Chess Puzzle #34454

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CHESS PUZZLE, FEN k1K5/p2p3B/P3p3/2P1b3/5r2/8/1P6/1Q4R1 w - -

Added by:	dasman
Added on:	09-Feb-11
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle k1K5/p2p3B/P3p3/2P1b3/5r2/8/1P6/1Q4R1 w - -
Attempts:	728
Solved:	400 (54%)


White to move, mate in 3

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dasman
01-Apr-11, 04:24

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Run out of ideas - just warming old ones.

Run out of ideas - just warming old ones.

jayelthefirst
10-Nov-21, 03:59

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New to Me

I liked it because I didn't instantly see the ep capture while trying checks on the long diagonal and nearly diverted to checking out other lines when a few extra brain cells kicked it just in time.

dalai_mindless
10-Nov-21, 06:46

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had to smile when finally clicked, nice mindfull one

rohit0107
10-Nov-21, 08:33

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Either the queen or the bishop can give checkmate.

chessikins
10-Nov-21, 10:13

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Fun

Not actually as easy as it looks as taking the passed pawn doesn't occur to you for some time..a novel finish ...nice style..

wardh
10-Nov-21, 11:25

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Poor puzzle

My problem was: is it Qe4+ or Be4+ ? I couldn't find any difference. A puzzle should have only one correct first move.

scottsquatch
10-Nov-21, 14:22

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Tougher than it looks

A puzzle that incorporates the totally unexpected (in this case, en passant) is nothing less than beautiful. Sorry, WARDH, but you've got to get over the minutiae, dude.

geokev
10-Nov-21, 15:31

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puzzle orthodoxy

whether @scottsquatch likes it or not, the criticism of @wardh is valid. A puzzle with multiple first moves is considered by puzzle literati to have a poor construction. It is not minutiae to consider such things.

wardh
10-Nov-21, 16:21

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@geokev

Thank you. ........

existentialist
10-Nov-21, 18:51

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I spent a couple of minutes

trying to figure out which would work--the bishop or the queen. I finally decided to just try the bishop.

I wasn't sure whether the queen first would have worked too until I checked the comments.

rich_sposato
14-Dec-23, 19:29

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A puzzle with multiple opening moves is called "cooked".

rohit0107
15-Dec-23, 07:20

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Not mate but en passant is the highlight here

Of course checkmate is the end result but the point to note that it is en passant which is conspicous here.

notvinnik
03-Oct-25, 14:35

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Two solutions is a bit of a flaw.

I saw the idea very quickly, but spent a bit of extra time because one expects a puzzle to have only one solution. But it was clear that the bishop or queen check worked equally well, so I shrugged and played the queen.

existentialist
03-Oct-25, 14:51

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The puzzles on this site allow for two "violations" of the proverbial rules for

chess problems. Both multiple solutions and illegal positions are fairly commonplace. That's simply how it seems to be on this site.

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