Chess Puzzle #30872

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CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 8/R6Q/1K2N3/4Br2/8/5B2/qp6/kr5R w - -

Added by:	komka
Added on:	01-Nov-10
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 8/R6Q/1K2N3/4Br2/8/5B2/qp6/kr5R w - -
Attempts:	596
Solved:	113 (18%)


White to move, mate in 2

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markrc99
05-Feb-18, 08:55

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There's finally a puzzle I can solve (several ways), but no, they're just traps. e; Any idea what this does to me going forward? e;

existentialist
22-Oct-23, 05:42

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Cheer up.

The first chess problem I tried ( out of a book many years ago) was a Sam Lloyd puzzle with 40+ possible first moves.

I tried every one. I finally got it. It was the very last move that I chose to look at.

wardh
22-Oct-23, 07:22

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Zugzwang

As soon as you realize that Black has a problem when he is forced to make a move, you look for a move that hardly changes the board. And there is just one.

archduke_piccolo
22-Oct-23, 14:55

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Agreed...

... It becomes clear (gradually) that White can't really move anything. So eventually you start looking at a 'nothing move' - one that does nothing at all, and yet offers Black no opportunities to spoil the party. Waiting moves are quite often the hardest moves to find - especially in dynamic situations.

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