white to move and mate in 60
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Mar 5, 2008
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#42
Why would black not simply run the a rank pawn up for a queen? The rook is there, so the king can't get to it. White would have to move a knight, thus disolving its position and the puzzle. What am i missing?
the e pawns are blocked by the knight at e1
This puzzle was awesome. It made me crack up for about a minute or two. Excellent puzzle! Looking at this puzzle made me realize why I like chess in the first place.
You like chess because of walking the king around the board and triangulating? That's quite sad.
i think he likes the planning many moves ahead to acheive a certain goal
BasicLvrCH8r wrote: You like chess because of walking the king around the board and triangulating? That's quite sad.
It's the fine, subtle points of chess that add the beauty. Anyone can enjoy a mating combination. While they may be complex, tactically, anyone can see the point in them. It takes a greater appreciation to find the aesthetic value of 'walking the king around the board and triangulating' or other such unexciting maneuvers.
That was an absolutely jaw dropping puzzle! I really thought it was a joke. Nice puzzle. (you didnt make it up yourself did you?)
pQ4 wrote: Why would black not simply run the a rank pawn up for a queen? The rook is there, so the king can't get to it. White would have to move a knight, thus disolving its position and the puzzle. What am i missing?
the board is the other way around...
God2 wrote: why the black move root only when the white move its king
black can only move rook pawn or knights. if he moves one of his knights, he gets mated with one of white's knights. the rook moves are to delay moving the pawns until the king protects a4 to prevent rook from going there. then black has to move a pawn. if he moves a pawn earlier he speeds up the mate by at least 5 moves(not exactly sure and too lazy to check)white repeats this process until black runs out of pawn moves and has to move the knight. if the rook is taken, the pawns will be forced to moves, and when the moves run out, black has to move the knight and he gets mated. the key of the king's moves is to avoid checks. white's first move can also be Kd6
and also, no i did not make this puzzle up. (can you imagine how much time one would have to devote to making this puzzle? i don't have that kind of time.)
wow i really hated this puzzle
Apr 5, 2008
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#53
got it.. first try :P
KIDDING... that's retarded.. if I ever need to know that in a real game I'll take the stinkin draw.
OMG,this is crazy.
wow this is crap! srry for language but i men u realy mest up in the puzzel o man this thing stinks my puzells are better and i am 13!
one, you're not supposed 2 reveal your age on the web. two, you obviously have a poor understanding of the puzzle
and this definitely will come up in a real game so we need to know how to defend against that
Apr 5, 2008
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#58
you're free to reveal your age on the web once you're past 13.. for example.. I believe I mention in my profile that I am 16... not a big deal.
yes, but you shouldn't. there are bad people on the internet
Isn't this a draw? White has made over 50 moves without capturing or moving a pawn. Unless I'm mistaken, if either side goes 50 moves without capturing or moving a pawn, it is a draw. (This is probably incorrect due to the validity of the puzzle, and the 50 move draw rule is if both sides go 50 moves without moving a pawn or capturing.)
Can somebody explain the 50 move draw rule?
P.S. Great demonstration of triangulation!
If both sides make 50 moves without moving a pawn or capturing it's a draw... black moved with pawns...