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September 18, 2021
Saturday Afternoon Chess thread 09-18-2021No movie thread today. As always, the chess/dress pr0n thread is an open thread, so there is no such thing as an off-topic comment.
Goal: Black to force mate in 2 moves ![]() 4r1k1/1pp1qpp1/3p3p/3P4/PPP2R2/3Q2P1/R4KP1/4r3 b - - 0 1
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Goal: White can force mate in 5 moves ![]() q5r1/4N1bk/pp1pP2p/2r2p2/P7/2nQ3P/1PB4B/R3R1Kb w - - 0 1
White needs to force mate in 2 moves. That is the information that was presented when I first saw this puzzle, so it would not be fair to withhold it. The trick is to find the "key" first move, which I only found after a long period of experimentation. Which is why it's an 'advanced' problem. So you're job is to make me look bad by finding the solution quickly. I doubt I'd be ever able to see this OTB. ![]() 2Q4K/6R1/8/8/7k/8/6rr/6R1 w - - 0 1
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Beginner Problem - Black To Play ![]() 4r1k1/1pp1qpp1/3p3p/3P4/PPP2R2/3Q2P1/R4KP1/4r3 b - - 0 1 It's mate in 2: 1...Rf1+ Also 1...Rf1+
![]() q5r1/4N1bk/pp1pP2p/2r2p2/P7/2nQ3P/1PB4B/R3R1Kb w - - 0 1 1. Qxf5+ I suppose this move was rather obvious. 1...Rxf5 1...Kh8?? loses immediately to 2.Qh7# And now you have to look ahead a bit and see that knight has to deliver the mate from f7 while the bishop covers the flight square. 2.Bxf5+ Kh8 This is the correct square the knight must go to to get to f7. 4...Kh8
![]() 2Q4K/6R1/8/8/7k/8/6rr/6R1 w - - 0 1 1.Qc2! There's no way I can describe how I found this move other than "I play around with the position until I found it." Now, Black has a number of possible respones: 1...Rxc2 2.Rh7# I think that's the most obvious response. Here are some alternatives: 1...Rxg7 2.Qxh2#
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