Nice puzzle, I had a little bit of trouble with first but 2nd was easy. I have seen the positions from chess mentor (Except 1st one)
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BorgQueen wrote:
Yes, that last one is a classic trebuchet and although it does touch the concept of zugzwang, technically it is more about the trebuchet than zugzwang.
You might like to add at least a paragraph to explain what zugzwang actually is:
Maybe you should add a pargraph to explain what a trebuchet actually is :)
A trebuchet is mutual, a zugzwang affects one side.
Altough Oxford Companion disagrees, acording to them a trebuchet is a zugzwang, and a zugzwang is a "squeeze"
in the second puzzle, the black king moves wrong, he must go up, then it is a stalemate
i mean the second puzzle from c_h_e_s_STAR not your first, there white wins, BorgQueen, but your second is also wrong and stalemate or remis.
sorry i see it now, your right
hansheinrich wrote:
i mean the second puzzle from c_h_e_s_STAR not your first, there white wins, BorgQueen, but your second is also wrong and stalemate or remis.
??? look well ??? white win also in my second diagram , so nothing wrong!..
Question, is there no way for white to recover from this?
10 points to someone who designs a trebuchet position, but from a more realistic position where the kings are farther away.
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This post will explain the zugzwang concept.