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CHESS PUZZLE, FEN k6r/pp6/N2Q4/5q2/7b/5B2/1K6/8 w - -

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Added by:	demagog
Added on:	05-Aug-08
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Difficulty:	chess puzzle k6r/pp6/N2Q4/5q2/7b/5B2/1K6/8 w - -
Attempts:	1595
Solved:	1293 (81%)


White to move, mate in 2

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sc6654 06-Feb-13, 19:02 » Report abuse	There is better moves without losing Queen
mc_21 03-Mar-13, 00:13 » Report abuse	Well... It's less beautiful without the queen sac.
yadasampati 03-Mar-13, 00:48 » Report abuse	Saving the queen means no mate in 2 A puzzle (and chess in general) is not about keeping or loosing pieces, but about checkmating the opponent. In this case there is no other way to give mate in 2, but by playing Qb8+. And indeed, the higher the piece that is sacrificed, the more beautiful it is.
grog75 03-Mar-13, 01:49 » Report abuse	Mate in 1 Knight to C7 is the only move that needs to be played.
mc_21 03-Mar-13, 01:53 » Report abuse	Are you? Are you looking at the right boards grog75? ...Nc7 then king goes to b8 since the knight blocks the queen check, where is the mate in 1 in that?
grog75 03-Mar-13, 02:10 » Report abuse	I need to go to sleep. Your right, I'm too tired.
mc_21 03-Mar-13, 02:12 » Report abuse	Yea Yea I guess you should xD
jamesprincex 03-Mar-13, 03:58 » Report abuse	There's something intrinsically beautiful about a one horse mate.. who said anything too good can't be true?
tugger 03-Mar-13, 05:31 » Report abuse	"there is" "your right" I'm starting to think language and chess are closely related.
mc_21 03-Mar-13, 05:37 » Report abuse	LOL haha! It's just the internet and not some scholarly work so I think it's acceptable
tugger 03-Mar-13, 05:38 » Report abuse	I couldn't stop myself.
fezzik 03-Mar-13, 11:23 » Report abuse	My first thought... Was why is there only an 82% solve rate for one of the most hackneyed 2-movers in chess? My second thought was why did 6 people feel the need to make a comment. My third thought was to agree with tugger's last comment.
odysseuszero 03-Mar-13, 19:27 » Report abuse	Very good. I enjoyed completeing the puzzle
una_amin 03-Mar-13, 20:06 » Report abuse	My first thought was ... ..how only 57% solved it excellently, ie without hints and up to 5 wrong moves allowed. My second was realising that gameknot has a multitude of players rated under 1000 and that this site and puzzle section is for them as well.
mc_21 03-Mar-13, 20:07 » Report abuse	My first thought.. My first thought was why the heck am I here commenting? I should be playing chess, oh well..
godbole 03-Mar-13, 22:29 » Report abuse	Very simple. Actually this is one of the classic examples of a smothered checkmate in the chess world. godbole

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