Chess Puzzle #5532

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 4N3/8/6p1/8/8/7p/5K1k/8 w - -

Added by:	palmeiras
Added on:	06-Aug-08
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 4N3/8/6p1/8/8/7p/5K1k/8 w - -
Attempts:	2124
Solved:	1614 (75%)


White to move, mate in 4

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kingdawar
01-May-11, 06:24

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A. Salvio, 1604

ramjie25
02-May-11, 00:15

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Kf1 is a nice tempo,

rickypr18
10-Mar-13, 20:50

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Not as easy as I thought it would be.

bubalooy
07-Apr-13, 01:04

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why is black moving backwards?

bubalooy
07-Apr-13, 01:05

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oh stupid me, black isn't.

kleinemax
07-Apr-13, 01:08

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nice puzzle and not so easy indeed.

goflb
07-Apr-13, 01:57

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Beautiful use of Black's own pawns to corner the King.

chicagodutch
07-Apr-13, 04:51

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Knight only.

Checkmate with only a knight! Nice puzzle.

macheide
07-Apr-13, 05:13

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A classical and instructive position from the basic chess endings. Thanks.

tarexact
07-Apr-13, 06:28

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Seemed easy. There were very few moves to consider.

fezzik
07-Apr-13, 07:08

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Extremely easy...

And not really such an instructive position to be honest. There are far more interesting N vs RP puzzles available here, and ones that are more instructive. As tarexact pointed out, there weren't any serious alternatives to consider.

thor99
07-Apr-13, 09:27

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yes tarexact has a point but....

for some reason i was quite proud of myself for getting this one. i am not a very accomplished puzzle solver at all.

pixelhermit
07-Apr-13, 13:27

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A pretty nice puzzle in my opinion, but as Fezzik says perhaps not the most instructive. Another variation of this classical theme can be found in

puzzle #4921 (Alexey Troitsky, 1898) which is a bit more elucidative, as well as somewhat cleaner.

sirissac
07-Apr-13, 16:11

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Nice.

It true that this sort of thing can be much more difficult, and the potential for stalemate in

puzzle #4921 certainly makes a deeper puzzle. But, I imagine the value of this puzzle is largely aesthetic. Knowing that a knight is generally insufficient material to mate with; seeing a knight able to deliver mate, and so far away could be quite surprising.
Of course,

puzzle #4921 has an equally aesthetic value. Knowing that a knight can mate in the corner from so far away, makes it unexpected that mating with a knight up close can be so complicated.
They make a nice pair. (Thanks, pixelhermit for drawing attention to that variation.)

thereaper1
07-Apr-13, 23:36

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07-Apr-13, 23:37

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07-Apr-13, 23:41

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