Seems to me this is the greatest and best chess puzzle I've ever seen in my whole chess life. If someone can solve this without cheating, then you are ready to be an International Master.
White to win, mate in 3. 
What's the most creative chess puzzle you've ever seen?
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Indian theme. I'll be happier when you call me Guru than Master 
But as puzzles rather than studies go, it's hard to improve on this set-up:
The diagram shows an empty board. The text says "Black has removed his King from the board when he should not have done so. He offers to replace it and on his next turn move as White instructs. White mates in 3."
Copy and paste into rot13 for the solution:
Juvgr jnf pnfgyvat ba gur dhrra fvqr (fb unq obgu uvf erznvavat cvrprf bss gur obneq) jura Oynpx erzbirq uvf Xvat sebz o3, yrnivat gur obneq rzcgl. Juvgr npprcgf Oynpx'f bssre naq beqref Oynpx gb cynl 1. ... Xn2 jura gur cynl tbrf:
- Pnfgyrf DE, Xn2
- Eq3, Xn1
- En3#
Oct 17, 2016
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#25
SonOfThunder2 wrote:
If you get this the first try, your buzzed.
(First Puzzle)
Hint: Get your chess engine to do it.
I dont know about "most creative", but this one by Richard Reti i think is brilliant. It taught me to look beyond the obvious.
Gil-Gandel schreef:
But as puzzles rather than studies go, it's hard to improve on this set-up:
The diagram shows an empty board. The text says "Black has removed his King from the board when he should not have done so. He offers to replace it and on his next turn move as White instructs. White mates in 3."
Copy and paste into rot13 for the solution:
Juvgr jnf pnfgyvat ba gur dhrra fvqr (fb unq obgu uvf erznvavat cvrprf bss gur obneq) jura Oynpx erzbirq uvf Xvat sebz o3, yrnivat gur obneq rzcgl. Juvgr npprcgf Oynpx'f bssre naq beqref Oynpx gb cynl 1. ... Xn2 jura gur cynl tbrf:
Pnfgyrf DE, Xn2 Eq3, Xn1 En3#OK, one better: Same puzzle, but now without the black king helping in the #3! Oh, and the black king is not in a corner; that would be too easy!
Solution in rot13:
Yvxr va gur cerprqvat fbyhgvba juvgr vf haqrejnl pnfgyvat ybat 0-0-0. Xabjvat gung guvf vf vyyrtny fvapr juvgr cynlrq uvf xvat rneyvre va gur tnzr, oynpxf fubpxrq ernpgvba vf gb xabpx uvf bja xvat bss gur obneq pnhfvat vg gb or rzcgl sbe n frpbaq.
Nsgre gur cvrprf ner erfgberq gb gurve cebcre cbfvgvbaf, juvgr bs pbhefr unf gb gnxr onpx uvf vyyrtny pnfgyvat zbir naq ercynpr vg jvgu n xvat zbir, gur cvrpr ur gbhpurq svefg. Nsgre 1. Xs2 Xu3 2. En4 Xu2 3. Eu4# oynpx vf zngrq. Pbapyhfvba: gur oynpx xvat vf ba u2!
I think these 3 are one of the best chess puzzles:
5/17/2016 - The Bishop Forgot His Vows
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/more-puzzles/5172016---the-bishop-forgot-his-vows
8/9/2016 - Play like a top GM
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/more-puzzles/892016---play-like-a-top-gm
7/19/2016 - The Brain Fry Attack applied to Caro-Kann
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/more-puzzles/7192016---the-brain-fry-attack-applied-to-caro-kann
Oct 17, 2016
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#29
This Troitzky puzzle is the one that first got me interested in endgames.
GodsPawn2016 wrote:
I dont know about "most creative", but this one by Richard Reti i think is brilliant. It taught me to look beyond the obvious.
*cough*post21*cough*
Arisktotle wrote:
Gil-Gandel schreef:
But as puzzles rather than studies go, it's hard to improve on this set-up:
The diagram shows an empty board. The text says "Black has removed his King from the board when he should not have done so. He offers to replace it and on his next turn move as White instructs. White mates in 3."
Copy and paste into rot13 for the solution:
Juvgr jnf pnfgyvat ba gur dhrra fvqr (fb unq obgu uvf erznvavat cvrprf bss gur obneq) jura Oynpx erzbirq uvf Xvat sebz o3, yrnivat gur obneq rzcgl. Juvgr npprcgf Oynpx'f bssre naq beqref Oynpx gb cynl 1. ... Xn2 jura gur cynl tbrf:
Pnfgyrf DE, Xn2 Eq3, Xn1 En3#OK, one better: Same puzzle, but now without the black king helping in the #3! Oh, and the black king is not in a corner; that would be too easy!
Solution in rot13:
Yvxr va gur cerprqvat fbyhgvba juvgr vf haqrejnl pnfgyvat ybat 0-0-0. Xabjvat gung guvf vf vyyrtny fvapr juvgr cynlrq uvf xvat rneyvre va gur tnzr, oynpxf fubpxrq ernpgvba vf gb xabpx uvf bja xvat bss gur obneq pnhfvat vg gb or rzcgl sbe n frpbaq.
Nsgre gur cvrprf ner erfgberq gb gurve cebcre cbfvgvbaf, juvgr bs pbhefr unf gb gnxr onpx uvf vyyrtny pnfgyvat zbir naq ercynpr vg jvgu n xvat zbir, gur cvrpr ur gbhpurq svefg. Nsgre 1. Xs2 Xu3 2. En4 Xu2 3. Eu4# oynpx vf zngrq. Pbapyhfvba: gur oynpx xvat vf ba u2!
lol. Outstanding!
CupEnd wrote:
SonOfThunder2, I didn't know that white could still castle, so it's confusing!
This puzzle topic is 4 years old. In those days people had more knowledge of puzzle rules than today. One rule for puzzles is that you may castle whenever the king and rook are in the proper positions. Unless you can prove it is impossible in the history of the diagram (which is unusual). See:
https://www.chess.com/blog/Rocky64/chess-problem-conventions-re-castling-and-capturing-en-passant
White to play and mate in 3 moves
Jun 23, 2024
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#37
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So many creative puzzles to solve! Thanks everyone.