Chess Puzzle #8722

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 3r2k1/p4rPp/1b1q3Q/n1p1pP2/1p6/3B1NR1/P4P1P/6RK w - -

Added by:	pawnbandit
Added on:	18-Jan-09
Description:
More solutions:	oatmonster, iijonathanii, markies
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 3r2k1/p4rPp/1b1q3Q/n1p1pP2/1p6/3B1NR1/P4P1P/6RK w - -
Attempts:	1296
Solved:	900 (69%)


White to move, mate in 5

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brkst
30-Mar-14, 03:09

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Pretty straightforward.

nikirandom
30-Mar-14, 04:20

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Slipped up on move 2,, tried Rh3+ too soon : )

paviland
30-Mar-14, 04:50

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Not So Obvious

To be honest, I tried f6 first to enable the attack on h7 because it looked right. Should have given it more thought.

rook2d2
30-Mar-14, 05:20

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King has no flight squares

With the rook on f7 the queen sac ,followed by discovered attack ,then bishop sac works ,because no flight squares for black king.

billydjr
30-Mar-14, 07:48

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Deja vu

I really like the symmetry of this puzzle. The white queen tells her g3 rook, "Be patient...", and turns to the bishop, "Ok, now you watch me, because you will need to do the same thing in a sec, after we play F6 for protection of our rook." Finally, after the Bishop mimics the queen perfectly, the rook finally gets to deliver the back row mate. Thanks for posting!

fezzik
30-Mar-14, 07:49

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Some will solve this...

Because it starts w/ a Q sac!

There was a comment on yesterday's puzzle that a person always plays a Q sac in the easy puzzles. Such a strategy, if taken literally, would probably work less 1/3 of the time.

I liked this puzzle cos it felt like a legit game position. The double piece sac was easy but attractive.

chessnut995
30-Mar-14, 19:56

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Bit hard to figure out but....

One I was on the roll, it got pretty quick.

capafan
11-Apr-26, 17:26

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Excellent Teaching Example !

...Allow the students to play moves they think best, and let them see where there's lots of ways to slip up. This position offers several lines, all others being longer.

Beware they might conclude from this, though, that a Q sac is Always a Good First Move!

So, be ready to caution them to always think twice before sacking the Q.

900/1296 = 69%...not so good...

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