Chess Puzzle #14098

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CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 8/8/pp6/kp6/5R2/PK6/8/8 w - -

Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	27-Aug-09
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 8/8/pp6/kp6/5R2/PK6/8/8 w - -
Attempts:	1135
Solved:	484 (42%)


White to move, mate in 4

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archduke_piccolo
24-Jun-16, 01:28

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An oldie...

... but a goody. I first saw this in the book I learned the moves from...

kingdawar
24-Jun-16, 01:36

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sirissac said about all there's to say about this one in the comments on

puzzle #7647

kingdawar
24-Jun-16, 03:36

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Also check:

mikesha
24-Jun-16, 04:09

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There is no queen? Ok, let's try to sucrifice the rook if it's here!

paviland
24-Jun-16, 05:28

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Deja-Vu?

An old chestnut but a good one!

tarexact
24-Jun-16, 06:26

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Apparently an old chestnut, but I had never seen it before.

morphman
24-Jun-16, 08:22

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1 star today

Been there, done that. It was 2 stars the first time I solved it.

snailmate
23-Mar-25, 10:06

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I thought this one was pretty hard for a so-called "easy" puzzle. I eventually realised that the b5 pawn had to somehow be immobilised, and there was only one way to do that.

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