Chess Puzzle #8793

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 5nk1/5rpp/p3pr2/P1Q1p2q/4Pn2/2PPN3/1P3PPP/R3N1RK b - -

Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	20-Jan-09
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 5nk1/5rpp/p3pr2/P1Q1p2q/4Pn2/2PPN3/1P3PPP/R3N1RK b - -
Attempts:	822
Solved:	138 (16%)


Black to move, mate in 8

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hcajg77
29-Aug-12, 08:14

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Challenging

Move 5 took me a while, but other than that, amazing- Easy enough for amateurs like me to solve, but still challenging.

fezzik
29-Aug-12, 08:35

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Start the puzzle at move 5...

But there's a problem. Black has TWO solutions there! I found both 5...Rfh5 (weirdly, my first choice considering the alternative) and 5...Rff6. At first I thought there must be some trick to 5...Rff6 so focused on the harder one only to find they both worked.

Four star difficulty because of move 5,

BUT as a puzzle it fails due to having multiple solutions.

anarchessism
29-Aug-12, 10:53

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That is only a failure if...

...you think *reality* should throw up perfectly composed chess problems. Note the description and please stop making specious objections.

roushanranjan
29-Aug-12, 12:59

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impressive!

switch0
29-Aug-12, 16:11

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switch0
29-Aug-12, 16:13

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had decided on a 4...

after the first 4 moves. Then the last 4 hit me like a truck full of soccer hoolagins...5 stars!

chessikins
29-Aug-12, 16:31

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Nice sequence..

Nothing too hard once you get the sequence..last few moves required some thought,though..nice effect...looks good as you play it..

ssgohanf8
29-Aug-12, 17:03

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Ah, I think that this puzzle just FELT good doing. I am amazed that there are so many possible variations and this could still be seen so easily with confidence.

matthewetaft
29-Aug-12, 20:00

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Nice puzzle! I didn't get the first move without the "tip", I was considering more of a smothered mate approach, and the next couple moves felt good. I want to spend some time thinking about moves 6 and 7

dan1407
29-Aug-12, 23:12

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Nothing to add: powerful!

hcajg77
30-Aug-12, 12:36

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dan1407

Why make a comment if you have nothing to add?

fezzik
01-Sep-12, 10:02

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"reality"

Anarchessism wrote,
"...you think *reality* should throw up perfectly composed chess problems. Note the description and please stop making specious objections."

I have no problem whatsoever with beautiful chess games that have several different winning moves. But these aren't called "great chess positions", these are called "chess puzzles." So, regardless whether it was composed or found, the criteria of only one line forcing mate in the required number of moves is the same. It's not specious at all.

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