Chess Puzzle #5799

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN r3k1r1/2ppp1pp/1pq1p1n1/Q6B/2P1P3/2NP3N/1P1BP1PP/R3K2R w KQq -

Added by:	dasman
Added on:	25-Aug-08
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle r3k1r1/2ppp1pp/1pq1p1n1/Q6B/2P1P3/2NP3N/1P1BP1PP/R3K2R w KQq -
Attempts:	1937
Solved:	1765 (91%)


White to move, mate in 3

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frisbeeben
17-May-13, 00:34

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Title gives it away

Not that it is hard in the first place, but that title just makes it too easy.

kleinemax
17-May-13, 00:56

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There is no need to castle. 3 Kf1 is sufficient for checkmate. I miss that move as a solution.

tonymo
17-May-13, 01:00

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You mean Rf1.

kleinemax
17-May-13, 01:16

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@tonymo

You're totaly right!

ronnieaspen
17-May-13, 02:21

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Yeah, castling is optional.

123cro
17-May-13, 02:52

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I just think: in what case a quite ordinary situation played off can be considered and shown up as a puzzle?

carlossilva
17-May-13, 03:59

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The simplicity

Please do not disregard this kind of puzzles. Begginers must learn chess too.

hpavlo
17-May-13, 06:44

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The puzzle is nice, and mating by castle is always great, but giving it away in the title?

carlossilva
17-May-13, 06:48

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The title (again)

A real dummy would start (inspired on the title) with 1.O-O-O, which, for curiosity, is the solution of the other today's problem

jrums14
17-May-13, 10:19

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I appreciate the titles/descriptions.

But I never read them BEFORE I solve the puzzle... unless I want a possible hint. If you don't like hints, easy fix: read the description after.

carlossilva
17-May-13, 13:10

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Castling choice

I like castling mates when one only have that move. When you are able to castle OR do simply the rook move, for me is a little loss of quality in the artistic point of view.
But it still being great.

elcrick
17-May-13, 13:45

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Castling lesson

I thought the title was more like black should have castled king side at an earlier opportunity to avoid this position. Hum.

john6227
17-May-13, 14:06

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i didn't look at the title and therefore never castled

spectrachess
17-May-13, 17:02

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Great Puzzle..

Always tough for me to give up/loose my queen, used to think it is the end but learned from the puzzles that it can be part of the strategy. Still tough though, Thanks for the good puzzles!

ronnieaspen
17-May-13, 21:07

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spectrachess

spectrachess, you never trade queen for queen and rook in games? It's not like the move is bad even if it wouldn't come a mate in three.

spectrachess
18-May-13, 10:23

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ronnieaspen

I do, but usually go to a greater length to save my queen and rooks, which might not always have been necessary. Perhaps changing this will let me improve my game.

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