Chess Puzzle #3317

CHESS PUZZLE #3317

Added by:	alexmix
Added on:	22-Mar-08
Description:	A impossible position :P
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #3317
Attempts:	1827
Solved:	1666 (91%)


White to move, mate in 8

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imgr8
03-Jun-11, 09:47

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darcy1234
08-Aug-11, 03:29

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I like the puzzle but it wouldn't be in a game situation

smitwaa
08-Aug-11, 04:10

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checkq
08-Aug-11, 04:18

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I like this puzzles setup. You have to put every rook [and Queen] in the right position to start.

hash2o
08-Aug-11, 04:31

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) very funny

exegesis
08-Aug-11, 06:31

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???

Bad composition... Illegal position.

bwem
08-Aug-11, 07:11

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they're all just prudes. Yeah it's easy and illegal but so what, it demonstrates a tactic or two that appear in gameplay

karpablanca
08-Aug-11, 07:33

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The puzzle sucks

Illegal Position (the black pawns can not be in those positions) and the key move is a check !!!

dragon_checkmate
08-Aug-11, 08:30

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karpablanca

Just because the position is illegal doesn't mean it sucks. It still demonstrates the weakness of a backrank. I liked the puzzle.

soultosqueeze
08-Aug-11, 09:47

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...

Why would they feature such a puzzle???

jumpingelephant
08-Aug-11, 10:20

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interesting little puzzle, but to be grammatically correct your comment should be rendered "An impossible puzzle" not "A impossible puzzle".

exegesis
08-Aug-11, 12:34

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.??

not a prude just a stickler.

dwillv
08-Aug-11, 13:20

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I like puzzles that are impossible because they are more complicated and have many "useless" pieces that distract you from the real solution.

although, I agree, this one was particularly easy

bwem
08-Aug-11, 13:50

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I apologize then
a stickler. My point still stands.

slappy_115
08-Aug-11, 14:07

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HA!

Great puzzle. My favorite part about it is that the author states it is impossible. Anyone with half a brain knows it is impossible; the point of reiterating it is moot.

Made me laugh.

smitwaa
08-Aug-11, 16:45

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phonybenoni
08-Aug-11, 17:45

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This is obviously meant at a joke, and should be enjoyed as such. I'm glad it didn't come up in a real game; can you imagine how tired White's arm would get from stretching across the board?

banootan
08-Aug-11, 18:50

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Stop Yer Bellyachin'

Who cares if they illegal positions, if you don't like them don't do them.

Quote from GameKnot:

"Some chess puzzles are created from actual chess games played online, and some are purely composed chess problems, sometimes even with positions that cannot be reached in a real game of chess."

If GameKnot say that you can do it, you can do it.

phonybenoni
08-Aug-11, 21:17

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And even the greatest composers sometimes create impossible positions for fun. Sam Loyd one composed a problem with a Black bishop on a8 and a Black pawn on b7. Think about it. When asked, "How did the bishop get to a8?", he replied "I put it there!"

vergiliu
08-Aug-11, 23:13

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smitwaa
09-Aug-11, 04:40

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dwillv
09-Aug-11, 06:36

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maybe this puzzle itself would never happen, but if you got rid of a few pieces then it would be really possible

bwem
09-Aug-11, 08:41

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I am well aware of the meaning of all of those words and they are all in my vocabulary... I just don't usually take the time to use particularly precise or cogent language when I comment on puzzle threads.
P.S.- prude could apply in this context, with a previous knowledge of what is considered "proper" in chess, i.e. reachable positions.

smitwaa
09-Aug-11, 08:58

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bwem
09-Aug-11, 08:59

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I <3 trolls

smitwaa
09-Aug-11, 09:12

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phonybenoni
09-Aug-11, 16:58

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Take away most of the garbage on the kingside, and it wouldn't be hard to come up with a legal mate-in-13 using the same theme:

And it could probably be extended further with some work.

banootan
09-Aug-11, 18:12

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One-ups-man-ship is like chess in the sense that it goes back and forth until someone gets sick of losing a resigns, but, unlike chess there is no merit in trying to prove you are the best at 'chess puzzle arguments'. I've lost my point...But you should just, you know, chill. that's the best way to go.

darcy1234
28-Oct-11, 02:58

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Actually I just realised that the creator said "An impossible position ". That is a bit embarrassing for me

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