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CHESS TACTICS #98605

Problem's rating:	1661
Avg. time to solve:	01:32
Total attempts:	231
Solved percentage:	59.7%

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platoruns
22-Dec-12, 13:41

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????

why sacrifice the queen and not take the knight?

breakerofwind
22-Dec-12, 21:30

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f4 is still mate

platoruns
23-Dec-12, 07:46

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yes but the way the puzzle is counted as solved requires that black sacrifice his queen which merely prolongs the inevitable.

breakerofwind
23-Dec-12, 22:14

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I've found that when a computer is about to be mated, it always throws pieces away which only prolongs the inevitable. Perhaps the programmer hopes for a blunder.

platoruns
24-Dec-12, 17:33

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I see, thanks

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CHESS TACTICS #98605