Please Post Puzzles

wittywonka

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07 Dec 06

DeepThought

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08 Dec 06

Originally posted by Dies Irae
And if black breaks Qe5+ with pawn forward, then you pull the bishop out for checkmate

No you won't the bishop on h7 is still hitting b1, and the bishop can't go to c2 as it's needed to cover c4.

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08 Dec 06

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Originally posted by DeepThought
No you won't the bishop on h7 is still hitting b1, and the bishop can't go to c2 as it's needed to cover c4.

No, bishop takes at f7 for checkmate

or even Ba2

Mephisto2

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08 Dec 06

Qe5? c5 and no mate in 1.

I gave a hot tip earlier in the thread

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08 Dec 06

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Originally posted by Mephisto2
Qe5? c5 and no mate in 1.

I gave a hot tip earlier in the thread

Wait a sec...

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08 Dec 06

Originally posted by Dies Irae
I thought this was mate in 2?

Mate in 2

Qe5+ C5
Bxf7++

Edit lol

Its just straight up Bxf7++

Yes it is mate in 2. But not Qe5+ c5 Bxf7? Bxb1

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08 Dec 06

Well, I've been dumb this whole thread. I neglected that bishop...

I heard someone say a king move... that might be the ticket

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08 Dec 06

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Originally posted by Mephisto2
Yes it is mate in 2. But not Qe5+ c5 Bxf7? Bxb1

I got bored and gave it to an engine. We really were thinking along the wrong lines. Quite pretty really.

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08 Dec 06

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Scratch that nvm

thats tough

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08 Dec 06

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Originally posted by wittywonka
By that, did you mean:

1. Rba1 f4
2. Ra5++

well f5 you mean, no matter what black does mate is unavoidable

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08 Dec 06

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Originally posted by wittywonka
Here's a puzzle created by yours truly 🙂

White to move and mate in two...

[fen]5B1R/R1P5/5k1P/2q5/1P3PbN/1B2n3/6p1/6K1[/fen]

1.c8=Q Q(or B)xQ 2.Rf7#?

If black tries to defend f7 from mate then white mates on e6 with his new queen 🙂

Hmmm... maybe not... black can move the knight with discovered check.

Kevin Mcfarland

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08 Dec 06

Originally posted by ChessJester
yah no matter what black does mate is unavoidable

what guys sorry I don't see what u are saying? thats not mate in two? Thanks Kevin

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08 Dec 06

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Originally posted by Kevin Mcfarland
what guys sorry I don't see what u are saying? thats not mate in two? Thanks Kevin

on whites second move it is mate... why isn't that mate in two?

Dang. 1..c5 thwarts my plan.

Juicy

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08 Dec 06

How do the gee gees work ?

BigDogg

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08 Dec 06

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Originally posted by ckoh1965
Try this one. ilywrin gave this to me. (Been getting quite a few beautiful ones from him/her). I hope you don't mind this, ilywrin!

(G.Andersen, 1915) White to mate in 2:
[fen]8/2K1Qp1b/2p5/1k6/8/RBp3r1/8/1R6 w - - 0 1[/fen]

1.Kd6! [threat 2.Qb7#]
1...Rg6+ 2.Be6#
1...Rd3+ 2.Bd5#
1...Kb6 2.Bc2#
1...Kb4 2.Kxc6#

Nice key, brazenly inviting two R checks.

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08 Dec 06

I don't think you needed my tip for that 🙂