Chess Puzzle #4569

CHESS PUZZLE #4569

Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	02-Jun-08
Description:	Composed by Geoffrey Mott-Smith, The Chess Review 1939.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #4569
Attempts:	1625
Solved:	592 (36%)


White to move, mate in 2

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blackmonkey
29-Mar-12, 07:46

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loved it. solved it. great puzzle.

starczali
24-Apr-12, 00:24

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good puzzle

good puzzle

noob81
24-Apr-12, 00:29

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Yeah, good one again from kingdawar. Thanks, mate!

jamesprincex
24-Apr-12, 03:14

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Untying the Gordian Knot....

The what is clear, the how is the tricky part... 2 stars? 35%?

chessikins
24-Apr-12, 03:36

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Short n sweet..

Direct and to the point...a few minutes of fun..

mihaimarinescu
24-Apr-12, 04:37

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This looked like your average easy puzzle, but I quickly saw it is a lot more than this.

tswayd
24-Apr-12, 07:27

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what the flip

Why would black make such a move? Why not take the rook that was left open?

jura123
24-Apr-12, 07:42

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taking rook

1. Qe5 Kxg6
2. Qf5#

macheide
24-Apr-12, 08:09

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A nice puzzle. The move 1. Qe5! puts black in zugzwang.

marvin2
24-Apr-12, 10:49

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You're right macheide

It's zugzwang, and it's very nice.

This position made me feel a little strange at first glance, but once you see the solution you start to appreciate it.

billmerrell
24-Apr-12, 13:30

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Good puzzle

Very interesting

honeybrook
24-Apr-12, 14:28

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The Trick

The trick is realizing that Black has to make one move. What does Black do? All moves lose. Also my challenge is always seeing the mate then finding the way to it. This puzzle's mate isn't so obvious. Good one!

hcajg77
24-Apr-12, 15:50

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"Easy" Puzzle

How is this the daily easy puzzle?
It's definetely a lot harder than the so-called "hard" puzzle.

fezzik
24-Apr-12, 16:00

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Loved this one!

Yes, it's more challenging than the average two-move puzzle, but it's still only a 2-mover.

Very nice!

papajack99
24-Apr-12, 19:00

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Nice puzzle , manage to solve in one try , cheers

howru
24-Apr-12, 21:01

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I looked at this earlier today and couldn't figure it out. I ended up giving up after 5 minutes. I just came back and solved it on my first try. Doh!

Excellent puzzle!

cricketonastick
24-Apr-12, 22:20

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It's not exactly checkmate in 2, because if Black wanted to forestall the game he could do h5 for 1 move to put white in check. Am I correct?

rich_sposato
24-Apr-12, 22:35

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Moving the pawn to h5 is also a losing move for black.

1. Qe5 h5+
2. Qxh5#

cricketonastick
24-Apr-12, 22:43

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Ah, nice. Thanks!

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