Chess Puzzle #11371

CHESS PUZZLE #11371

Added by:	bubanja
Added on:	29-May-09
Description:	S.LOYD 1857
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #11371
Attempts:	623
Solved:	28 (4%)


White to move, mate in 4

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darkling02
19-Sep-12, 04:40

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impossible

123cro
19-Sep-12, 05:02

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post factum

After it's solved, with hints sorry to say, it becomes clear that the approach should be something like this: to allow Blacks to move and to cover the aggressive figure for to use it later - seems to be a common way for solving many puzzles.

yadasampati
19-Sep-12, 08:56

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A Beautiful Example of a Discovered Mate

And whites bishop offer seems totally improbable, and that makes the puzzle extra hard to solve

puzzler77
19-Sep-12, 09:04

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Mate in 2

puzzle #74857 is two moves later.

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CHESS PUZZLE #11371