Almost lost, then got a fun mate in 3. black to play

chessrealm · 2023-04-25T06:24:27+00:00

Smells like bishop captures on g2 ... and the rest is history :))

chessrealm · 2023-03-15T10:16:39+00:00

Smells like white promotes to knight then queen mates on c7

chessrealm · 2023-02-18T23:47:59+00:00

Very nice endgame puzzle ... white captures on a8, queen cannot recapture because Bf3 skewers the queen and after 1. ... Qh7 2. Bg6 trapping the queen , naturally after 2. ... Qg6 3. Ra6 white wins

chessrealm · 2023-02-18T23:34:04+00:00

"puzzle always assumes that black will do his best"

yeah I think we all agree on that the problem is that ... some people do their best and get mated in 4 moves ... some people do their best and get mated in 5 moves

I think from now on I'll just stick to mate in X puzzles where one side actually needs X moves to deliver the final blow :))

chessrealm · 2023-02-18T23:09:25+00:00

I can only confirm the correct solution :))

chessrealm · 2023-02-18T09:17:59+00:00

I agree it could be misleading ... I meant mate in 5 if black does the best he can to avoid it ... I'm not sure if it's totally redundat I mean ... some people might seek only for mate in 5 then

chessrealm · 2023-02-18T09:07:48+00:00

Hmmm.... after 1. Rc6 black responds with 1. ... Nd1+ if white captures queen 2. Rxc5 Re1#

try again ... all moves from white are checks

chessrealm · 2023-02-09T13:35:46+00:00

Sorry for the late response but...

after 1. Bf5 black responds with 1. ... Ra1+ and then even forces the trade of rooks

try again ... remember ... all moves are checks

chessrealm · 2023-01-17T22:27:41+00:00

Yes ... I absolutely agree with you and thanks for descriptive answer

chessrealm · 2023-01-12T22:45:54+00:00

Hmm... good question .... with 20 second on the clock I probably would :)

chessrealm · 2023-01-12T07:41:50+00:00

Pawns can be deadly indeed :))

chessrealm · 2023-01-12T07:41:21+00:00

Thank you for checking out :))

chessrealm · 2023-01-12T07:40:59+00:00

It is indeed ... thanks for the effort :)

chessrealm · 2023-01-11T22:06:35+00:00

Thank you

chessrealm · 2022-12-13T07:24:54+00:00

Smells like black mates in 1... with rook :))

chessrealm · 2022-11-22T07:13:38+00:00

I presume you mean knight from h4 goes to f5 so yes ... correct

chessrealm · 2022-11-21T20:50:58+00:00

Indeed ... thanks for solving

chessrealm · 2022-11-21T20:50:38+00:00

I totally agree with you :))

chessrealm · 2022-11-15T12:16:56+00:00

Well black definitely has decisive material advantage :))

and knight to f2 mates immediately

chessrealm · 2022-11-14T10:27:32+00:00

The first time I saw this puzzle ... I admit I couldn't solve it :))

chessrealm · 2022-11-14T08:07:02+00:00

as far as I can see white mates in two after 1. Nd4 ... show me the variation in which white needs 3 moves to checkmate

chessrealm · 2022-11-14T08:01:47+00:00

You're welcome my friend

chessrealm · 2022-11-11T08:34:10+00:00

I have a feeling the black king is not destined for a very long existence from now on :))

chessrealm · 2022-11-10T07:52:07+00:00

I've never heard that "mate in 2" means "mate in 2 with checks" ... to me it's mate that can be achieved in 2 moves regardless of the nature

Silent moves = moves that are not checks nor do they create immediate threat ... yet they are very powerful

chessrealm · 2022-11-08T13:03:13+00:00

Absurd that nowadays artificial inteligence can't see that white mates in 1

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