Unusual Win

Unusual Win

Posers and Puzzles

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White to play.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.
You are a puzzle poser.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.
i know this one!
1.e8=Q Re1xe8
2.Ra1#

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Originally posted by trallphaz
i know this one!
1.e8=Q Re1xe8
2.Ra1#
It's not that easy.

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I retract my answer as I am a dumbass.

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Originally posted by Coconut
I retract my answer as I am a dumbass.
Admitting it is the first step to recovery.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.
e8=N. Forced mate after that with Nd6 and Nb7# with nothing to stop it with the threat of Ra1#.

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Originally posted by GalaxyShield
e8=N. Forced mate after that with Nd6 and Nb7# with nothing to stop it with the threat of Ra1#.
1...Rg1.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
1...Rg1.
The knight still works. Black has no other peices to move besides the rook so he'd have to move the rook or take my rook. But white can get the knight to b7# by the time black has anything to stop it.

Edit: Wait, which way are the pawns moving?

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Originally posted by GalaxyShield
The knight still works. Black has no other peices to move besides the rook so he'd have to move the rook or take my rook. But white can get the knight to b7# by the time black has anything to stop it.

Edit: Wait, which way are the pawns moving?
After e8=N Rg1 and Nd6, black draws with Rxg4

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Originally posted by ark13
After e8=N Rg1 and Nd6, black draws with Rxg4
Hmm, ok, I'll do some more looking.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
[fen]8/p3P3/rp6/kp6/1p4PK/1P6/1P5p/4r2R[/fen]

White to play.
1.e8N Rg1 2.Kh5 Rd1 3.Nd6 Rxd6 4.Ra1# looks unusually good.
Why don't you say: Looks unusually well? Thank you in advance.
Merry Christmas!

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Originally posted by jfkjmh
1.e8N Rg1 2.Kh5 Rd1 3.Nd6 Rxd6 4.Ra1# looks unusually good.
Why don't you say: Looks unusually well? Thank you in advance.
Merry Christmas!
Why Rd1? Black still has the stalemate after 1.e8N Rg1 2. Kh5? Rxh4 3.Nd6 Rh5+ and the king is trapped and prepetetual check, or 50 move rule, or 3-time repetition, whichever comes first.

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Originally posted by abejnood
Why Rd1? Black still has the stalemate after 1.e8N Rg1 2. Kh5? Rxh4 3.Nd6 Rh5+ and the king is trapped and prepetetual check, or 50 move rule, or 3-time repetition, whichever comes first.
2...Rxg4?? 3.Ra1#

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
2...Rxg4?? 3.Ra1#
then black can't move (well, black can queen, but then it can't). so, stalemate...