres30 wrote:

Defective Solution:

#27  1.Rxb6+ loses to 1....Rxb6

 

... I already mentioned this... Mr. blind....

finn416
chess0129 wrote:

If you love puzzles so much, can't you just go onto the Tactics Trainer here on this website?

No, cause I dislike the puzzles on Tactics Trainer.

X496
finn416

Nice puzzle

tyzombiecrusher

here you go

 

tyzombiecrusher
tyzombiecrusher

wolverine96

Nice, but you could actually just play 1. Nc7#.

Also, after Nb8, Black can play Kxb8 or Rh1+. There is no reason for Black to play Rxb8.

wolverine96