Posers and Puzzles
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playing a casual OTB game recently I was surpised to learn that you can lose versus a king and knight. anyone guess the position?
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Let me just work out the FEN... it should be:
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Or:
Is that supposed to be a puzzle?
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with no other material than your king? Then it must be the clock.
If not, then there are many options. E.g.
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not etouffe... i had one pawn.. should have said
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Originally posted by pootstick
not etouffe... i had one pawn.. should have said
You mean like this:
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almost.. i post the preceding position in a second.. trying to figure out FEN
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yikes, FEN's abit much for me. let me see.. white has pawn at h6, K at h7. black has K at f7, N at e6. black to move, mate in three
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ah sorry, yes mephito, that's it right enough sorry.. not a puzzle, i just thought mate was unforcable with that material
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Do you mean Black King at f8? Cos' that's easy.
1. Kf7
2. Kh8 Nf8
3. h7 Ng6#
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Or King at f7? Equally easy.
1. Ng5+
2. Kh8 Kf8
3. h7 Nf7#
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Don't be discouraged, it's just once the general idea's out it's easy to solve.
I still think my puzzles are improving.
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yes, the second answer was how it played out alethia.. lol, i'm no puzzle setter!
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Neither am I.. but unlike me, you show promise.
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