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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Chess puzzle for the week. Sep 2^nd, 2024 at 2:09pm Black to move - mate in 5:
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #1 - Sep 2^nd, 2024 at 2:11pm White to move - mate in 3
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #2 - Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:25am No bites? What about some easier ones? - White to move - mate in 2. Black to move mate in 2.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #3 - Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:32am White to move mate in 2
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #4 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:56am Bobby. wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2024 at 2:09pm: Black to move - mate in 5: OK no replies. the answer is here: The game is here: 1959. Candidates tournament. "Crouching Tigran, Hidden Dragon" \|\| Worthy of a Brilliancy Prize \|\| Keres vs Petrosian Pause the video moment 14:07
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 73763 Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #5 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 8:51am ohh look..... goobers playing chess with a pigeon
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #6 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:44am John Smith wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 8:51am: ohh look..... goobers playing chess with a pigeon Christ almighty - I try to start an interesting and intellectual thread and the only poster who turns up is the dumbest dickhead on the whole forum.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 73763 Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #7 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 5:50pm Goober, you couldn't play chess if your life depended on it
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Re: Chess puzzle for the week.
Reply #8 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:43pm

Bobby. wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:25am:

No bites?

What about some easier ones? -

White to move - mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/ae297afa3a5b59b438992143f45a5db1.png

White Bishop C2-A4 takes pawn checkmate one move.

Black to move mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/2391516e8a64aa5bc06b716a7ee181c3.png

Castle B7-A7 TAKES PAWN CHECK. White King a8-b8, black castle C7-B7 checkmate

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Re: Chess puzzle for the week.
Reply #9 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 7:47pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:43pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:25am:

No bites?

What about some easier ones? -

White to move - mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/ae297afa3a5b59b438992143f45a5db1.png

White Bishop C2-A4 takes pawn checkmate one move.

Black to move mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/2391516e8a64aa5bc06b716a7ee181c3.png

Castle B7-A7 TAKES PAWN CHECK. White King a8-b8, black castle C7-B7 checkmate

No - those moves can't work - (for both puzzles)

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Re: Chess puzzle for the week.
Reply #10 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:51pm

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 7:47pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:43pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:25am:

No bites?

What about some easier ones? -

White to move - mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/ae297afa3a5b59b438992143f45a5db1.png

White Bishop C2-A4 takes pawn checkmate one move.

Black to move mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/2391516e8a64aa5bc06b716a7ee181c3.png

Castle B7-A7 TAKES PAWN CHECK. White King a8-b8, black castle C7-B7 checkmate

No - those moves can't work - (for both puzzles)

Doesn't work because King doesn't move knight on C8 takes Rook on A7 to remove the check.

Quickly looked at about 6 options but none solved it. I never liked puzzles. All the solutions I see require white to make a wrong move. Suspect the bishop discovered check is involved but this is killed by a rook blocking or a check the other way. 3 moves work.

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White Bishop C2-A4 takes pawn checkmate one move.

Knight on B6 takes Bishop on A4.

Am well out of practice I cannot see the solutions and tired brain doesn't want to think too hard.

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Re: Chess puzzle for the week.
Reply #11 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:57pm

Dnarever wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:51pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 7:47pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:43pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:25am:

No bites?

What about some easier ones? -

White to move - mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/ae297afa3a5b59b438992143f45a5db1.png

White Bishop C2-A4 takes pawn checkmate one move.

Black to move mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/2391516e8a64aa5bc06b716a7ee181c3.png

Castle B7-A7 TAKES PAWN CHECK. White King a8-b8, black castle C7-B7 checkmate

No - those moves can't work - (for both puzzles)

Doesn't work because King doesn't move knight on C8 takes Rook on A7 to remove the check.

Quickly looked at about 6 options but none solved it. I never liked puzzles. All the solutions I see require white to make a wrong move. Suspect the bishop discovered check is involved but this is killed by a rook blocking or a check the other way. 3 moves work.

OK - I'll give the answer to this one:

White Queen moves to g6 - check.
Only legal move is to take the Queen with the pawn.
next move -
Bishop takes pawn on g6 - checkmate.

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Re: Chess puzzle for the week.
Reply #12 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 10:09pm

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:57pm:

Dnarever wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:51pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 7:47pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:43pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 9:25am:

No bites?

What about some easier ones? -

White to move - mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/ae297afa3a5b59b438992143f45a5db1.png

White Bishop C2-A4 takes pawn checkmate one move.

Black to move mate in 2.
https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/2391516e8a64aa5bc06b716a7ee181c3.png

Castle B7-A7 TAKES PAWN CHECK. White King a8-b8, black castle C7-B7 checkmate

No - those moves can't work - (for both puzzles)

Doesn't work because King doesn't move knight on C8 takes Rook on A7 to remove the check.

Quickly looked at about 6 options but none solved it. I never liked puzzles. All the solutions I see require white to make a wrong move. Suspect the bishop discovered check is involved but this is killed by a rook blocking or a check the other way. 3 moves work.

OK - I'll give the answer to this one:

https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/ae297afa3a5b59b438992143f45a5db1.png

White Queen moves to g6 - check.
Only legal move is to take the Queen with the pawn.
next move -
Bishop takes pawn on g6 - checkmate.

Always easy when you see it. Queen sacrifices always hide themselves.

The other is:

Black: Rook to G1
White: King takes Rook on G1
Black: Rook to F1 takes Knight Check on king plus discovered check from the Bishop Mate.

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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #13 - Sep 4^th, 2024 at 10:20pm Dnarever wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 10:09pm: Always easy when you see it. Queen sacrifices always hide themselves. that's true - in puzzles - always look for checks and sacrifices.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 100684 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Chess puzzle for the week. Reply #14 - Sep 6^th, 2024 at 6:27am OK - the answer for this one. Rook to g1 check. King takes Rook. Rook takes Knight - double check and checkmate.
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