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PUZZLE - Check Mate in 1
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i am sure you'll get there in the end - don't give up ...
Dec 17, 2013
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#6
Soorat92 wrote:
Some people complained that my last puzzle - "PUZZLE - Check Mate in 30" - was a little difficult and they also said other insulting things about it...
Please see the thread for more
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/more-puzzles/puzzle---check-mate-in-30
Well live and learn...
I have therefore decided to make this puzzle a little simplier - hopefully you wont struggle too much
Have fun - and let me know if you think this is better
Thanks
Good luck everyone!
Soorat92 wrote:
Some people complained that my last puzzle - "PUZZLE - Check Mate in 30" - was a little difficult and they also said other insulting things about it...
I just skimmed all of the comments really quickly, and I didn't see anybody saying any insulting things...
Dec 17, 2013
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#8
thats just pathetic -you go from one ludicrous exrtreme to another!.Why dont you aim for the middle ground and set puzzles of no more than mate in 6 or 7.
Why is Rxf7 not correct? After Rxf7, white has a rook, while black only has 2 pawns that are still on the 7th rank, which is a really easy win for white. I don't see any other move that's better than Rxf7, although even if white doesn't take the pawn he probably still has a win.
Dec 17, 2013
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#10
macer75 wrote:
Why is Rxf7 not correct? After Rxf7, white has a rook, while black only has 2 pawns that are still on the 7th rank, which is a really easy win for white. I don't see any other move that's better than Rxf7, although even if white doesn't take the pawn he probably still has a win.
Kg8 takes the rook on the next move.
trysts wrote:
macer75 wrote:
Why is Rxf7 not correct? After Rxf7, white has a rook, while black only has 2 pawns that are still on the 7th rank, which is a really easy win for white. I don't see any other move that's better than Rxf7, although even if white doesn't take the pawn he probably still has a win.
Kg8 takes the rook on the next move.
(facepalm)
How did I not see that?!?! No wonder my rating is still so low!
Dec 17, 2013
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#12
It's not easy to see. There are so many empty squares that it gets confusing.
It is easy for me because I have had this opportunity (not sure how to spell that) in games many times so I have learned to look for that checkmate.
I've read Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess so managed it 
it did take me a second though...
trysts wrote:
macer75 wrote:
Why is Rxf7 not correct? After Rxf7, white has a rook, while black only has 2 pawns that are still on the 7th rank, which is a really easy win for white. I don't see any other move that's better than Rxf7, although even if white doesn't take the pawn he probably still has a win.
Kg8 takes the rook on the next move.
You peple need to do more TT.
1 Rxf7 Kg8
2 Rxg7+! Kh8
3 Rg1 draw. clearly a fair result
trotters64 wrote:
thats just pathetic -you go from one ludicrous exrtreme to another!.Why dont you aim for the middle ground and set puzzles of no more than mate in 6 or 7.
Here's a mate in 7 puzzle:
Anyone in an adventurous mood who wants to try it?
And what makes my puzzle even better is that both sides have equal material! So theoretically if white doesn't get this right then he could end up on the losing side!
Dec 18, 2013
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#19
macer75 wrote:
trotters64 wrote:
thats just pathetic -you go from one ludicrous exrtreme to another!.Why dont you aim for the middle ground and set puzzles of no more than mate in 6 or 7.
Here's a mate in 7 puzzle:
Anyone in an adventurous mood who wants to try it?
that was too easy to be worthy of troubling your self to pose-all i had to do was just keep on taking the pieces with check until there are no pieces left!. lets have some authentic chess puzzles .cheers all the same
Some people complained that my last puzzle - "PUZZLE - Check Mate in 30" - was a little difficult and they also said other insulting things about it...
Please see the thread for more
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/more-puzzles/puzzle---check-mate-in-30
Well live and learn...
I have therefore decided to make this puzzle a little simplier - hopefully you wont struggle too much
Have fun - and let me know if you think this is better
Thanks