Chess Puzzle #5641

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 4r3/3R3p/6pk/p7/4nN2/4q1PP/Q6K/8 w - -

Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	15-Aug-08
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 4r3/3R3p/6pk/p7/4nN2/4q1PP/Q6K/8 w - -
Attempts:	1488
Solved:	1111 (74%)


White to move, mate in 3

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yadasampati
03-Feb-13, 02:01

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Very nice puzze for this section

Not too easy and not too hard. Black can accept or reject the rook offer, and after whites second move again black has 2 possible answers (in both variations). So it is not that the solution just simply unfolds

dieharder
03-Feb-13, 05:36

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nice

my initial instinct was Qf7 but this allows black a mate in 2. Its a nice thought through puzzle

godbole
03-Feb-13, 06:56

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Puzzle 6541

Very nice puzzle. I don't think an alternative solution is possible.
Godbole

nikirandom
03-Feb-13, 08:00

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I went for...

..Qf7 first too, before I realised that Black's position probably called for continuous check from the first move. Good puzzle.

fezzik
03-Feb-13, 14:29

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I liked this!

The hard mate to see was after 1...Kg5. I liked that there were two distinct mating patterns to find.

2 Stars Difficulty
3 Stars Aesthetics

fezzik
03-Feb-13, 14:38

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Gusev-Khatchaturov

Gusev faced Khatchaturov in the 1959 Moscow Chess Club championships. I don't have a game score for that event though.

As far as I can tell, Khatchaturov didn't play in the USSR Championships that year, so it was most likely from the Moscow CC championships.

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