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Thomas_Vandeputte

Check, double check, double check and mate

Previous computer move: c6

ClavierCavalier

This is from a game of mine.  White didn't play d4 in the French Advance variation, and ended up paying to consequences.

This is also from a game.  I'm betting that since both knights can block, this will be considered unusable.  The first alternate could also be a computer move, meaning that Re1 still wins material.  I guess it'd have to stop there since capturing with the queen or letting the queen get captured still wins the queen for a rook.

Here is a third one from a game.  I think my opponent missed this wonderful opportunity.  I kicked myself for this, but luckily my opponent didn't see it.

This is from the same game, but a couple of turns later.  My opponent resigned because they thought they couldn't win the bishop back.  I told them they were crazy.

Thanks a bunch!

iixxPROxxii

A nice rook sac here.

Megatron
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iixxPROxxii

Yes, but in that case, the tactic should be (with my knight on d4 moved a square or two away to give way to the bishop),

Re1+ Ng1 Rxe1#

Either way it is a mate in two. I think that it is a good problem.

ClavierCavalier
iixxPROxxii wrote:

Yes, but in that case, the tactic should be (with my knight on d4 moved a square or two away to give way to the bishop),

Re1+ Ng1 Rxe1#

Either way it is a mate in two. I think that it is a good problem.

Rxe1#?  What piece is that rook taking?  Is it taking itself?  If you mean Rxg1#, then that's dead wrong.  Rxg1+ is perfectly fine!

I think Metaknight's line is wrong, though.  It's mate in 4!



iixxPROxxii
ClavierCavalier wrote:
iixxPROxxii wrote:

Yes, but in that case, the tactic should be (with my knight on d4 moved a square or two away to give way to the bishop),

Re1+ Ng1 Rxe1#

Either way it is a mate in two. I think that it is a good problem.

Rxe1#?  What piece is that rook taking?  Is it taking itself?  If you mean Rxg1#, then that's dead wrong.  Rxg1+ is perfectly fine!

I think Metaknight's line is wrong, though.  It's mate in 4!

 


A (not so) minor typo there ;) I meant to say Rxg1# (the rook is protected if a minor modification is made: The knight between my rook and bishop needs to be moved.)

StrategicPlay

Heck, I couldn't find the game I wanted to post!! 

(Dolmatov-Beliavsky)

(... Rxg7 Kxg7 Rg1+ Kh7 e6 (or f6, I don't remember) Nd5 Rg7+ Kxg7 Nf5+ ... and so on)

iixxPROxxii

Nice Mate in 4 here:



yennura

Mate in 6

iixxPROxxii
yennura wrote:

Mate in 6

 

I think that this puzzle is ambiguous because of the possible rook-rook form on black using the night. One of the rooks should be moved.

Snar
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yennura
iixxPROxxii wrote:
yennura wrote:

Mate in 6

 

I think that this puzzle is ambiguous because of the possible rook-rook form on black using the night. One of the rooks should be moved.

Fritz says forking the rooks is -2.71

ClavierCavalier
iixxPROxxii wrote:
ClavierCavalier wrote:
iixxPROxxii wrote:

Yes, but in that case, the tactic should be (with my knight on d4 moved a square or two away to give way to the bishop),

Re1+ Ng1 Rxe1#

Either way it is a mate in two. I think that it is a good problem.

Rxe1#?  What piece is that rook taking?  Is it taking itself?  If you mean Rxg1#, then that's dead wrong.  Rxg1+ is perfectly fine!

I think Metaknight's line is wrong, though.  It's mate in 4!

 


A (not so) minor typo there ;) I meant to say Rxg1# (the rook is protected if a minor modification is made: The knight between my rook and bishop needs to be moved.)

Why?  Rxg1+ still works.  Why settle for a mate in 2 when you have a nice mate in 4?

iixxPROxxii

Another nice puzzle:



negativeb
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ClavierCavalier
iixxPROxxii wrote:

Another nice puzzle:

 

I'm betting they say no because blocking with the bishop is still mate in 2.

Oh, nevermind.  They can't.

28... Be2 is horrible!  It'll make a nice computer move.  It looks like the best choice is this, but it still looks like black is dead.  I hope I didn't miss anything.


Oh, and on your mate in 4, doesn't another white move save them?

I'm not arguing with these nice puzzles, just the other person's moves!

LegoPirate
iixxPROxxii wrote:

Nice Mate in 4 here:

 



Ambiguous- 22... Qxh4+ Kxh4 23...Rh2#

LegoPirate

Link to game: http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=350376347

rooperi

http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=57608028



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