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ThudnBlunder
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Wardub
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Re: White To Play and Win (Chess)
« Reply #1 on: Jun 26th, 2008, 8:17pm » |
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Wow, I think I got it. It took me a while because I couldn't figure out how to start. Then it hit me
1.fxe8=N d3
2.Nf6 exf6
3.g5 fxg5
4.e7 g4
5.e8=N g3
6.Nd6 cxd6
7.c7 d5
8. c8=N d4
9. Nb6 axb6
10.a7 b5
11. a8=N b4
12.Nb6 b3
13. Nc4 b2
14.Ne5 b1=Q
15 Nf3#
Took me a while to figure out how to get started, I realized that if I took the rook and promoted to queen, it would be a draw/loss. So I looked ways not to take the rook, but then realized if you take the rook and promote to a knight you can sacrifice him to give black extra moves. After that it was surprisingly easy. Just had to keep giving black extra moves and it lead to the answer.
I'm pretty sure I got it right, but I might have overlooked something.
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ThudnBlunder
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Re: White To Play and Win (Chess)
« Reply #2 on: Jun 26th, 2008, 8:21pm » |
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Well done, Wardub. Impressive. If you are interested, there are lots of other chess puzzles already on the site.
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Wardub
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Re: White To Play and Win (Chess)
« Reply #3 on: Jun 26th, 2008, 8:31pm » |
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Thanks, it does look like I overlooked something though.
if at 2...gxf6, instead of 2....exf6, then
3.g5 fxg5
4.g7 g4
5.g8=N g3
6. Nf6 exf6
7.Kg6 f5
8.e7 f4
9.e8=N f3
10.Nd6 cxd6
11.c7 d5
12. c8=N d4
13.Nb6 axb6
14.a7 b5
15.a8=N b4
16.Nb6 b3
17.Nc4 b2
18.Ne5 b1=Q
19. Nxf3#
It's pretty much the same solution but black loses a few moves later.
And yea Thudan I have looked at most of the chess puzzles posted here. I save the ones I like the most to a folder in my photobucket account. I really like these chess puzzles and I think I have solved most of them except that "Beautiful Chess Puzzle" I haven't started that one yet because it looks extremely hard.
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Re: White To Play and Win (Chess)
« Reply #4 on: Jun 27th, 2008, 1:07am » |
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Just one thing ... why a8=N and not a8=Q/R ... Q/Ra1 Rxe1
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Wardub
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Re: White To Play and Win (Chess)
« Reply #5 on: Jun 27th, 2008, 9:18am » |
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on Jun 27th, 2008, 1:07am, Hippo wrote:| Just one thing ... why a8=N and not a8=Q/R ... Q/Ra1 Rxe1 |
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You're looking at the board the wrong way 
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