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CHESS TACTICS #8488

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Avg. time to solve:	00:42
Total attempts:	498
Solved percentage:	62.9%

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man_utd1992
05-Jul-11, 05:56

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what the f*** !!! Where did you fing this puzzle ?

man_utd1992
05-Jul-11, 06:00

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I'm sorry about my comment but black can be checkmated regardless of the white king moves.

tngm2000
24-Aug-11, 07:37

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not necessarily. For instance, if White makes the mistake of escaping check by Kf5, the black rook can move to the back rank with Rf8, and after that the position is a draw, since white no longer has any chance of the back-rank mate. This exercise is all about identifying that possibility and avoiding it.

breakerofwind
24-Aug-11, 12:06

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Maybe not.

2.Kf5 Rf2+
3.Ke6 Rf8
4.Ke7 Rc8
5.Nf7+ Kg8
6.Rg1#

tngm2000
25-Aug-11, 01:42

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Fair point! The given solution 1. Kf3 does result in the quickest mate, but it seems that just about any white move results in a win.

agmac
16-Sep-11, 23:52

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There are several positions where just about any move forces mate but the only move that is accepted is the one that leads to mate in the shortest number of moves.

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CHESS TACTICS #8488