Chess Puzzle #4568

CHESS PUZZLE #4568

Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	02-Jun-08
Description:	Composed by Erik Gustav Schultz, Skakbladet 1898.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #4568
Attempts:	1639
Solved:	310 (18%)


White to move, mate in 2

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sidthekid
29-Mar-12, 00:31

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Just managed it my three attempts

Don´t really know why it is only 2.5 stars but only has a 19% solve rate, whatever it is a good two mover!

botho
29-Mar-12, 02:10

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alternate

what is wrong with queen to h7? also mate in two as far i can see

spud848
29-Mar-12, 02:21

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bishop to b4

eugen1943
29-Mar-12, 04:00

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tough one

It took a while to solve. I think I first tried it and didn't think it would work making the search even longer. Only two moves to mate and four aspirin.

kaupanger
29-Mar-12, 04:37

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Nice one

I look at these over lunch. You really find and present some nice ones, kingdawar.

ravel_out
29-Mar-12, 05:32

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Nice One

all said

fezzik
29-Mar-12, 06:03

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Loved this!

After the puzzles of the last few days this was a breath of fresh air! I loved the apparent simplicity and challenge!

jimu57
29-Mar-12, 07:42

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good one

real world stuff. very good.

stbou
29-Mar-12, 11:38

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logical

just needed to move the queen to a case from wich it can reach the 8th row from two sides around black's king.
only two cases who offer this can be reached. g2 and h2. g2 is no good because a8 and g8
are assymetric around black's king, letting him a way to escape. so puzzle is solved, Qh2. two stars and a half is the real difficulty, i guess.

methriller
29-Mar-12, 12:10

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Qh7 is also mate in two. Why it is not the solution?

lorkas
29-Mar-12, 12:26

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"Qh7 is also mate in two. Why it is not the solution?"

Because it isn't mate in two.

1. Qh7 Bb4 2. Qf7 Kd8 3. Qd7# is the fastest forced mate after 1. Qh7.

theawesumlekha
29-Mar-12, 12:35

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wow . I loved this game , very logical and simplistic

mika76
29-Mar-12, 15:09

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Love the very few piece-puzzle.

Was going for h7, what did he miss, when I was proven wrong. Erik Gustav Shultz lives though this today.

chessikins
29-Mar-12, 19:38

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Easier said than done..

A brilliant little minimal puzzle..my fave type..much harder than it looks..one of the best little two-movers in this section..many false moves..then aha...great..more..

macheide
29-Mar-12, 20:44

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Simplicity is beautiful. I like this puzzle a lot.

macieleng
14-Apr-12, 13:40

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Very nice

Very nice

blackmonkey
20-Apr-12, 12:35

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chess efficiency reached

stbou, used the logic and my work was much faster! thank you.

Qb2 is also a case you forgot where the queen can reach the backrow, but no good because the bishop blocks one path with Bb4, prepared for a blocking move after remaining Qh8.

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