Please Post Puzzles

wittywonka

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07 Dec 06

darkguy00000

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09 Dec 06

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Originally posted by ckoh1965
How mate in one?

Lol I didn't see the bishop til now. No mate in one 🙁.

Kevin Mcfarland

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09 Dec 06

wow Thanks for the first puzzle ckoh1965 that was very neat!! I spent 30 mins last night or more and did not figure it out that was a very hard mate in two yet so easy! Thanks Kevin

wittywonka

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09 Dec 06

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
1.Nf2! [threat 2.Nxh3]
1...Kf5 2.Nxh3#
1...Kf4 2.Nxh3#
1...Kxf6 2.Nxh3#
1...Kh4 2.N2e4#

Wouldn't the moves listed in my previous post work also?

BigDogg

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09 Dec 06

Originally posted by wittywonka
Wouldn't the moves listed in my previous post work also?

No, because 2.Ne4++ is not mate; Black has 2...Kxg4.

wittywonka

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09 Dec 06

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
No, because 2.Ne4++ is not mate; Black has 2...Kxg4.

Ah...didn't notice that...thanks for pointing it out, though

wittywonka

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09 Dec 06

Here's another puzzle I came across earlier today...white to move and mate in three moves...

BigDogg

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09 Dec 06

Originally posted by wittywonka
Here's another puzzle I came across earlier today...white to move and mate in three moves...

[fen]3rb1k1/1R2b2p/7n/p5p1/3pN3/1P2r2q/5Q1P/5R1K[/fen]

1.Qf8+ Bxf8 2.Nf6+ Kh8 3.Rxh7#

Pavlo87

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09 Dec 06

Originally posted by Dies Irae
Look above you I answered it

Yeah i saw that; but what if he moved pawn to c5 though? Wouldn't that make it mate in 3?

Pavlo87

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09 Dec 06

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Originally posted by Mephisto2
Have you tried a white king move?

Brilliant. I thought for awhile, that rook giving check would stop this but the rook is actually part of the problem. 🙂

-- Paul(Pavlo87)

wittywonka

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09 Dec 06

I guess I'll keep it going...

Here's another puzzle...White to play and achieves help-mate in four moves...

BigDogg

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09 Dec 06

Originally posted by wittywonka
I guess I'll keep it going...

Here's another puzzle...White to play and achieves help-mate in four moves...

[fen]8/8/8/8/8/1k6/n1N5/1K6[/fen]

Helpmates usually start with Black to play. In this case, it must, as Black needs four moves to get his King to the corner.

Moves are usually listed with Black's move coming directly after the move number.

1.Nc3+ Kc1 2.Ka2 Nd4 3.Ka1 Kc2 4.Na2 Nb3#

BigDogg

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09 Dec 06

Mate in 2

wittywonka

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09 Dec 06

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
[fen]8/2p5/8/2B5/8/8/kPP5/1RK5[/fen]
Mate in 2

Who moves first?

If Black moves first, wouldn't it be:

1. ... c6
2. b4 Ka3
3. Ra1#

wittywonka

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09 Dec 06

Here's another puzzle...rather elementary but different from the normal...

White to move once and NOT force checkmate...

BigDogg

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09 Dec 06

White takes back his last move and mates in 1
a) diagram
b) move bNh3 to c3, then solve again