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CHESS PUZZLE, FEN r3k1r1/1pP2p1p/4bBq1/2Pp4/5QP1/7P/2P1R3/6K1 w q -

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Added by:kingdawar
Added on:15-Aug-08
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chess puzzle r3k1r1/1pP2p1p/4bBq1/2Pp4/5QP1/7P/2P1R3/6K1 w q -
Attempts:998
Solved:153 (15%)
White to move, mate in 4
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rickypr18
05-Feb-13, 08:02

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En prise god damn it.
grog75
03-Mar-13, 02:04

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Is the Rook at A8 supposed to be there?
What is to stop Black from taking the White queen with his rook?
iaoutfls
03-Mar-13, 02:32

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grog75...If RxQ, c8=Q mate as the Bishop on e6 is pinned
maxklein
03-Mar-13, 02:32

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The Rook in A8 can not take the queen at A4
Because if it does you can go to c8 with you pawn and it is checkmate
123cro
03-Mar-13, 02:44

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to grog75
Then there would be checkmate in two moves: the pawn at c7 would turn to Queen with a checkmate (it is safe to do for the black bishop cannot be moved because of the Rook at e2)
hookedrook
03-Mar-13, 03:43

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en passant
Nice example of the power of en passant... a pretty checkmate.
tonnerre
03-Mar-13, 06:15

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Medium Difficulty, Not Hard
Why does a 3 star puzzle have a 16% solve rate? Black's Bishop and a-Rook are glaringly vulnerable.
jmc5400
03-Mar-13, 13:23

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@tonnerre
medium difficulty for those who solve not just for those who attempt.
I myself find it to be a 5 because I could not see the queen move to A4 where she could be taken by the rook. I also missed the en passant reopening the queen attack on the king.

I wish I could readily see the vulnerability of Black's rook. That was a helpful comment and I will try to look for that in the future.
odysseuszero
03-Mar-13, 19:29

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It was simple.
If i could do it without using hint too easy.
thebish
03-Mar-13, 23:02

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Almost missed the en passant!
Even though I had solved this before (I had it rated 3 stars), I got stuck, even though I saw the winning key move pretty quickly. It took me awhile to see the en passant capture after 1...b5! (which the computer played against me).
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