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Pluvious

(5,454 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2025, 12:33 PM Feb 2025

For chess fans - this puzzle looks so simple, but I gave up finally

Last edited Wed Feb 19, 2025, 04:02 PM - Edit history (2)

Try your noodle at a solution, there 100% is one !

I will post a hint here later today, then the video of the solution tomorrow

It's White's move...

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Spoiler alert: solution has been posted (don't peek if you want to challenge yourself first)

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For chess fans - this puzzle looks so simple, but I gave up finally (Original Post) Pluvious Feb 2025 OP

Whose move is it? anciano Feb 2025 #1

It's White's move... Pluvious Feb 2025 #2

👌 thanks... anciano Feb 2025 #3

1 Nb6+ Kb8 lastlib Feb 2025 #4

Question..... anciano Feb 2025 #5

4. Rb3+ still wins in that case. lastlib Feb 2025 #6

Aha! 👍 anciano Feb 2025 #7

That was fast !! Pluvious Feb 2025 #8

There was a video? I'd like to watch it. lastlib Feb 2025 #9

Posted below... (nt) Pluvious Feb 2025 #11

Solution video Pluvious Feb 2025 #10

anciano

(2,319 posts)

1. Whose move is it?

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 12:57 PM

Feb 2025

Pluvious

(5,454 posts)

2. It's White's move...

Reply to anciano (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 01:21 PM

Feb 2025

anciano

(2,319 posts)

3. 👌 thanks...

Reply to Pluvious (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 01:24 PM

Feb 2025

lastlib

(28,655 posts)

4. 1 Nb6+ Kb8

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 01:59 PM

Feb 2025

2 Rc3! b1/Q
3 Nd7+ Ka7
4 Ra3+ Kb7
5 Rb3+ and wins

5....Qxb3, 6 Nc5+ wins the Q, and it's pretty much over.

anciano

(2,319 posts)

5. Question.....

Reply to lastlib (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 02:37 PM

Feb 2025

In move 3, black king could move to b7 instead of a7. So why a7?

lastlib

(28,655 posts)

6. 4. Rb3+ still wins in that case.

Reply to anciano (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 03:15 PM

Feb 2025

Ka7 is just delaying it one more move. The Knight fork is coming, either way.

anciano

(2,319 posts)

7. Aha! 👍

Reply to lastlib (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 03:31 PM

Feb 2025

Pluvious

(5,454 posts)

8. That was fast !!

Reply to lastlib (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 03:55 PM

Feb 2025

Kudos to you friend

In the video he shows some of the possible alternatives, all which fail but the Rc3 "brilliant" move

lastlib

(28,655 posts)

9. There was a video? I'd like to watch it.

Reply to Pluvious (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 04:05 PM

Feb 2025

Good puzzle! Trying to actually stop the pawn from promoting just didn't work, so there had to be a way to let it promote, then take it off the board. Giving up the rook and grabbing the queen with the knight seemed to be the only way.

Pluvious

(5,454 posts)

11. Posted below... (nt)

Reply to lastlib (Reply #9)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 04:11 PM

Feb 2025

Pluvious

(5,454 posts)

10. Solution video

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 04:10 PM

Feb 2025

The path to the solution requires a sacrifice...

Lastlib posted their answer in post four

Discussion of this puzzle is provided in the video:

(Technically, the answer doesn't actually involve stopping the pawn from promoting)

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