Comments on: chess puzzle 20070711

By: Iļja Ketris

Iļja Ketris — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:01:49 +0000

1.Lc2! (zz)
1… Se2~ 2.Dd4#
1… c5, d6 2.Tf5#
1… d5 2.Dc7#
1… Kc6,Kd5 2.Dc5

Zugzwang with flight giving key.

By: stephano

stephano — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:02:35 +0000

no no no no no doesn’t work, sorry…

By: stephano

stephano — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:00:12 +0000

Nc5
followed by Nf7

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:10:03 +0000

Greg, your solution is elegant, but I left some crucial information out of this problem—White to move and win in two! Sorry for the red herring!

By: checkersisfortramps

checkersisfortramps — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:53:17 +0000

when black plays d6, he reveals check, preventing the obvious c5#.

At first I thought either b8 or c5 worked immediately. But the hidden tactic means that it is slightly more complex. Find the flaw with my analysis though…because it’s the quickest mate I’ve found…and Jeff hasn’t given it his blessing yet.

By: stephano

stephano — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:34:39 +0000

only 2 moves required:

b8 (Q)+ …d6
Qc5 ++

By: checkersisfortramps

checkersisfortramps — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:06:19 +0000

nice problem…At first I thought Qc5 of b8(Q) was mate…but then I saw the black had d5 as a nice answer to both…or d6. so then….and this is my guess…I say 1Qc5+ d5. 2. Bxg7+Bxg7 3.Rxg5#

But I have to think about it…