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Nostalgic Puzzle (Zugzwang!!)

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bizimtansu
Nov 13, 2007
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This puzzle is from the book of Phillipp Stamma (1737) the creator of the notation that we used. A simple example that show if you can move some piece, you have to!


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bizimtansu
Nov 13, 2007
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#2
sorry about h8 = B :)
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YuvalW
Nov 13, 2007
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#3
Beautyfull... i allweys liked those tricks...
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saint_mary
Nov 22, 2007
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#4
really nostalgic...
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king314
Nov 22, 2007
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#5
You also could have just done Rxb1#
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cdjefferyy
Nov 22, 2007
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#6
queen or bishop would work but that was an awesome puzzle.
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bizimtansu
Nov 22, 2007
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#7
king314 wrote: You also could have just done Rxb1#

pawn takes Rook and = Queen and a win for black. Black's pawns are going downward.


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sameez1
Dec 18, 2018
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#8

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