Chess Puzzle #49753

CHESS PUZZLE #49753

Added by:	chesswizz95
Added on:	21-Nov-11
Description:	Too close for comfort.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #49753
Attempts:	44
Solved:	41 (93%)


White to move, mate in 2

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fkohn
21-Nov-11, 19:23

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Since our good friend kingdawar is in bed I take upon myself to declare this position illegal. What was black's last move?

chesswizz95
21-Nov-11, 19:54

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It doesn't have to be a legal position. It still sharpens your chess skills.

nahuta_10
21-Nov-11, 20:08

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Of course it's not legal anyways, look at black's bishops and knights.

browni3141
21-Nov-11, 20:41

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I don't get the problem with puzzles that can't be reached legally.

kingdawar
22-Nov-11, 04:08

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Exactly that is the problem

fkohn
22-Nov-11, 06:49

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From Wikipedia: "The problem position must be legal. That is to say, the diagram must be reachable by legal moves beginning with the initial game array."

chesswizz95
22-Nov-11, 07:35

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That's Wikipedia, a personal oppinion. I feel that chess puzzles are for the sole purpose of training a player in chess. I have done a lot of illegal and legal puzzles, and I learn just as much from either.

kingdawar
22-Nov-11, 11:26

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It's the "risk" of leaving the content of this section solely to user input with no further moderation

chesswizz95
22-Nov-11, 12:27

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Risk? I don't see much of a risk. Most people can tell it's not a legal position.

browni3141
24-Nov-11, 00:05

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From Gameknot: "Some chess puzzles are created ...with positions that cannot be reached in a real game of chess."
Since puzzles don't really have much application outside of themselves, it doesn't matter whether the position is legal or not. Many 'legal' puzzles are no less absurd in appearence than 'illegal' one's.

chesswizz95
24-Nov-11, 14:40

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Thanks for that browni

kingdawar
24-Nov-11, 14:43

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It's GameKnot's way of saying "we don't really care either"

chesswizz95
24-Nov-11, 14:46

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Pretty much.

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