Chess Puzzle #11799

CHESS PUZZLE #11799

Added by:	soultosqueeze
Added on:	14-Jun-09
Description:	Udo Degener, Schach-Aktiv 1986
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #11799
Attempts:	627
Solved:	46 (7%)


White to move, mate in 2

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paljoey2000
08-Nov-12, 18:51

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another way

There were two ways to mate in two moves. Pawn to d6, he blocks with rook to b7, queen takes rook. Took me a while to find yours. Nice puzzle.

jmc5400
08-Nov-12, 20:30

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@paljoey

if Pawn to d6 then rook to a5 takes queen and no possible mate on next move.

paljoey2000
09-Nov-12, 03:26

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dolt

My bad... Too busy looking at attack and not defence. A common mistake for me.

elcrick
11-Nov-12, 15:30

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How about this one?

1. Nd3

if ... Nxd3
2. cxd3

if ... Rxc2 or Rb6 or many others
2. Nd6#

if ... Rxa8
2. Nxc5#

I may not be seeing something. Am I?

jmc5400
11-Nov-12, 16:37

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@elcrick

Rb7 blocks the Queen from protecting the pawn @ d5 and gives the king the out by capturing the pawn.
I didn't see it but tried to put in an alternate solution. The computer played out every scenario until this one prevented the mate. It was pretty cool to see.
You can do this under options once you've solve the puzzle.

elcrick
17-Nov-12, 04:08

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@jmc5400

I see. Thx for the alternative solution tip. It's a nice tool.

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CHESS PUZZLE #11799