Stealing puzzle ideas from stockfish

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This is my first time making puzzles, so if one doesn't work properly I'll make it again correctly in the replies because, for some reason, they don't seem to let you test them prior to posting. These are two positions I've had in games where stockfish found the only option to win and save a game that I'd missed. The one in this post was from me playing against a bot and missing the one winning idea I had. The second puzzle will be a way for my opponent to escape checkmate both he and I missed in a daily match. I'm an ok player but I wouldn't be able to come up with puzzles in a more traditional way that I feel would be worth sharing without far too much work for it to be worthwhile. Even then I'd still be relying on stockfish just to a lesser degree. Luckily, unlike most players, stockfish doesn't care if you just steal its best ideas when opportune.  

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Kb1 traps the rook.

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I tricked my opponent into capturing a knight with his pawn rather than his bishop 1 or 2 moves prior to this position. We both found the first black moves, but after I'd played white's response to the 2nd move neither of us saw how black could still escape.

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Wow interesting 

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ChessSBM wrote:

Kb1 traps the rook.

Yeah it's very simple once you see it, but I was so focused on looking for a mate I didn't think of anything else. You have to realize there's nothing but stalemate, and I didn't trust myself enough to think that there wasn't some idea I'd missed. I ending up choosing to stalemate because I also never switched my mindset to think about checkmate not being the only option. Very instructive for me personally.

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swagl0rd420 wrote:
ChessSBM wrote:

Kb1 traps the rook.

Yeah it's very simple once you see it, but I was so focused on looking for a mate I didn't think of anything else. You have to realize there's nothing but stalemate, and I didn't trust myself enough to think that there wasn't some idea I'd missed. I ending up choosing to stalemate because I also never switched my mindset to think about checkmate not being the only option. Very instructive for me personally.

I learned about those things when I was 1500, so I will say 90% I will find this move. But yes it is really instructive for others below 1500.

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Very nice